Media releases

MEDIA RELEASE | Milestone study reveals extreme staff turnover in remote health services

Date

August 29, 2024 - 09:14am
MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies renews MoU with Timor-Leste Ministry of Health

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March 11, 2022 - 09:00am

An important partnership in the work to improve public health in Timor-Leste has been strengthened with Menzies and the Timor-Leste Ministry of Health signing a new Memorandum of Understanding .
Komunikadu Imprensa | Menzies renova MoU ho Ministeriu Saúde Timor-Leste

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March 11, 2022 - 08:53am

Fortalese ona parseria importante ida iha servisu nian hodi hadi'a saúde públiku iha Timor-Leste ho Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) no Ministériu Saúde Timor-Leste (MDS) asina ona Memorandu de Entendimentu (MoU) foun ida.
Largest-ever IPD meta-analysis of malaria patients to inform haemoglobin changes

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March 08, 2022 - 12:00pm

A new malaria study using a very large analysis of pooled individual patient data from more than 70,000 patients of all ages, has been published in BMC Medicine. Picture credit: Flickr, Cristhian Alama, Red Mundial
Using paracetamol for protecting kidneys in patients with severe malaria

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March 03, 2022 - 09:00am

Paracetamol is used in many illnesses for the relief of pain and fever, but a study just published in Clinical Infectious Diseases has shown that it may also help protect against kidney damage in patients with malaria.
Public lectures share expert insights in health

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February 24, 2022 - 09:00am

The series will kick off with a lecture on March 17 with the Professor of Global Health at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), Professor Ric Price, who will talk about the history of Malaria and its global elimination.
Tribute Neil Balnaves AO

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February 22, 2022 - 09:30am

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), its Board and staff, mourn the tragic loss of Neil Balnaves AO and extend condolences to his family and the staff at The Balnaves Foundation.
$20m Committed to Launch Leading National Research Centres for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

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January 14, 2022 - 07:00am

Bringing together a team of internationally renowned Australian researchers and institutions, ASHRA is a partnership between Monash University, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, The George Institute for Global Health (Australia), University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, Menzies School of Health Research, University of Melbourne and Australian National University.
Media Release | Study highlights pathways to school success

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January 12, 2022 - 06:00am

The study offers valuable insights into how foundational skills for life and learning contribute to successful school participation and subsequent academic achievement; and provokes a reset on prioritising social, emotional, and cognitive skills necessary for learning in the complex and dynamic environment of the Northern Territory.
Study highlights dimensions of resilience among remote Aboriginal middle school students

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January 12, 2022 - 04:30am

More than 1000 students and teachers from remote Northern Territory (NT) schools have assisted in implementing the Skills for Life resilience program with results now published in the highly regarded multidisciplinary journal PLOS ONE.
Researchers at CDU some of the most influential in their fields

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December 03, 2021 - 10:00am

According to a Stanford University study, there were 22 academics from CDU and Menzies School of Health research who ranked in the top two per cent of researchers referenced in their respected disciplines for 2020.
AIMhi mental health app now available for smart phones

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November 17, 2021 - 18:09pm

The AIMhi Stay Strong app is a colourful, user-friendly digital mental health tool developed by Menzies with Australian First Nations people.
CDU announces new School of Medicine for the Territory

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November 16, 2021 - 10:00am

A new School of Medicine will be established at Charles Darwin University (CDU) in partnership with Menzies School of Health Research, as plans progress to establish a new medical program across the Northern Territory.
New network to protect the health of Australians impacted by climate change

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November 16, 2021 - 09:00am

Menzies was today announced as a partner in the new national research network ‘Healthy Environments And Lives’ (HEAL), which aims to protect the health of Australians impacted by climate change.
Media Release | Gestational diabetes an important indicator of developing type 2 diabetes for Aboriginal women

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November 12, 2021 - 12:00pm

A new study has found that Aboriginal women with gestational diabetes (GDM) are at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes within a short timeframe after pregnancy than non-Indigenous women.
MEDIA RELEASE | $1.5 million to improve patient-provider communication in NT hospitals

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November 12, 2021 - 09:00am

The Communicate Study, led by Menzies, was today awarded a five-year major investment of $1.5 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council to improve patient-provider communication at Royal Darwin, Gove and Katherine District Hospitals.
Youth-onset type 2 diabetes in the NT exceed international figures

