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Researchers awarded multi-million dollar grant to advance care for brain cancer survivors News article

The Australian Government has awarded $2.6 million to researchers at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the University of Melbourne for a project using the latest information technology to improve the lives of people who have survived brain cancer.

The RMH researcher receives Cancer Council Grant News article

A study aiming to find the genetic link between familial bowel cancers, led by Inaugural Chair of Adult Clinical Genetics at the University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Ingrid Winship, is one of 13 research projects that will share in $3.8 million from Cancer Council...

Rapid COVID test evaluated at the Royal Melbourne Hospital News article

Research by the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infectious Diseases and Immunity, published results for the validation study of rapid point-of-care antigen testing in the Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific.

The Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Professor Kirsty Buising named Moomba Monarch News article

Lord Mayor Sally Capp today announced this year’s Moomba Monarchs are representatives of the unsung community heroes who have been working to keep us all safe during COVID-19. 

Up, up and away…mobile brain scans to transform urgent stroke care News article

Work is underway to create world-first light, portable brain scanners so more Australians have rapid access to real-time stroke treatment.

NorthWestern Mental Health ‘HOPE’ services launched News article

As one of the biggest providers of Mental Health services in Victoria, the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s NorthWestern Mental Health (NWMH) is excited to announce the launch of two new Hospital Outreach Post-suicidal Engagement (HOPE) services.

Jewellers say ‘thanks’ to the RMH News article

A global network of jewellers have come together in a unique project to thank frontline healthcare workers.

‘Waking Up’: The Royal Melbourne Hospital nurse-led research project News article

A new research project is underway in the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s (RMH) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and ward 6SE (cardiothoracic) to investigate the ways in which cardiac surgery patients wake up from their anaesthetics in ICU.

Neuropsychologist receives Post-Doctoral Fellowship to advance MS research News article

Dr Charles Malpas aims to address the gap in knowledge on the variants of cognitive impairment among Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients with a substantial MS Research Australia grant.

Cardiology Registrar a recipient of Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research News article

Dr Melissa Lee is a Royal Melbourne Hospital veteran who started her career at the hospital as a medical student in 2011, and a medical intern in 2014.

World-first clinical trial treating type 1 diabetes now underway News article

Lucy Lee is the first person to take part in the BANDIT clinical trial, which began at the Royal Melbourne Hospital this month.

Carly Findlay shares her story this International Day of People with Disability News article

Carly Findlay OAM is a patient at the Royal Melbourne Hospital - she’s been a patient here for around 17 years, and before that, she was a patient at the Royal Children’s Hospital. 

Registrar awarded major Allergy and Immunology Foundation grant News article

The Royal Melbourne Hospital congratulates Immunology Registrar Dr Celine Jin on receiving the Allergy and Immunology Foundation of Australasia (AIFA) Primary Immunodeficiencies Clinical Research Grant of $15,000.

The RMH Anaesthetist appointed President of the Australian Medical Council News article

The Royal Melbourne Hospital congratulates anaesthetist Professor Kate Leslie AO on being appointed to President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Australian Medical Council (AMC).

The RMH Neurology Fellow wins Stephen Davis Award News article

The RMH Neurology Fellow Dr Izanne Roos has been awarded The Stephen Davis Award for Outstanding Fellow of the Year.

The RMH Endocrinologist wins 2020 Young Investigator of the Year Award News article

The RMH Endocrinologist Dr Rahul Barmanray has won the 2020 Australasian Diabetes Society President’s Clinical Young Investigator of the Year Award.

The RMH staff member named among top senior technology and digital executives News article

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) Infectious Diseases Physician and Deputy Chief Medical Information Officer Dr Kudzai Kanhutu has been named in this year’s CIO50 by CIO Australia, celebrating Australia’s top 50 senior technology and digital executives.

Dr Glenn Harrison appointed Director of Australian Indigenous Doctors Association News article

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) congratulates Royal Melbourne Hospital Emergency Specialist Dr Glenn Harrison on being appointed Director of the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association (AIDA).

Professor Bruce Campbell awarded the prestigious Woodward Medal in Science and Technology News article

Professor Bruce Campbell, Head of stroke and Interim Head of Neurology at the Royal Melbourne Hospital has been awarded the Woodward Medal in Science and Technology from the University of Melbourne.

Small brain device proves big game changer for severely paralysed patients News article

A tiny device the size of a small paperclip has been shown to help patients with upper limb paralysis to text, email and even shop online in the first human trial.