Category Archives: Media Release

Media Release: Is Uptake of Genetic Testing for Colorectal Cancer Influenced by Knowledge of Insurance Implications? Dr Louise Keogh (September 7th 2009)

September 8, 2009 – 11:13am

Taking a genetic test can be a lifesaver for some people, but it can also pose a dilemma when it comes to life insurance.
A new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia has found the prospect of increased premiums, or even refusal from insurers, is putting off as much as half of the community [...]

By Fulya Torun | Also posted in Key Centre for Women's Health in Society, Melbourne School of Population Health, News, Staff News | Comments Off

McCaughey Centre media release 31-Jul-09: Local networks can play a critical role in water security

August 11, 2009 – 3:26pm

A renewed focus on localised and networked water systems could increase water supply capacity and improve the resilience of critical water delivery systems, a new briefing paper has suggested.
The paper Distributed Water Systems: A networked and localised approach for sustainable water services describes how, instead of just relying on water services from large centralised, energy [...]

By Amy | Also posted in McCaughey Centre, Melbourne School of Population Health, Publications, Research | Comments Off

Media Release: Dr Lisa Amir on bringing evidence-base to breastfeeding – World Breastfeeding Week (August 1st to 8th, 2009)

August 10, 2009 – 1:28pm

Nipple and breast pain, mastitis, low milk supply, medical problems and the baby being tongue-tied can all create problems with breastfeeding. “It’s not uncommon to get sore nipples when you start breastfeeding,” says Dr Lisa Amir, lecturer and researcher at the Key Centre for Women’s Health in Society (KCWHS). “It’s a big shock to the [...]

By Fulya Torun | Also posted in Key Centre for Women's Health in Society, News | Comments Off

Media Release: Dr Rebecca Bentley on Mitigating Negative Health Outcomes of Vulnerable & Precarious Housing (July 14th, 2009)

July 14, 2009 – 3:59pm

Dr Rebecca Bentley and colleagues were recently awarded a VicHealth (Victorian Health Promotion Foundation) Project Grant to investigate the mitigating negative health outcomes of vulnerable & precarious housing. This exciting project will bring together researchers from several different institutions who will collaborate to investigate this project. Click here to watch the full VicHealth Newsroom [...]

By Fulya Torun | Also posted in Grants, Key Centre for Women's Health in Society, Melbourne School of Population Health | Comments Off

Media Release: KCWHS PhD Candidate Amanda Cooklin Comments on Paid Maternity Leave (May 13th, 2009)

May 14, 2009 – 11:38am

Paid maternity leave will increase the value our nation places on paid and unpaid work of mothers according to University of Melbourne researcher Amanda Cooklin.
Ms Cooklin says the inclusion in tomorrow’s budget of an 18-week paid parental leave scheme which will begin nationally from January 2011, is an “historic and important decision”. Click here [...]

By Fulya Torun | Also posted in Key Centre for Women's Health in Society, Melbourne School of Population Health, News | Comments Off

Media Release: New Head for Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics

December 19, 2008 – 12:38pm

After 17 years as the inaugural Head of the Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics (and its predecessors), Professor David Dunt is handing over the reigns to A/Professor Jane Pirkis. A/Professor Margaret Kelaher will become the Deputy Head. Throughout his time as Head, David has built up the Centre to be a [...]

By Tracey Mayhew | Also posted in Centre for Health Policy, Programs & Economics, Centres & Units, Staff News | Comments Off

Media Release: Data collection obstacle to closing gap in Aboriginal health (Dec 12, 2008)

December 12, 2008 – 12:27pm

The paucity and inaccuracy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health data collection will hinder efforts to closing the health disparity gap between Indigenous and other Australians according to an editorial in the latest e-newsletter of the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health.
Written by Associate Professor Jane Freemantle of the Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, [...]

By Johanna Monk | Also posted in Centre for Health & Society, Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit | Comments Off

Media release: Report highlights the priorities needed to tackle Indigenous smoking rates (Dec 9th 2008)

December 9, 2008 – 2:46pm

A new report by the Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC) highlighting the need for greater research and resources to tackle Indigenous smoking rates will inform and support the COAG commitment to addressing the key risk factors for chronic diseases, the single largest contributor to the 17-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and [...]

By Nicole W | Also posted in Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control, Centre for Health & Society, Melbourne School of Population Health, Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit | Comments Off

Media Release: 1918 Spanish flu records could hold the key to solving future pandemics (Nov 10th, 2008)

November 10, 2008 – 9:21am

Media Release, Monday 10 November 2008
Ninety years after Australian scientists began their race to stop the spread of Spanish flu in Australia, University of Melbourne researchers are hoping records from the 1918 epidemic may hold the key to preventing future deadly pandemic outbreaks.
This month marks the 90th anniversary of the return of Australian WWI troops [...]

By Helen | Also posted in Centre for MEGA Epidemiology | Comments Off

Media Release: New Approach to Genetic Testing could Halve Deaths from Inherited Bowel Cancer (Oct 14th, 2008)

October 14, 2008 – 9:26am

Media Release, Tuesday 14 October 2008
Changing the approach to genetic screening for cancers in Australia could effectively halve deaths caused by an inherited form of bowel cancer, says a University of Melbourne expert.
Professor John Hopper – an Australia Fellow of the National Health and Medical Research Council in the Melbourne School of Population Health –says [...]

By Helen | Also posted in Centre for MEGA Epidemiology | Comments Off