Days after accepting the role, and before he even received an employee number, John De Rango braved the elements to be a part of the 2025 Monash Children’s Walk. And two weeks ago, not even...
Most experts and those experiencing the potentially debilitating features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), which affects one in eight women, want greater awareness and a name change to improve care and outcomes. A new research paper reveals...
Monash Health research has uncovered the power of caregiver concern in predicting serious illness in patients. It is now one of the vital signs that will be monitored at Monash Health hospitals. ...
Over 400,000 Australians are currently living with heart failure.While there is no cure, timely supportive care and treatment can improve a patient's quality of life and help manage their symptoms, which can often fluctuate between...
A groundbreaking international study has revealed that a new drug, luspatercept, significantly outperforms the current standard treatment for anaemia in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). The COMMANDS trial analysed the difference between the drugs luspatercept and epoetin...
In an Australian-first, Monash Health in collaboration with Monash University, has successfully treating a patient with the autoimmune condition lupus with CAR T-cell therapy.“It is absolutely a game changer for the treatment of autoimmune disease,”...
Today is National Sorry Day – a day of reflection, connection, unity, and healing every 26 May. The day then leads into National Reconciliation Week, beginning on 27 May and ending on 3 June. National Sorry...
Dr Eliza Szwarcberg, a medical intern at Monash Children’s Hospital, is making an impact with her research on the use of intravesical Botox injections in children with functional urinary incontinence. Dr Szwarcberg's research focuses on over...
For the first time in Australia, a child has received an infusion of their own umbilical cord blood to treat cerebral palsy (CP). Six-year-old Zara received the treatment at Monash Childre's Hospital....
We are inviting everyone working or studying at Monash Health sites to take part in an important survey that aims to capture research activities and strengths and identify potential areas for improvement. Your input is...