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World’s first study confirms acute stroke treatment is influenced by ethnicity and race

03 November 2021

An international, randomised controlled ischemic stroke trial, DIRECT-SAFE suggests acute stroke treatment should be adapted based on ethnicity and race.

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RMH physicians elected Fellows of AAHMS

28 October 2021

Four Royal Melbourne Hospital (the RMH) physicians are among 29 new Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS).

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Phase I study of two second generation COVID-19 variant vaccines

26 October 2021

The Doherty Institute, a joint venture between The University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, has been funded through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) by the Medical Research Future Fund to conduct a unique Phase I study of two second generation COVID-19 variant vaccines.

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Proud partner of The Brain Cancer Centre

26 October 2021

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) is a proud research partner of The Brain Cancer Centre, a new research Centre established to bring together Australia’s best medical research minds to end brain cancer as a terminal illness.

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The RMH administers new COVID-19 treatment

25 October 2021

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) was Victoria’s first health service to administer ‘Sotrovimab’ for COVID-19 treatment.

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STATEMENT - 27 September 2021

27 September 2021

The Royal Melbourne Hospital has closed its public COVID-19 Screening Clinic permanently.

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RMH researchers receive more than $17 million in grants from NHMRC

17 September 2021

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) researchers have received $17480,419 in funding from the latest round of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) grant announcements this week.

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RMH researchers receive more than $17 million in grants from NHMRC

17 September 2021

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) researchers have received $17,480,419 in funding from the latest round of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) grant announcements this week.

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RMH researchers receive $1.8 million in funding for diabetes trial

15 September 2021

Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) have been funded $1.8 million in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Investigator Grants.

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New research improves screening efficiency for type 1 diabetes

06 September 2021

Researchers from Melbourne have led a global collaboration to develop a simplified blood test that increases the overall screening efficiency for type 1 diabetes.

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