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Prof Jonathan Shaw, Baker Institute

Around the Precinct: 23 April 2020

As COVID-19 cases drop around Australia, attention is turning to some of its other impacts, including the effects of the pandemic on young people and those with chronic disease – this week at the Alfred Research Alliance. Alfred Health Emergency department lull as Victorians stay home Emergency department presentations at The Alfred and Sandringham Hospital… Read More

Prof Brendan Crabb AC

Around the Precinct: 16 April 2020

A COVID-19 vaccine trial to commence within weeks and why global health threats need a global response – this week at the Alfred Research Alliance. Burnet Institute Trump’s decision to cut WHO funding was a mistake Burnet’s Director and CEO, Professor Brendan Crabb AC, writes in The Sydney Morning Herald about the impact of the… Read More

Alfred Health staff

Around the Precinct: 9 April 2020

COVID-19 research ramps up and a warning from The Victorian Adult Burns Service at The Alfred to be careful in the kitchen during lockdown – this week at the Alfred Research Alliance. Alfred Health Take care in the kitchen The Alfred has admitted multiple patients with severe cooking-related burns since the state’s stage 3 lockdown… Read More

Around the Precinct: 2 April 2020

As the fight against COVID-19 continues, so too does our research into the virus’ impact on our mental and physical health while in social isolation – this week at the Alfred Research Alliance. Alfred Health The Alfred investigating COVID-19 cases Access to The Alfred’s haematology and oncology ward has been limited after four inpatients tested… Read More