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Sexual health epidemiologist receives Australian Academy of Science’s 2024 Gottschalk Medal

Internationally recognised sexual health epidemiologist Professor Eric Chow has received the 2024 Australian Academy of Science’s Gottschalk Medal.
3 April, 2024 Translational Medicine

Tuberculosis and blood cancer researchers recognised with NHMRC Excellence Awards

Congratulations to Epidemiological Modeller Dr Romain Ragonnet and Haematologist-researcher Prof Zoe McQuilten, who’ve respectively been awarded the NHMRC’s annual Frank Fenner and David Cooper Awards, in recognition of the high calibre
28 March, 2024 Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Natural selection: Estrogen’s potential as a treatment for schizophrenia

Professor Jayashri Kulkarni and her team at Monash have been investigating schizophrenia and the hormone estrogen for a very long time – the link between the two has been considered strong for decades.
21 March, 2024 HER Centre Australia

Urgent need for universities to incorporate climate education in curricula

According to the World Health Organisation, 23% of all global deaths are due to environmental factors, with an additional 250,000 climate-related deaths expected annually to 2030.
5 March, 2024 Rural Health

An RSV vaccine has been approved for people over 60. But what about young children?

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Australia for the first time. The shot, called Arexvy and manufactured by GSK, will be available by prescription to adults over 60.
17 January, 2024 Research

Nuts may enhance fertility for men: study

Eating nuts may enhance male fertility, a Monash University-led research review has found.
23 November, 2023 Clinical Sciences - Monash Health

MNHS launches the Health and Climate Initiative

Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences today launched the faculty’s Health and Climate Initiative at an event hosted by the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM).
16 November, 2023 Public Health and Preventive Medicine

How climate change is making Australians sick, and how government policy is failing

Climate change presents a major public health concern in Australia, marked by unprecedented wildfires, heatwaves, floods, droughts, and the spread of climate-sensitive infectious diseases.
16 November, 2023 Public Health and Preventive Medicine
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Doctor What? Doctor Where? podcast - Research 101 Fundamentals to Get You Started

The twenty-third episode of the Doctor What? Doctor Where? Stories of Rural Medicine podcast - Research 101:  Fundamentals to Get You Started is now available.
9 November, 2023 Rural Health