“I was intrigued by how they kept the boys alive”
Born very prematurely at 25 weeks’ gestation, identical twins Joshua and Noah had to fight to survive. While in their mother’s womb, the boys had developed a rare and potentially fatal condition.
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Neonatal researcher receives Premier’s award
The Women’s Dr Calum Roberts has today received a commendation at the 2017 Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research.
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Launch of new research centre set to create safer families
Australia’s first and only Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) to promote safer families will lead research into the health effects of intimate partner violence on individuals and families, and how the health sector can respond.
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The Women’s gives evidence at the child abuse Royal Commission
The Women’s and University of Melbourne Professor Louise Newman will today give evidence at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
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Fish oil is not the holy grail for premature babies’ lung development
A large international trial has refuted a belief in the benefits of providing fish oil supplements for premature babies and found that they may, in fact, cause harm.
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More women being tested for genetic cancers and undertaking risk reduction surgery
Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer and their families are now being fast-tracked through genetic testing thanks to a change in the model of care, led by the Royal Women’s Gynaecology Oncology unit and Royal Melbourne Familial Cancer Centre.
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Celebrating International Women’s Day
On International Women's Day, we celebrate the diversity and richness of our female staff with a special photographic exhibition ‘The women behind the Women’s’.
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