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October 29, 2021 - 15:44pm

The study uncovered what is arguably the highest reported prevalence in any population of youth internationally within the past 25 years and ten times higher than previously reported in Australia.
Story of our Children and Young People publication released

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October 25, 2021 - 17:00pm

A publication released today provides a comprehensive picture of the wellbeing of children and young people across the NT, building on the inaugural Story of Our Children and Young People published in 2019.
Delivering a local medical program for the Territory

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October 01, 2021 - 11:30am

Charles Darwin University has joined Menzies in its aspirations to establish the CDU/Menzies Medical Program, as a part of a new Northern Australian Health Workforce Alliance to support the health workforce needs of the Northern Territory and, more broadly, northern Australia.
MEDIA RELEASE | HOTspots platform maps antibiotic resistance patterns across northern Australia

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September 23, 2021 - 01:00am

A new digital surveillance platform has launched enabling healthcare professionals to map circulating antibiotic-resistant pathogens in northern Australia.
Aboriginal students among CDU honorees at NT Training Awards

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September 22, 2021 - 09:00am

Jahdai Vigona, won this year’s award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year.
Fortalese sistema saúde iha Timor-Leste

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September 13, 2021 - 08:15am

Ohin loron, marka tinan rua dezde Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) ofisialmente estabelese nia eskritóriu ida iha Timor-Leste. Menzies servisu hamutuk ho Governu Timor-Leste no parseiru sira atu haforsa sistema saúde nian hodi responde ba dezafiu husi moras infesiozu sira.
Mellora diagnóstiku no vijilánsia ba moras infeksiozu sira iha Timor-Leste

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August 31, 2021 - 15:19pm

Dezenvolve ona inisiativu foun ida hodi ajuda halo di’ak liu tan diagnóstiku no vijilánsia ba moras infeksiozu sira iha Timor-Leste.
Mellora diagnóstiku no vijilánsia ba moras infeksiozu sira iha Timor-Leste

Date

August 31, 2021 - 15:13pm
Tuberculosis rates fall in the Top End

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August 26, 2021 - 08:30am

The rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the Northern Territory (NT) is decreasing. However it is still the highest in Australia, according to a collaborative study between the Northern Territory Centre for Disease Control, Menzies School of Health Research and the Doherty Institute.
Improving diagnosis and surveillance of infectious diseases in Timor-Leste

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August 18, 2021 - 16:11pm

A new initiative has been developed to help improve diagnosis and surveillance of infectious diseases in Timor-Leste.
Training for NT General Practitioners facing a grim future

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August 11, 2021 - 09:22am

The national trend for declining enrolments in GP training is most profound in the Northern Territory (NT) and could spell disaster for the NT’s future GP workforce according to a study by a leading medical research institute.
Zero-alcohol beverages – harm-minimisation tool or gateway drink?

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August 10, 2021 - 03:00am

Zero-alcohol beverages are becoming increasingly popular in Australia. Consumption of zero-alcohol products increased by 2.9 per cent in 2020 .
Fewer deaths from melioidosis direct result of 30-year study

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July 23, 2021 - 08:00am

The number of deaths /mortality rate in Darwin from an infectious disease found mostly in the tropics, melioidosis, has decreased from 31 to six per cent in the last 30 years a new paper published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal has found.
New Partnership to Help Eliminate Complex and Persistent Malaria

Date

July 15, 2021 - 09:00am

The Indonesia Ministry of Health, Universitas Gadjah Mada, University of Indonesia, Universitas Sumatera Utara, and Menzies are embarking upon a new program to improve the management of patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria.
New Partnership launched to accelerate elimination of relapsing P. vivax malaria

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July 14, 2021 - 18:00pm

As part of PAVE, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), PATH, Menzies School of Health Research, and Burnet Institute will work with in-country partners to conduct feasibility studies looking at the best way to use different P. vivax relapse treatments and diagnostics at different levels of the healthcare system in endemic countries.
Training for NT General Practitioners facing a grim future

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July 12, 2021 - 06:00am

Led by Menzies Professor of Remote and Rural Health Services Research John Wakerman, the study looked to determine the factors underpinning the decline in GP enrolments in the NT and how to overcome these issues.
$74 million investment in Australian-led clinical trials

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June 21, 2021 - 09:00am

Includes a clinical trial in PNG led by Dr Holger Unger and a trial by Prof Peter Morris to reduce infection in Aboriginal mothers and babies.
MEDIA RELEASE: Boost for male health as Flinders University joins research alliance

