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Bone Marrow Transplant Unit celebrates its 1000th long term follow-up review

19 June 2019

Jim Oommen had a cord blood transplant for leukaemia eight years ago at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, and just recently he became the 1000th patient reviewed by the Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant long term follow up clinic.

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Deane Reynolds, RMH Dry July Ambassador

Dry July 2019 ambassador, Deane Reynolds

13 June 2019

The Royal Melbourne Hospital challenges you to go alcohol-free while raising funds for cancer patients and their families.

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Drug slows Parkinson’s symptoms, new study shows

11 June 2019

The same drug that has slowed and reversed the progression of motor neurone disease has been found to yield similar benefits for Parkinson’s disease patients, according to the results of a new trial led by the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

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Research finds Type 1 diabetes can be delayed

10 June 2019

Findings from an international clinical trial involving Australian researchers show a drug that targets the immune system can delay type 1 diabetes (T1D) by two years in children and adults at high risk.

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Melbourne Health CEO Christine Kilpatrick awarded Officer of the Order of Australia

10 June 2019

Melbourne Health CEO Professor Christine Kilpatrick has been recognised for her service to the medical community with the title of Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

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Mums and bubs gather after managing PKU pregnancy

05 June 2019

Six new mums with Phenylketonuria (PKU) have met at the Royal Melbourne Hospital for the first time to talk about managing their genetic condition while pregnant.

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Young-onset dementia telehealth service goes live

03 June 2019

Young-onset dementia (YOD) affects around 25,000 Australian’s. This accounts for about 10 per cent of all people with dementia.

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Celebrating National Volunteer Week and everything our volunteers do at RMH

30 May 2019

Last week, RMH celebrated National Volunteer Week, where we commemorated Australia’s almost 6 million volunteers. This year's theme is “Making a World of Difference.”

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Multiple studies confirm Stroke treatment game changer

23 May 2019

A series of studies that spanned 13 years have all concluded the time to treat ischemic stroke patients can be doubled.

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Professor Ingrid Winship Director of Genomic Medicine, RMH

Australia’s first multidisciplinary genetic eye disease clinic opens

20 May 2019

A new clinic to help treat patients with genetic eye conditions has opened at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital as a partnership between The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

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