Victoria is experiencing a serious influenza season this winter, with the overall number of confirmed cases in the state up 81 per cent, compared with the same time in 2016.
This year’s Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation (BGRF) Medal has been awarded to Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) Neurologist, Professor Terence O’Brien.
Two large displays of Aboriginal art murals were launched in August as a result of an enthusiastic collaboration between the Rehabilitation Unit at RMH Royal Park Campus and the Institute of Koorie Education at Deakin University.
Around 200 people attended the official opening of the new $1 million Clinical Trials Centre (CTC) by Health Minister, Jill Hennessy, earlier this month.
Melbourne researchers have solved a longstanding mystery about why some people develop recurring, itchy hives without an apparent allergic trigger, a condition known as chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU).
The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of four health services to receive funding in the inaugural round of the Department of Health and Human Services Language Services Innovation Grants program.