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June 17, 2021 - 09:00am

Flinders joins the Masonic Charities Trust and existing FCMHW research partners the University of Adelaide, the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and Menzies School of Health Research.
Media Statement | World No Tobacco Day: Time for governments to phase out cigarette sales

Date

May 31, 2021 - 10:08am

This World No Tobacco Day, 148 health organisations have signed an open letter calling on governments to work towards phasing out commercial cigarette sales.
Hidden malaria life cycle discovered in the spleen

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May 27, 2021 - 07:00am

Ground-breaking studies published today in the New England Journal of Medicine and PLOS Medicine have found large numbers of malaria parasites hiding in the human spleen where they actively multiply in a previously unrecognised life cycle.
Towards a universal flu vaccine for Indigenous populations

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May 18, 2021 - 19:00pm

Researchers have identified specific influenza targets that could be used to better protect Indigenous people from experiencing severe influenza disease through a universal, T cell-based vaccine.
Establishing a National Network for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers

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May 12, 2021 - 14:00pm

A team of 91 researchers, led by four experienced First Nations Australian leaders have come together to establish the National Network for First Nations Researchers.
The number of people with rheumatic heart disease in Australia continues to grow

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April 29, 2021 - 00:15am

A report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has shown that the burden of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) continues to grow in Australia.
Finding innovative solutions to eliminate vivax malaria by 2030

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April 27, 2021 - 10:24am

New research by Menzies’ malaria team is identifying innovative new ways to eliminate Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria by 2030.
Leading infectious diseases physician honoured with Frank Fenner Award

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March 25, 2021 - 09:37am

Professor Josh Davis has been awarded the 2021 Frank Fenner Award for Advanced Research in Infectious Diseases.
New multi-platform interactive guidelines for healthy ears

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March 03, 2021 - 15:48pm

The Otitis Media guidelines have been launched today to assist healthcare workers provide comprehensive and appropriate care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with otitis media and hearing problems.
Media Release | Opportunities for the next generation of local scientists

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February 09, 2021 - 13:39pm

A new training centre aimed at developing a sustainable, local biomedical and health sciences workforce has been launched at Menzies School of Health Research.
What’s app-ening with my lungs?

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January 14, 2021 - 09:22am

Learning about healthy lungs has just become a lot easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and health practitioners thanks to an expanded interactive app.
Media release | Tracking malaria through genetic surveillance

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December 15, 2020 - 15:28pm

The goal of eliminating malaria is one-step closer thanks to a an NHMRC Ideas grant to Menzies senior research fellow Dr Sarah Auburn.
CDU academics named among world’s most influential

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November 26, 2020 - 10:41am

Menzies School of Health Research Professor Bart Currie, Professor Anne Chang AM, Professor Ric Price, Associate Professor Steven Tong, Professor Nicholas Anstey, Professor Joshua Davis, Professor Alan Cass, Professor Peter Morris and Professor Amanda Leach
Northern Territory's strict COVID-19 isolation smashes curve

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November 16, 2020 - 12:30pm

THE Northern Territory’s strict public health measures in response to COVID-19 have so far proved successful in containing community transmission and preventing any deaths, despite the NT hospital system often operating “beyond capacity”, according to the authors of a research letter published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia.
University of Newcastle | Aboriginal ear surgeon honoured with Menzies Medallion

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November 16, 2020 - 12:00pm

Associate Professor Kelvin Kong received the medal on Friday, recognising his leadership in Aboriginal health service delivery, advocacy and research.
Aboriginal ear surgeon honoured with Menzies Medallion

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November 13, 2020 - 14:00pm

Australia’s first Aboriginal surgeon, the highly acclaimed ear, nose and throat surgeon, Associate Professor Kelvin Kong has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.
Community leaders call for Woolworths Directors to abandon plans for Dan Murphy’s superstore

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November 12, 2020 - 00:15am

Today community leaders and organisations have released an open letter calling on the Woolworths Board to stop its plans to build one of Australia’s biggest Dan Murphy’s within walking distance of three dry Aboriginal communities.
Making community health training available to remote Indigenous communities during COVID-19

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November 11, 2020 - 13:16pm

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, community health training in remote Indigenous communities has been able to continue thanks to a partnership between the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) and Medibank.
The Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing (FCMHW) is set to launch in the Northern Territory

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November 09, 2020 - 13:14pm

The research alliance will initially involve Masonic Charities, Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), the University of Adelaide, Flinders University and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, with the potential for other groups to join in future.
Students to celebrate academic achievements at virtual grad

