News Archive
Specialist teamwork better for older hip-fracture patients
Patients who undergo hip fracture surgery in hospitals that have an orthogeriatric service have an improved chance of surviving beyond 30 days after surgery, new research shows
Professor Dame Valerie Beral Visiting Professorial Fellow of the UNSW
In August 2014, Professor Dame Valerie Beral DBE AC FRS was appointed as a Visiting Professorial Fellow, Prince of Wales Clinical School UNSW Australia and, over the next three years will contribute to the academic activities of the School.
The Cancer Institute NSW Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research, Big Data, Big Impact Grant Stage 2
Congratulations to Dr Jason Wong, Dr Luke Hesson, A/Professor John Pimanda and Dr Joe Thurbon (Intersect), awarded the Big Data, Big Impact Grant Stage 2.
The Cancer Institute NSW Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research
Congratulations to Professor Michael Friedlander on receiving The Professor Rob Sutherland AO ‘Make a Difference’ Award.
Amenities refurbished in Edmund Blacket Building
The amenities in Edmund Blacket Building North Wing Level 1 have recently been fully refurbished. The former womens’ amenities are now unisex use, for staff, students and visitors.
A shower that has not worked for years has been reinstated, and a local tank installed to provide almost instant hot water to the shower and hand basins.
HPV vaccine could help 'close the gap'
In the most comprehensive assesment of its type, UNSW-led research has found that in just four years, the HPV vaccine has resulted in a dramatic drop in genital warts in young Australians from a range of backgrounds, a result that could herald further good news for cervical cancer rates.
Higher Thinking for Brain Cancer Research Fund to help PhD student
Commencing this month, Ashraf Zaman will begin his PhD studying low grade brain cancer under the supervision of scientist Dr Kerrie McDonald, the Cure Brain Cancer Chair in Neuro-Oncology at the UNSW Lowy Cancer Research Centre (supported by Cure Brain Cancer Foundation).
Health Check: the ins and outs of burping and farting
OPINION: To understand why we fart, you need to know something about the volume of gases produced in the bowels first.
Imagine how much space 25 litres of gas would occupy – about one third of the interior of a small car. That’s how much gas you produce every day in your intestines. So it’s little wonder that farting, bloating and burping are relatively common.
Medical research too crucial to risk on budget politicking
OPINION: For want of a better cliche, the proposed $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund really could be a "win-win" for Australia. But only if its architects get it right.
As a cancer researcher, I have experienced first-hand the frustrations that drive important Australian medical discoveries offshore, or leave them stranded in the lab.
UNSW’s Queen’s Birthday honours
The important contribution to the community and the nation made by several of our UNSW Medicine staff and alumni has been recognised in the 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. We would particularly like to acknowledge the following faculty members: