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Melbourne, Australia · MelbourneDespite clear recommendations, vaccine uptake in pregnancy remains suboptimal in Australia, putting mothers and babies at risk. A new $1.4 million national research effort led by Monash University will tackle this issue head-on. The five-year NHMRC Partnership Project, awarded to Monash Health Director of Infections in Pregnancy service, Monash Infectious Diseases, Professor Michelle Giles, who is also from Monash University’s School of Clinical…Read Article
Maternal Vaccine Uptake Still Lagging. New National Project Aims to Change That
Melbourne, Australia · MelbourneLeft to right: Melissa Ware (Assistant Nurse Unit Manager, Monash Imaging), Dr Suraindra Rajadurai, A/Prof. Diederick De Boo (Department Head Interventional Radiology), Malena Simona (NUM, Monash Imaging) Monash Health is using a groundbreaking new treatment for kidney cancer. The treatment, known as cryoablation, destroys tumours by freezing them. The Department of Interventional Radiology has been treating renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients …Read Article
New ice-cold treatment targeting kidney cancer
Melbourne, Australia · MelbourneWhile a child’s limp or sore leg can be caused by inflammation after a virus, sometimes it’s a sign of something far more serious. For a small number of children, the causes of a limp limb can be a joint infection, acute rheumatic fever – particularly for First Nations children who are at higher risk – or cancer. ‘Currently, there isn’t enough research to guide a consistent clinical approach to children with limb pain when they attend an Emerg…Read Article
