In the News
6th November 2009
Julian Morrow presents
the 2009 Andrew Olle Media Lecture
"It’s a great honour to be asked to deliver the Andrew Olle
Media Lecture. The previous speakers are truly distinguished, and to be
added to the list is, for me, a truly humbling indication that I am now
indisputably past my prime."
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25th July 2009
Prime Minister Kevin
Rudd visits Kolling at Royal North Shore Hospital
"Mr Rudd, federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon and Health
Reform Commission chairwoman Christine Bennett were at the hospital
today to address a forum discussing the recommendations of the National
Health and Hospitals Reform Commission."
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22st July 2009
New cancer research
technology for Royal North Shore’s Kolling Institute
"The
Kolling Institute of Medical Research at Royal North
Shore Hospital has invested in groundbreaking new technology that holds the promise of more accurate
diagnoses and monitoring of both breast and pancreatic cancer."
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17th July 2009
Royal
North Shore Hospital hosts advanced medical training for Vietnamese
doctors
"A group of 24 Vietnamese doctors will start an
intensive course in medical teaching on Monday 20th July to
provide them with the skills necessary to further develop clinical
education in their own country."
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2nd July 2009
New centre to advance stem cell
research and treatment of diseases
"Minister for
Science and Medical Research Jodi McKay today officially opened the
centre at the Kolling Institute at the Royal North Shore Hospital."
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22nd
May 2009
Nothing Lazy About Fat Cells
"THE FACTSON FAT: Professor Rob
Baxter is looking at the process by which fat cells form."
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21st May
2009
Kolling
conducts world leading research to help burns patients
"Chris Jackson is conducting some revolutionary
research to help burns patients. The only research of its kind in the
world hopes to show that the use of APC speeds up burn and wound
healing, with less scarring."
30th April
2009
Research
shows general anaesthesia for caesarean deliveries increases risks for
newborns
"Results of an Australian study published today in the open access journal BMC Medicine show
that the use of general
anaesthesia (GA) for caesarean section is associated with an increased
risk of infant intubation and low APGAR2 scores relative to regional anaesthesia."
14th April
Pre-Eclampsia (News Story on Channel 9)
19th March 2009
New
Biomarker improves parathyroid cancer diagnosis
"CSIRO and the Kolling Institute of Medical Research at
Royal North Shore Hospital have
discovered a new biomarker which improves existing detection rates of
parathyroid cancer by another 10 percent, thereby further reducing the
chance that a patient with the cancer could be misdiagnosed."
14th August
2008
Life-saving
treatment for a devastating condition (Story on Catalyst, ABC
Television)
"Meet Noah, a young boy who suffers from a
rare condition – Proteus Syndrome, who has been thrown a life line,
thanks to some dedicated doctors and researchers at Royal North Shore
Hospital and Kolling Institute."
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