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September 17, 2020 - 09:00am

Dr Belinda Davison is the Life Course Program project manager at Menzies, which aims to examine the effect of early life events on later health and disease.
Malaria research leads CDU graduate to USA

Date

September 16, 2020 - 09:00am

Completing his PhD with CDU through the Menzies School of Health Research, Damian Oyong has made a significant contribution to fighting the disease.
Media release | Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands

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August 26, 2020 - 09:00am

Newly graduated ear health facilitators will provide local knowledge and expertise when checking the ears and hearing of children in their community.
AAMRI’s budget priority: secure the future of Australia’s next generation of talent

Date

August 03, 2020 - 12:00pm

Australian medical research institutes are raising the alarm about the precarious position facing our earlier-career scientists.
Increased interpreter use linked to decrease in patient self-discharges

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August 03, 2020 - 00:00am

A new study in the MJA has found that an increase in using Aboriginal interpreters in a hospital was associated with a decrease in patients leaving treatment early.
Exceptional service to microbiology recognised in the Northern Territory

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July 29, 2020 - 14:00pm

Darwin microbiologist Professor Phil Giffard has been recognised for his exceptional service and contributions to science by the Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) with the society’s Distinguished Service Award.
Media release | The Hon Greg Hunt MP

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July 27, 2020 - 12:00pm

$27 million to boost research in preventive and public health. A media release about an Australian Government investment in vital research to help promote better health and prevent people from getting ill.
Active screening needed for rheumatic heart disease in the NT

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July 13, 2020 - 01:00am

The high burden of rheumatic heart disease among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people requires more active case finding and echocardiographic screening to detect undiagnosed cases, according to Australian experts
Media Release| Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolŋu stories to inspire better healthcare

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June 29, 2020 - 10:49am

A new podcast released today, Ask the Specialist, reveals the reality of the hospital experience for Aboriginal patients in the Top End of the Northern Territory and offers ideas to improve the delivery of culturally respectful care.
Media release | Impact of maternal anaemia in pregnancy on childhood anaemia discovered

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June 18, 2020 - 10:00am

A study investigating the impact of maternal anaemia in pregnancy on infant anaemia has found it to be a more significant risk factor than being born premature or low birth weight (LBW).
Media Release | Improving knowledge and understanding of asthma for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families online

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June 17, 2020 - 10:30am

Learning about asthma has just become a lot easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and health practitioners thanks to a new interactive app
Radical cure instrumental in beating malaria

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June 10, 2020 - 09:40am

Research findings by Charles Darwin University PhD graduate Dr Robert Commons has the potential to deliver health benefits to millions of malaria sufferers around the globe.
Immunisation in pregnancy ‘safe’, but uptake still low

Date

June 03, 2020 - 11:09am

Dr Lisa McHugh investigated the safety of vaccination in pregnancy, including one study of more than 9000 mothers and infants.
Melioidosis research traces source to reduce spread

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June 03, 2020 - 09:00am

Dr Audrey Rachlin focused on the environmental bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes melioidosis.
Acute lower respiratory infections in Indigenous infants in the NT

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May 28, 2020 - 15:23pm

Menzies senior research fellow Dr Michael Binks examined acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) hospital admissions among Indigenous infants in the Northern Territory from 2006 to 2015, across three periods of different pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) use.
Media Release | Stress not a barrier to quitting the smokes

Date

May 28, 2020 - 00:15am

Stress may not be a major long-term obstacle to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people quitting smoking, as previously believed, according to new research.
Five medical research projects recognised in the Northern Territory

Date

May 21, 2020 - 10:36am

Five researchers based at Menzies have received recognition in the form of Investigator Grants from the NHMRC and the MRFF.
Antibiotic use in remote communities contributing to the burden of disease

Date

May 21, 2020 - 09:59am

A study of antibiotic prescription rates for Aboriginal children in remote communities in the Northern Territory (NT) has identified high rates of infections and antibiotic use in these communities.
Innovative data use an important step in eliminating hep B

Date

April 29, 2020 - 12:30pm

A team of researchers in the Northern Territory (NT) have designed and tested a new algorithm to determine hepatitis B status.
Calls for a universal radical cure to treat malaria

Date

April 24, 2020 - 14:30pm

The elimination of malaria from the Asia Pacific within the decade will require the safe and effective radical cure of malaria, a new paper in Trends in Parasitology suggests.
Calls for a universal radical cure to treat malaria

