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$6.6 million in research grants secured
The Women’s researchers will share in more than $6.6 million in fellowship grants and Centre for Research Excellence grants after a highly successful National Health and Medical Research Centre grant round.
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Nipple tattoo clinic cuts waiting lists
The Women's breast care nurses are doubling as sensitive tattoo artists to help breast cancer patients take a key step in their recovery. The training of more nurses means cancer patients no longer need to wait to access the service.
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Young people don’t understand the impact of age when planning a family
Most students underestimate how much age affects the chance of having a baby, according to new research published today.
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Research head welcomes endometriosis plan
The Women’s Director of Research has welcomed the Federal Government’s National Action Plan on Endometriosis as an important first step towards finding new treatments for the one in 10 women with the condition.
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First days predict long-term health of preterm babies
New research will allow doctors to more accurately inform and update parents of extremely preterm babies about their baby’s long-term survival and health risks.
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Eye test offered to preterm babies closer to home
Preterm babies at risk of a serious eye abnormality that can cause blindness are benefiting from a unique program between three Melbourne health services.
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Family violence common amongst health workers
The first study investigating domestic and family violence amongst female healthcare workers in Australia has found that almost half of them has experienced family violence.
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Trial targets male partners in common bacterial infection
Researchers believe a common bacterial infection currently affecting around a million women in Australian, could in fact be a sexually transmitted infection (STI).
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Endometriosis linked to BMI, study finds
New research from the Women's has shown that women with a healthy BMI were more likely to experience endometriosis, however, obese women were at higher risk of severe forms of the disease.
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Does delayed cord clamping help babies breathe?
The Women’s has launched Australia’s first study that aims to help newborn babies who do not breathe spontaneously after birth, by delaying the clamping of the umbilical cord.
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