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UNSW Medicine & Health

Locality: Kensington, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 9385 8765

Address: Faculty Administration, Level 2, AGSM Building, Via gate 11 Botany Street 2052 Kensington, NSW, Australia

Website: http://med.unsw.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Restrictions on movement have "dramatically decreased influenza circulation this year", says UNSW, Kirby Institute infectious diseases expert, Prof Raina MacIntyre.

21.01.2022 Cloth masks must be washed daily at high temperatures to be protective against infection, a new analysis from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Medicine published in BMJ Open suggests.

20.01.2022 Our results show clearly that the 2019/20 fire season was unprecedented in terms of fire smoke health impacts. The catastrophic #AustralianFires saw smoke-related health costs climb to $1.95bn, finds new study published in Nature Sustainability, involving UNSW Conjoint Prof Bin Jalaludin.

19.01.2022 It's Virtual O-Week is this week! We're excited to welcome new students starting their journey with us. Here's what's on for Medicine: https://unsw.to/MedOWK2020

19.01.2022 Children's mental health needs urgent attention, and people deserve specific diagnoses for their #MentalHealth conditions, say winners of the 2020 UNSW #OzMentalHealthPrize.

17.01.2022 Medical researchers have grown a human pancreatic cancer tumour in a petri dish which stays #alive for 12 days and has great potential for testing the impact of different drugs on the #cancer. Read the interview with Associate Professor Phoebe Phillips and John Kokkinos of UNSW Medicine & Health: https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au//human-pancreatic-cancer-mode Their #research was published in Springer Nature's Scientific Reports and received support from a Tour de Cure Australia scholarship and Cancer Institute NSW award. Collaborators included researchers from The University of Queensland, The University of Adelaide & Monash University.

16.01.2022 A short shower of rain created a purple petal carpet in front of UNSW Medicine. #PurpleRain : PhD Candidate Hossein Tavassoli

16.01.2022 'It’s not unusual for a child who used to eat everything... to suddenly become a fussy eater at 1-2 years of age." UNSW dietitian, Dr Jennifer Cohen, shares helpful advice on how to win mealtime back.

16.01.2022 It's Virtual O-Week at UNSW! This year, new students starting their journey with us can join the many online events to get started in their courses and make new friends. To all our new students Welcome to UNSW. Here's what's on for the Faculty of Medicine: https://unsw.to/MedOWK2020

14.01.2022 Australian doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers are nearly 3x more likely to get COVID-19 than other Australians, a new study estimates of the early pandemic period from the Kirby Institute at UNSW.

14.01.2022 A new life-saving program has used genetic testing to find treatments that can shrink or stabilise aggressive tumours in children with rare cancers. It's called the ZERO Childhood Cancer program, and this is young patient Thomas Edney's story.

13.01.2022 The stem cells acted like chameleons ... They followed local cues to blend into the tissue that required healing, say UNSW scientists who are a step closer to developing "smart" stem cells made from human fat. The new research, published in Science Advances, explains stem cells can be made from easily accessible human cells in this case, fat and reprogrammed to act as stem cells. Read more: https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au//scientists-are-step-closer-d

13.01.2022 It’s #UNSWOpenDay tomorrow. While we'd normally be on-campus for one of our biggest events of the year, we're proud of our students, staff and educators who'll be ONLINE to chat one-on-one about studying Medicine at UNSW Register to join our virtual event: unsw.to/MedOpenDay20

11.01.2022 The UNSW Medicine graduating class of 2019. Follow our other social media channels: Instagram: instagram.com/unswmedicine/ Twitter: twitter.com/UNSWMedicine... LinkedIn: linkedin.com/showcase/unswmedicine/ See more

11.01.2022 On #WorldPancreaticCancerDay we're pleased to share a new partnership with the potential to change the way pancreatic cancer patients are enrolled in trials, and create future opportunities for patients to access more personalised treatments. : https://med.unsw.edu.au//new-directions-towards-better-fut

11.01.2022 This is inside the NSW Health Pathology Westmead laboratory where COVID19 antibody testing is conducted for our studies. Here, pathologists have been analysing de-identified blood samples for a study into how many people contracted COVID-19 earlier this year and may have been undetected. Why is this type of testing important?... Antibodies are created when the body’s immune system responds to infection, and can be detected for months afterwards. Antibody (also called ‘serological’) surveys can give us a better idea of the number of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) than reported case numbers. This is because many people who have COVID-19 experience only mild symptoms, or even none at all, and may not always come forward for testing. Co-led by the Kirby Institute at UNSW, the study findings show the success of the NSW Health #COVID19 response and the importance of testing, experts say. So... How many Sydneysiders were infected? Here's what we found: https://unsw.to/COVIDAntibodyStudy

11.01.2022 When you were in year 12, did you think you'd be where you are today? Our Student Ambassadors share their own experiences ahead of Open Day, this Saturday 5 Sept. Register for the online event now: unsw.to/MedOpenDay20

