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Using existing medicines to help the immune system fight ovarian cancer
A key challenge in treating ovarian cancer is the immune system’s inability to recognise and attack tumour cells.
Innovating to advance women’s health
An unforgettable birth at Monash Medical Centre and a heartwarming reunion
New national project aims to improve maternal vaccine uptake
Despite clear recommendations, vaccine uptake in pregnancy remains suboptimal in Australia, putting mothers and babies at risk. A new $1.4 million national research effort led by Monash University will tackle this issue head-on.
Gift of comfort and connection: caesarean cots donated to support Dandenong’s new mums
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: raising awareness and changing the name led by experts, health professionals and those with lived experience
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 those involved are keen to overcome the misleading implication that it is only an ovarian or gynaecological condition.
Media: Casey Hospital’s Maternity Unit celebrates 20-year anniversary
Recruitment begins for landmark study into link between menstrual health and pregnancy complications
Women early into their pregnancy are being recruited at Monash Health for a study looking into the link between their menstrual symptoms and pregnancy complications including preterm birth, fetal growth restriction and stillbirth. Associate Professor Miranda Davies-Tuck, a perinatal epidemiologist at Hudson Institute of Medical Research, has developed and is leading the research program ‘Your period, your pregnancy’ — a collaboration between Monash Health, the Hudson Institute of Medical Research, and Monash University — School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health. She hopes to recruit 1,104 pregnant women by early next year and that all the participants will have given birth by the end of 2026.