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New lung screening program to help smokers

20 June 2017

Are you: A smoker or recent former smoker? Aged from 55 to 80? In good general health?

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lung cancer, smoking, clinical trial, lungs
Queens Birthday Award Recipients

Queen’s Birthday Honours for RMH leaders

13 June 2017

Three distinguished leaders at The Royal Melbourne Hospital have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

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Melbourne Health supports new Occupational Violence and Aggression campaign

13 June 2017

Up to 95% of our healthcare workers have experienced verbal or physical assault.

Melbourne Health fully supports the Occupational Violence & Aggression (OVA) in Healthcare public awareness campaign launched today by the Victorian Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy and Minister for Finance, Robin Scott.

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occupational violence

Statement: Gastroenteritis at the Royal Melbourne Hospital

26 May 2017

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is asking visitors to take special care with washing their hands and delay visiting the hospital if unwell, following a number of cases of gastroenteritis. Hand hygiene gel is available on all our wards.

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gastroenteritis; hand hygiene;

Parkville partners join to acknowledge National Sorry Day

26 May 2017

The Women’s, the Royal Melbourne and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre held a combined event today to acknowledge National Sorry Day and affirm our joint commitment to righting the wrongs of the past and continuing along the journey of reconciliation.

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Professor Peter Mitchell

New study opens window further on life-saving stroke treatment

22 May 2017

Australian medical researchers are at the forefront of an international stroke research study that will reduce disability and have more people return home.

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stroke, ECR, neurology, research
Melbourne Health Accelerator announcement

Innovation funding announced for Melbourne Health Accelerator

22 May 2017

Today, Special Minister of State, Gavin Jennings, joined health professionals and researchers at the RMH to announce grant funding of $450,000 towards the Melbourne Health Accelerator (MHx) program.

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research, technology, innovation

Australia’s leading health research cluster signs deal with China

18 May 2017

The Melbourne Biomedical Precinct was at the centre of a major Chinese partnership that will open up opportunities for Victorian companies, universities and research institutes.

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Neurosurgeon A/Prof Kate Drummond using the BrainLab machine

Cutting-edge technology to pin-point brain tumours

21 April 2017

New state-of-the-art technology, which provides real-time imagery to surgeons mid-operation, has helped to increase the accuracy of brain surgery.

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RMH Home Lottery winners

RMH Home Lottery makes a world of difference for Jo and her family

19 April 2017

When Jo from Warrandyte bought a ticket in the RMH Home Lottery, she “bought the winning ticket thinking it doesn’t matter if I don’t win as the money will go to something I care about - the RMH.”

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