Date

April 24, 2020 - 14:30pm

The elimination of malaria from the Asia Pacific within the decade will require the safe and effective radical cure of malaria, a new paper in Trends in Parasitology suggests.
Child malnutrition and pneumonia research wins Harry Christian Giese Award

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March 13, 2020 - 14:57pm

The 2019 Harry Christian Giese Research into Action Award will support a Nutrition Worker to lead an education program for 8 months, to better understand the social and cultural drivers of malnutrition, the experience of hospital care and perceived barriers to recovery.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in focus at rural health symposium

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March 12, 2020 - 11:12am

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health is the theme of a plenary session at the 7th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium in Alice Springs in May.
Territorian recognised for research excellence

Date

March 11, 2020 - 17:30pm

Menzies School of Health Research Associate Prof Hughes received the 2019 NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Award for the top-ranked application in the 2019 funding round at NHMRC’s annual awards in Canberra.
MEDIA RELEASE | Ngawurramangajirri - Tiwi phrases for mental health and wellbeing

Date

March 10, 2020 - 11:06am

A new Tiwi to English phrase book to help people talk about mental health and wellbeing is being launched in Wurrumiyanga.
Hearing for Learning on Bathurst Island

Date

March 03, 2020 - 13:18pm

A new community-based training initiative is focusing on prevention through early detection of ear issues in young children.
Trial shows using two drugs not better than one when treating MRSA blood infections

Date

February 12, 2020 - 08:00am

Researchers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood infections say combination of two antibiotics was no better than one.
National Suicide Prevention Trial - two new programs announced

Date

January 30, 2020 - 14:25pm

New programs have been announced as part of a National Suicide Prevention Trial underway in the Northern Territory.
NTG Media Release | Investing in Our Children: MECSH Program Evaluation

Date

November 19, 2019 - 11:00am

The Menzies School of Health Research won the tender to evaluate the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting (MECSH) program.
Ramaciotti Foundations recognise strides in Australian-based research

Date

October 31, 2019 - 00:15am

Professor Heidi Smith-Vaughan and her team at Menzies have been awarded the biennial Ramaciotti Biomedical Research Award, worth $1 million.
Hearing loss linked to poor school attendance in the Northern Territory

Date

October 31, 2019 - 00:00am

Study investigating the impact of hearing impairment on school attendance for children published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.
A fresh push to come to grips with online gambling

Date

October 15, 2019 - 09:00am

Gambling Research Australia (GRA) is funding a team of eminent Australian and international researchers to identify the latest trends in online/interactive gambling, particularly sports and race betting participation, in the context of broader trends in gambling behaviour.
Be snake wise!

Date

October 15, 2019 - 08:30am

Royal Darwin Hospital infectious diseases physician and snake expert Professor Bart Currie said the RDH emergency department receives on average one to two snakebite patients per week at this time of year.
Media Release | Malaria researcher awarded national fellowship

Date

October 11, 2019 - 08:00am

Menzies School of Health (Menzies) researcher Dr Kamala Thriemer has been awarded a prestigious $1.25 million CSL Centenary Fellowship to develop and optimise treatment programs against vivax malaria in SE Asia and the Horn of Africa.
Media Release | $2.5 million CSL Centenary Fellowships announced

Date

October 10, 2019 - 16:30pm

Two Australian scientists have each been awarded AUD$1.25 million CSL Centenary Fellowships over five years to improve treatments for two of the world’s biggest health challenges: malaria and cancer.
Media Release | Crocodile killing bacteria identified by Top End researchers

Date

October 01, 2019 - 09:30am

A ground-breaking study by a north Australian research team which identified a deadly bacterium responsible for killing saltwater crocodiles at a Top End Wildlife Park has recently been published in the journal, Microbial Genomics.
Media Alert | Crocodile killing bacteria identified by Top End researchers

Date

September 30, 2019 - 12:00pm

A north Australian research team has identified a deadly bacterium responsible for killing saltwater crocodiles at a Top End Wildlife Park.
Media Alert | Health experts in Darwin to discuss diabetes in pregnancy

Date

September 24, 2019 - 16:00pm

Menzies - Diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership – Annual Educational Symposium on Friday, 27 September.
Media Release | THE 2nd WORLD INDIGENOUS CANCER CONFERENCE

