Health

Australia will never be HIV-free if access to prevention requires a Medicare card

24 Jan 2019

Eradicating a virus from the community requires everyone to have access to prevention, as is the case with tuberculosis. So why not HIV?

Panic attacks tackled in one-week intensive online therapy

23 Jan 2019

A study by UNSW researchers is evaluating a short, online-based therapy that holds great promise for people who suffer from panic disorder.

What's behind the increase in bowel cancer among younger Australians?

22 Jan 2019

Bowel cancer mostly affects people over the age of 50, but recent evidence suggests it’s on the rise among younger Australians.

Cancer researcher nominated for 2019 NSW Young Woman of the Year

22 Jan 2019

Pancreatic and brain cancer researcher Dr Angelica Merlot has been nominated for 2019 NSW Young Woman of the Year.

Cholesterol protein discovery raises hope for smarter drugs

18 Jan 2019

A protein that transports cholesterol inside cells could be the key to developing drugs to boost ‘good cholesterol’.

Smart garments aim to stop falls in people with Parkinson's disease

17 Jan 2019

A team of researchers from NeuRA and UNSW have received funding to test eHealth and smart garment technologies designed to prevent falls in people with Parkinson’s disease.

Evidence clearly shows the benefits of pill testing

10 Jan 2019

Evidence is growing that pill testing encourages young people to reconsider their drug use — and new forms of testing can provide even more benefits.

What is to blame for childhood cancer? We often misunderstand the reality

10 Jan 2019

A new study by UNSW medical researchers sheds light on an understudied area – community beliefs about what causes cancer in children.

Federal funding boost for UNSW Rural Clinical School

20 Dec 2018

The federal government has announced $17 million in funding to expand UNSW's Rural Clinical School in Wagga Wagga to train and retain more doctors in rural and regional Australia.

UNSW in top three Australian universities for NHMRC funding

12 Dec 2018

UNSW has risen to third among the Go8 universities for National Health and Medical Research Council funding in 2018.

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