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  1. 21 November 2023 - Health & Medicine

    Australia needs to value Indigenous knowledge in medical education

    University of Melbourne PhD candidate Paul Saunders is bringing Indigenous and inter-cultural capabilities into medical practice to inspire generational change.

  2. 9 October 2023 - Health & Wellbeing

    Misogyny in medicine impacts us all

    Misogyny in medicine is rife and Australian hospitals must adopt a gender equity framework to ensure quality patient care says a University of Melbourne expert.

  3. 1 August 2023 - Health & Wellbeing

    Living well with advanced cancer

    A new palliative care model provides early intervention to improve the quality of life for advanced cancer patients, says University of Melbourne expert.

  4. 5 July 2023 - Health & Medicine

    Do we think about anxiety and depression differently now?

    A new University of Melbourne study investigates whether there’s been concept creep around how we use the terms ‘anxiety’ and ‘depression’ in mental health.

  5. 4 August 2022 - Health & Wellbeing

    Who is at fault when medical software gets it wrong?

    Clinical Decision Support Software is beneficial but if it malfunctions a doctor’s duty of care likely makes them liable, says University of Melbourne expert.

  6. 30 May 2022 - Legal Affairs

    How to make it ok to record medical appointments

    While some people record medical appointments in secret, new University of Melbourne-led research is seeking to support patients and providers to do so openly

  7. 11 March 2022 - Health & Wellbeing

    Future-proofing research

    Medical science and research more generally are key to solving some of the world’s biggest problems, but need fostering argues a University of Melbourne expert.

  8. 13 January 2022 - Health & Wellbeing

    Cutting through the hype on platelet-rich plasma

    A University of Melbourne clinical trial casts fresh doubt on Platelet Rich Plasma therapy for reducing knee arthritis pain and repairing damaged cartilage

  9. 15 December 2021 - Health & Wellbeing

    Training our doctors for the future

    Our future doctors must intelligently access and use the knowledge available to them – including learnings from COVID-19 says a University of Melbourne expert.

  10. 11 November 2021 - Health & Wellbeing

    Gender bias skewing surgeon referrals

    Women surgeons are missing out on referrals because male doctors are much more likely to refer patients to male surgeons, finds University of Melbourne research