Date

September 19, 2019 - 09:00am

Indigenous communities, consumers and health experts from around the world have come together at the opening of the second World Indigenous Cancer Conference (WICC) at the Calgary Telus Convention Centre in Canada.
Medi Alert | Youth Summit for health in Darwin

Date

September 18, 2019 - 12:00pm

Coordinated by Menzies, the Youth Health Summit aims to identify current priorities for youth health and research in the Northern Territory.
Media Release | Source water holds key to bacterial water safety in remote North

Date

September 06, 2019 - 02:00am

CDU Research Fellow Mirjam Kaestli and colleagues including Menzies School of Health Research sampled water and biofilms from three remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.
$440 million funding boost for vital health and medical research for all stages of life

Date

August 29, 2019 - 09:00am

$6 million in research funding for three Indigenous health grants in the Northern Territory. This includes $2.5 million for an NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence at the Menzies School of Health Research to prevent and manage bronchiectasis, a lung disease which results in recurrent chest infections and is particularly common in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Vale Dr Val Asche AM

Date

August 29, 2019 - 09:00am

The Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner has passed on his, and his Government’s, condolences to the family of the late Dr Valerie Asche AM.
New guidelines to improve assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal thoughts

Date

August 20, 2019 - 08:00am

The Centre for Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention - Guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal thought
First Aboriginal Australian Dermatologist to Attend Skin Health Symposium in Darwin

Date

August 13, 2019 - 10:00am

This week Larrakia woman, Dr Dana Slape, Australia's first Aboriginal dermatologist, is back home to country to attend a Skin Health Symposium
Media Release | HealthLAB on display during National Science Week

Date

August 12, 2019 - 16:18pm

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) HealthLAB will be in Milingimbi as part of National Science Week.
Media Release | Improved ear and hearing planned for children in Maningrida

Date

July 30, 2019 - 11:46am

The Mala’la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation has welcomed Maningrida‘s participation in the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) Hearing for Learning Initiative.
IRU appoints new health and medical research Fellow

Date

July 24, 2019 - 09:09am

Deputy Director of Menzies School of Health Research appointed to the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) network.
New study shows faster way to cure vivax malaria

Date

July 18, 2019 - 08:00am

A large clinical trial in Africa and Asia has shown that a 7 day course of high dose primaquine, a drug used to treat P. vivax malaria, is well tolerated.
Fleming Fund helps Menzies battle drug resistance in Timor-Leste

Date

July 17, 2019 - 09:00am

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has been awarded a Fleming Fund country grant to support testing and surveillance for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Timor-Leste.
Menzies researcher endorses United Nations Statement

Date

July 02, 2019 - 16:30pm

Dr Lisa Whop, Senior Research Fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research, Australia, endorsed the statement, calling for a sustained active commitment from the highest level of government to end this disparity.
Fifth wave of research to roll out across the Top End

Date

July 02, 2019 - 09:00am

Australia’s largest and longest running study of Aboriginal people, the Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study (ABC), has commenced its fifth wave of data collection.
MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH RECOGNISED WITH NATIONAL AWARD

Date

June 24, 2019 - 18:30pm

Menzies School of Health Research, has won the Research Award at the 2019 National Alcohol and Other Drugs Excellence and Innovation Awards in Melbourne.
Territorians Health a Priority as new Tobacco Action plan launched on World No-Tobacco Day

Date

May 31, 2019 - 00:15am

The Territory Government has released its plan to improve the health of all Territorians by reducing the harm caused by tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke, and to prevent uptake by young people.
Directors Statement National Reconciliation Week 2019 27 May – 3 June

Date

May 24, 2019 - 15:22pm

Menzies School of Health Research is engaging with National Reconciliation Week through a series of activities organised by the Menzies Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Working Group with support from other staff at Menzies.
Demand Study for Alcohol Treatment Services in the NT

Date

May 23, 2019 - 06:00am

The study was jointly led by Menzies and the University of New South Wales, in partnership with the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the NT (AMSANT).
Inspirational students celebrate end of their studies

Date

May 23, 2019 - 00:15am

Menzies School of Health Research and the VET School of Primary Industries and School of Community and Children's Services will be awarded their qualifications.
MediaNewsroomCDU, Menzies researcher leads battle against malaria CDU, Menzies researcher leads battle against malaria

Date

May 13, 2019 - 07:00am

Blood platelets, neutrophils and the spleen have novel roles in people with malaria, according to new research from Charles Darwin University (CDU) and Menzies School of Health Research.
Fixing health—why housing and income policy must be part of the mix

