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Non-invasive testing a way of the future

01 August 2024

A new collaborative study between the RMH and WEHI is the latest technology to test for early markers of kidney rejection via a simple urine test, hoping to bypass the need for invasive biopsies.

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New guidelines set to change the way type 1 diabetes is diagnosed

17 July 2024

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnoses could soon be transformed with newly released guidance outlining how to detect and monitor early-stage T1D, before the point of symptom onset.

Research story Diabetes & endocrinology

Rapid drug test to provide patients with better care

27 June 2024

Teams at two of Melbourne’s leading research and medical institutes are developing high-tech solutions to rapidly test for drugs and better treat patients presenting to hospital.

Research story Medical

Colonial Foundation Healthy Ageing Centre (WEHI) researchers

Experts stumped as head and neck cancer cases surge among Australian women

18 June 2024

Head and neck cancer cases among Australian women have increased significantly over the past 30 years, affecting even those who have never smoked or consumed alcohol heavily.

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Prof David Wiesenfeld and oral cancer patients

After a lifetime in the shadows, Dan can finally see the light

29 May 2024

Dan suffers from a rare disease called erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), which makes even a glimpse of sunlight through a window a painful experience. But a trial led by the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) is helping him step into the light and live free of fear.

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The RMH researchers receive more than $9 million in funding

07 May 2024

Researchers from the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) alongside our partner institutes have been awarded $9.3 million in funding from the latest National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants and Ideas Grants funding rounds, announced this week.

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