Health

Program enhancing mental healthcare for Aboriginal prisoners receives $1.18m grant

01 Apr 2022

Researchers from UNSW will test the effectiveness of mental health interventions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

UNSW's rural medical school receives development approval

01 Apr 2022

The federal government’s commitment of $21m to UNSW’s Biomedical Sciences Centre in Wagga Wagga will ensure more medical students are trained in rural Australia.

Being told you have Parkinson's disease is confronting and life-changing

01 Apr 2022

This Parkinson's Awareness Month, Darren shares his experience undergoing deep brain stimulation. What is it and how does it help PD patients?

UNSW researcher receives prestigious NHMRC award

31 Mar 2022

A UNSW Sydney academic has been recognised at the 2021 NHMRC Research Excellence Awards for her research to improve the outcomes for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

Endometriosis can end women's careers and stall their education. That's everyone's business

30 Mar 2022

Some women with endometriosis are in so much pain, they’re giving up work. Others are struggling at work or uni. Here’s how we support women with this debilitating disease.

View from inside an MRI scanner of a young woman about to be scanned

Evidence of brain changes in those at risk of bipolar disorder captured with MRI scans

29 Mar 2022

A study that showed changes in the brain in those at risk of developing bipolar disorder raises new hope about early intervention.

Male and female medical staff bandage a limb in an operation theatre

Three orthopaedic surgeries might be doing patients more harm than good

25 Mar 2022

These three common surgeries have been found to be of little to no benefit, but thousands are still performed every year.

man wearing hat looking out onto the water

Vitamin B3, niacinamide and reducing skin cancer risk: what does the research say?

23 Mar 2022

If you’ve had a skin cancer check lately, you might have been told to consider adding a daily vitamin B3 pill to your skin safety regime.

UNSW researcher receives Cancer Council NSW's Sally Crossing AM Award

22 Mar 2022

Professor Elgene Lim has been recognised for his outstanding outcomes in breast cancer research.

Of cats and crocs: new study on bites in the tropics reveals which animals are biting us

18 Mar 2022

When it comes to seeking medical care after an animal bite, experts say to ‘make it snappy’ to avoid an infection that’s worse than the bite.

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