10.01.2022 This Thursday, Oct 8. we'll be sharing ways you can prepare for the future of work post-COVID-19, with an expert panel sharing the career skills employers are looking for. Register to join us: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/future-proofing-your-career

10.01.2022 Congratulations to UNSW Medicine & Health alumnus Associate Professor Kelvin Kong who has been named City of Newcastle's Citizen of the Year for 2021. A/Prof. Kong graduated from UNSW in 1999 and became Australia's first Indigenous surgeon in 2007, specialising in Ear, Nose and Throat surgery. The Worimi man is dedicated to improving access to healthcare for the Australian community, particularly Indigenous communities, and breaking cycles of disadvantage for Indigenous ch...ildren. Listen to his interview with ABC Newcastle's Paul Turton: https://www.abc.net.au//drive/dr-kong-citizen-new/13075546 Photo courtesy of The University of Newcastle, Australia

09.01.2022 Welcome to #UNSWOpenDay! We can’t wait to help you find out everything there is to know about UNSW. It’s not too late to register. Access the digital event here: unsw.to/OpenDay2020

08.01.2022 These are images from inside the NSW Health Pathology Westmead laboratory where COVID19 serological testing is being conducted. Here, pathologists have been analysing de-identified blood samples for an important antibody study looking at how many people may have contracted COVID-19 earlier this year and what proportion of cases may have been undetected. Why is this important?... Antibodies are created when the body’s immune system responds to infection, and can be detected for months afterwards. Antibody (also called ‘serological’) surveys like those demonstrated in these pictures can give us a better idea of the number of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) than reported case numbers. This is because many people who have COVID-19 experience only mild symptoms, or even none at all, and may not always come forward for testing. Co-led by Kirby Institute at UNSW, the study findings show the success of the NSW Health #COVID19 response and the importance of testing, experts say. So.. what did we find? How many Sydneysiders were infected? Read this: https://unsw.to/COVIDAntibodyStudy

07.01.2022 Global demand for cancer surgery is set to surge - a new modelling study led by UNSW Medicine & Health predicts demand for cancer surgery will rise by 52 per cent within two decades. Lead author Dr Sathira Perera, a UNSW Scientia PhD scholar, said the analysis showed the greatest relative increase will occur in 34 low-income countries, where the number of cases requiring surgery is expected to more than double by 2040. Read more: https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au//global-demand-c...ancer-surgery The study was published in The Lancet Oncology, and was a collaboration between the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research and King's College London.

04.01.2022 We are proud to announce Prof. Helen Milroy and Scientia Prof. Gordon Parker, as winners of the prestigious 2020 Australian Mental Health Prize. Prof. Helen Milroy was the first Indigenous Australian to become an MD, and is regarded for her work in mental health education, and combining Aboriginal and western knowledge systems to improve outcomes in child and adolescent psychiatry with lasting impacts across Australia. Prof. Gordon Parker AO founded the Black Dog Instit...ute and is regarded as one of Australia's foremost psychiatrists. His research has focused on modelling psychiatric conditions and examining different causes, mechanisms and treatments for mood disorders challenging the current ‘one size fits all’ approaches. Congratulations to all of the outstanding finalists also, who have selflessly dedicated their lives and careers to improving the mental health and wellbeing of all Australians Claire Spencer AM, Dr Gerry Naughtin, Prof. James Ogloff AM, John Brogden AM and Hon Keith Wilson AM. Read about their important work: https://unsw.to/AMHP2020Winners Congratulations and thank you for your service to Australian mental health. #OzMentalHealthPrize

04.01.2022 The future of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research must be in the hands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Tomorrow, join us to celebrate, promote and learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing, at the UNSW Medicine 'In Our Hands' #NAIDOCWeek free online event, 3pm Tue 10 Nov. Register for 'In Our Hands': https://unsw.to/InOurHands... What is NAIDOC Week? NAIDOC Week celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories and achievements. This year's theme, #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe, recognises that First Nations people have owned, managed and cared for this continent for over 60,000 years and continue to do so. View UNSW's full NAIDOC Week program: https://unsw.to/NAIDOC2020

04.01.2022 "We all stand to benefit from a strategy that protects extremely vulnerable groups from severe disease and aims to rapidly generate immunity in the rest of our community." - Dr Kylie Quinn of RMIT University, Associate Professor Holly Seale of UNSW, and Associate Professor Margie Danchin & Dr Shane Huntington, both of The University of Melbourne, discuss the Australian Government's #COVID19 #vaccine rollout. Read more: https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au//oxford-vaccine-has-unique-ad

03.01.2022 "When it comes to public health infrastructure and resources per head of population, Victoria is much worse off." Here's why UNSW's Prof Raina MacIntyre says NSW has a better resourced and accountable health system described as the "gold standard" of living with coronavirus.

01.01.2022 These new findings show the success of the NSW #COVID19 response and the importance of testing, experts say. A study co-led by Kirby Institute suggests less than 1% of Sydney contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus after the first epidemic wave a very small proportion.