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Australian-first trial aims to half prostate cancer treatment time

The Alfred has become the first hospital in Australia to trial a groundbreaking treatment approach for intermediate-risk prostate cancer, cutting the number of sessions required for radiation therapy to the whole prostate by more than half.

radiation therapy

Life in the Alfred ICU

Most people who pass by The Alfred’s ICU building are unaware of what happens inside – but anyone who has entered its doors as a staff member, a patient or a loved one, will have a compelling story to tell.

Dr Ryan Hoy is leading the breakthrough trial

World-first trial takes aim at deadly silicosis

New hope is on the horizon for silicosis sufferers with Melbourne experts set to embark on a world-first trial designed to halt progression of the deadly lung disease.

clinical trials

Vic with Alfred senior physiotherapist Lou (left) and his wife Sue (right)

Vic’s road to transplant

As 54 year old Vic Wiggins waited for a lifesaving heart transplant, he never gave up hope he’d one day be able to join his son on a long bike ride.

“What worked in melanoma can work in brain cancer”

At the recent 2025 Andrew Olle Lecture, our Director of Neurosurgery Professor Lindy Jeffree addressed the audience in her capacity as Chair of Brain Cancer Australia National Consortium.

cancer research

Two leaders in the global fight against STIs

As of this week, Alfred Health's Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC) is home to not one, but two incoming Presidents of large international organisations in the field of sexually transmitted infections.

research & innovation

Rob and his daughters, Alex and Georgia

Organ donation: the ultimate and most precious gift

Rob Brewster was just 51 when he was fatally struck by a jet ski while swimming at his local beach in Port Melbourne.

100 percent of the class, pass!

Congratulations to our Alfred Health basic physician trainees, all of whom have passed their Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) clinical examinations.

New season of Extremely Human

After a successful first season, new episodes of Discovery College's podcast Extremely Human are being released.

youth mental health

Spike in winter burns as experts urge caution

As the winter chill hits, The Alfred has seen a dramatic increase in the number of patients presenting with burns sustained in the home, compared to the same time last year.

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