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,”...
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....
Every 17 May is IDAHOBIT – an occasion for all people to celebrate the progress we have made while also raising awareness for the discrimination, violence, and challenges that LGBTIQA+ people still face today.In particular,...
There has been an early start to the flu season in Melbourne’s south-east, prompting a call for people to get their flu vaccination now. A yearly vaccination is recommended for everyone over six months of...
As reported by 10 News First, as of 1 May 2025 a new ‘game changer’ medication has been listed on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to treat an aggressive form of lung cancer most common in...
As featured in Star News, the Maternity Unit at Casey Hospital is celebrating 20 years of delivering babies.There have been more than 37,500 births at the hospital in Berwick since the first baby was delivered...
Since it opened two years ago, the Victorian Heart Hospital has saved over 20,000 lives. To recognise its two-year anniversary, the Herald Sun on Saturday published a 5-page feature titled ‘Victorian Heart Hospital: A place where...
Mira weighed a mere 532 grams when she was born – less than a loaf of bread. Her legs and arms were thinner than her father’s little finger. After spending the first 14 weeks and 5 days...
In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Monash Medical Centre, Associate Nurse Unit Manager Fissaha Gobena is skillfully delivering complex care to critically ill people.‘Fish’ as he is known to colleagues, is a long way...
For 5-year-old Ada, ringing the bell to declare she is now cancer free was a joyful moment hard-won. In 2023, Ada was diagnosed with high-risk stage 4 neuroblastoma....