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Alumna, Dr Darshini Ayton shares her lessons with MNHS 2020 Graduates

Congratulations everyone. This evening is an opportunity to celebrate your achievement, supported by your family and friends and your peers. We are all proud of you – you finished your studies and graduated in the year of corona.
9 April, 2021 Education

COVID vaccination campaign: Massaging the message to appeal to Australia’s diverse population

The successful uptake of Australia's COVID program hinges on tailored communication campaigns that appeal to all sectors of the community.
26 March, 2021 Public Health and Preventive Medicine

PhD profile: Embracing science and technology to assess a health hazard

It was an interest in using Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) for public health purposes that drove Amanda Johnson to conduct her PhD within our Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health.
23 March, 2021 Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Renovating your kitchen? Help Australia’s tradies avoid silicosis by not choosing artificial stone

New data shows 18% of workers in Victoria's stone benchtop industry have silicosis. Ignorance and complacency around the risks of working with artificial stone are seeing tradies paying a high price.
19 March, 2021 Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Young people are hungry for good sex education. There's a program in Mexico that gets it right

A sexual education program in a Mexico City school is shifting harmful beliefs and behaviours related to gender, sexuality and relationships.
12 March, 2021 Public Health and Preventive Medicine

For meaningful change, telehealth services need to be accessible to all

COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the way most Australians engage with healthcare, whether it be at the GP, community health centres, or in hospitals.
4 March, 2021 Public Health and Preventive Medicine
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MIME welcomes Modern Manufacturing Initiative

The Monash Institute of Medical Engineering (MIME) welcomes the newly launched Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI), which forms the centrepiece of the Australian Government’s Modern Manufacturing Strategy.
2 March, 2021 Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Australian Breast Device Registry helps with patient safety

Almost 50,000 Australian women have had their breast devices registered, mostly in the past five years, to help facilitate faster notification of safety issues with the devices, leading to improved health outcomes.
1 March, 2021 Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Trial finds arthritis drugs reduce deaths and time in ICU for critical COVID-19 patients

Two arthritis treatments, the immunosuppressive drugs tocilizumab and sarilumab, have been found to have a significant impact on the survival rate of critically ill COVID-19 patients, with mortality reduced by 8.5 per cent.
1 March, 2021 Public Health and Preventive Medicine