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Announcing the new Colonial Foundation Diagnostic Centre leaders

13 November 2024

Dr Michael Christie and Associate Professor Edwin Hawkins have been appointed the leaders of the Colonial Foundation Diagnostic Centre.

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CFDC appointees Dr Michael Christie and A/Prof Edwin Hawkins

Mum thanks hospital collaboration after surviving cancer and a heart attack

28 October 2024

Lara Scott is thanking the healthcare teams, and her children, who saved her life.

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Sustainability Competition nominated for public healthcare award

18 October 2024

The Health Service Environmental Sustainability Competition is a finalist in the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards 2024.

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Sustainability Competition Best Facilities Project winners 2023

RMH-developed mask technique given green light across Victoria

17 October 2024

The Singh Thattha mask technique has been approved for use across Victoria.

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Celebrating the RMH’s Victorian Honour Roll of Women inductees

16 October 2024

A/Prof Kudzai Kanhutu and Prof Jane Gunn AO were inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll for Women.

Victorian Honour Roll for Women inductees A/Prof Kudzai Kanhutu and Prof Jane Gunn

A journey from pain to hope

11 October 2024

Michael Julian lives with a rare genetic disorder that affects the immune system.

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Michael Julian with partner Dominique and daughter Pearl

Breaking down barriers to palliative care

10 October 2024

More patients across Victoria with sarcoma, lung and colon cancer, including in regional areas, will have the opportunity to access high quality palliative care at an earlier stage under the VCCC Alliance’s Victorian government-funded Care Plus Extend program.

Prof Stephen Harrap honoured with prestigious international hypertension award

08 October 2024

Congratulations to the RMH’s Professor Emeritus Stephen Harrap who was recently honoured with the prestigious Franz Volhard Lectureship and Award for Outstanding Research.

The RMH announces four new 2024 Research Hall of Fame inductees

07 October 2024

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is proud to announce the latest inductees into the RMH Research Hall of Fame, recognising outstanding careers and groundbreaking contributions to medical research.

Research team nominated in awards for solving decades-old Buruli mystery

04 October 2024

The ‘Beating Buruli in Victoria’ research project team has been named a finalist in the 2024 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards for their incredible work in solving a mystery that baffled researchers for decades.

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