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Life Support dazzle and do good at the Portsea Polo
18 January 2019
Thank you to The Alfred’s Life Support Committee and all their generous guests for another extraordinary day at the 2019 Portsea Polo.
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Simple Gestures
21 December 2018
An exhibition of gestures (BIG or small) by Melbourne’s creative community, raised over $20,000 for cancer, supporting the Victorian Melanoma Service at The Alfred.
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Spotlight on stroke
8 October 2018
Each year, there are more than 475,000 Australians living with the aftermath of stroke. However, despite this figure, Alfred stroke specialists say there continues to be a lot of public misunderstanding about what a stroke is and why it is so important to recognise its symptoms as soon as possible.
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A new lease on life
8 October 2018
Proud father of two girls, Peter Leeton, was born with a severe heart disease. Growing up, he was thin, had blue lips and nails and was always short of breath. But his real battle began in 2011 when he suffered multiple organ failure.
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Igor’s road to recovery
8 October 2018
Igor was always passionate about his health and fitness. So much so, that when he finally decided to pursue his ambition to complete a full marathon, he prepared diligently. Little did he know that during the race, disaster would strike.
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Meet Professor Mark Fitzgerald
2 October 2018
Professor Mark Fitzgerald, The Alfred's Director of Trauma Services, is certainly well known professionally, having worked at The Alfred for 20 years after starting as the hospital's Director of the Emergency & Trauma Centre.
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Did you know? With Dr Marco Bonollo
2 October 2018
Dr Marco Bonollo, General Medicine Specialist - Being cold DOES NOT mean you will catch a cold.
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It’s a Bright future for The Alfred 6 Hour Charity Mountain Bike Race
1 October 2018
The Alfred 6 Hour charity mountain bike race has been run and won for 2018.
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Team Alfred represented at the Great Bristol Half Marathon
27 September 2018
Half a world away from home, Jacob Davidge was living and working in Melbourne, experiencing an Australian summer when tragedy struck.
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Community gets behind dads with $1.1 million appeal
3 September 2018
The Alfred is celebrating its most successful Father's Day Appeal ever after a massive $1,108,803 was donated to the hospital.
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