hospital

Photo of woman's arm during skin prick allergy testing

Do you think you have a penicillin allergy? Chances are, you're wrong

10 Aug 2023

Knowing your penicillin allergy status could make a big difference if you end up in hospital, according to UNSW researchers.

Hospital corridor with bed and equipment and patients walking

Medical Emergency Team: from an idea to saving 10,000 Australian lives each year

29 Jun 2023

They prevent more deaths than almost any other single hospital intervention, but implementing Medical Emergency Teams in hospitals was no easy task.

Low-cost hospital bed could save thousands

17 May 2019

Health entrepreneurs have created a 'smart bed' to tackle preventable illnesses.

Patients sleep easy thanks to new 'smart bed'

01 May 2019

A Smart Inclining Bed created by a leukaemia survivor is preventing falls and pressure sores in Australian nursing homes.

Fresh hope for preventing pneumonia in the elderly this winter

23 Apr 2014

There are calls for the frail and elderly not be be overlooked for vaccines against pneumonia this winter, with UNSW research challenging conventional wisdom on immunisation effectiveness in older patients.

Death rates greater for weekend hospital admissions

25 Oct 2013

Death rates are greater if a patient is admitted to hospital via the Emergency Department over the weekend than during the working week, UNSW research finds.

Healthy hospitals

10 Nov 2008

Research aimed at reducing the number of patients harmed in our hospitals has been awarded $8.4 million - making UNSW the largest recipient of NHMRC Program Grants for 2009.

Designs on a healthy environment

06 Mar 2007

UNSW researchers have been working to ensure that the current multi-million dollar Liverpool Hospital redevelopment is designed for all people in the area - even if they never step foot in the building.