Date

April 23, 2019 - 15:16pm

In an AHHA issues brief released today, Stefanie Puszka outlines why housing and income policy changes needed to improve health outcomes.
Professor of Remote and Rural Health Services Research appointed in Alice Springs

Date

April 12, 2019 - 07:00am

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) announces the appointment of Professor John Wakerman to lead remote and rural health services research based in Alice Springs.
MIGAS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: 2018 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Date

April 11, 2019 - 14:00pm

Brisbane office trainee Cylence Fewquandie wins the prestigious MIGAS National 2018 MI-SCHOLARSHIP Indigenous Apprentice or Trainee of the Year,
BEN CHRISTIE WINS TERRITORY AWARD

Date

April 05, 2019 - 19:00pm

Ben Christie has won the prestigious McDonalds NT Career Achievement Award at the 2019 Northern Territory Young Achiever Awards.
Hepatitis B virus sheds light on ancient human population movements into Australia

Date

March 19, 2019 - 00:15am

Australian researchers have used current hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome sequences to deduce ancient human population movements into Australia, adding weight to the theory that the mainland Aboriginal population separated from other early humans at least 59 thousand years ago and possibly entered the country near the Tiwi Islands.
$6.57 MILLION TO KICK GOALS FOR YOUTH AND DIABETES HEALTH

Date

March 15, 2019 - 08:00am

$6.57 million in extensive and exciting programs to tackle chronically high levels of Type 2 diabetes, and boost health and wellbeing through sport among Top End and Central Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth.
Menzies researcher gains national recognition

Date

March 13, 2019 - 19:30pm

Menzies Professor Josh Davis has been awarded a Research Excellence Award at the NHMRC annual awards dinner in Canberra.
Media Release | HOT NORTH Katherine Health Translation Workshop 14-15 March 2019

Date

March 11, 2019 - 14:23pm

HOT NORTH Katherine Health Translation Workshop 14-15 March 2019
NTG Release | Alcohol Reforms are Cutting Crime

Date

February 28, 2019 - 09:10am

Further, research conducted by the Menzies School of Health Research shows the social and economic cost of alcohol-related harm in the NT has increased from $642 million in 2009 to $1.38 billion per year.
Menzies researchers’ finalists in the 2019 Telstra Business Women’s Awards

Date

February 26, 2019 - 10:00am

Two researchers from Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) have been named finalists in the 2019 Telstra Business Women’s Awards.
Intervention needed to reduce Type 2 Diabetes in young Indigenous Australians

Date

February 18, 2019 - 00:00am

Researchers are calling for immediate action to reduce the risk of obesity and diabetes in Indigenous children and young people.
Digital Trakz - A resource to reduce the impact of teasing in the lives of Aboriginal youth

Date

February 15, 2019 - 09:00am

A new resource has been launched in Darwin today designed to help youths cope with teasing and bullying.
International youth leaders sail into Menzies School of Health Research

Date

February 09, 2019 - 09:00am

The Ship for World Youth Leaders (SWY) program, have visited the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) to learn about some of the key public health challenges in the region.
Eliminating skin disease in Aboriginal children could reduce antibiotic use by almost 20%

Date

February 07, 2019 - 12:15pm

A study has revealed that 95 per cent of children in five remote Aboriginal communities had received an antibiotic prescription before their first birthday and almost half of them had received up to six prescriptions.
Menzies B.Strong training in Townsville

Date

January 24, 2019 - 08:37am

More than 80 Health workers from around the Townsville region are participating in Menzies B.Strong workshops.
Health survey of male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in the NT

Date

January 23, 2019 - 12:19pm

The Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Gambling (AODG) Unit at Menzies School of Health Research is leading a research project relating to Health Literacy Among Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Males in the NT.
Safer Communities: BDR Evaluation Shows Positive Results

Date

December 20, 2018 - 09:00am

The independent evaluation overseen by Menzies School of Health Research points to a reduction in the supply of alcohol to problem drinkers and reductions for individuals whose alcohol related behaviour was causing repeat offending.
Menzies researcher wins prestigious Fulbright Scholar Award

Date

December 18, 2018 - 09:30am

Professor James Smith has been awarded an internationally renowned Fulbright Scholar Award.
Research offers hope for rheumatic fever sufferers

Date

December 13, 2018 - 11:03am

Northern Territory data has been used to prove that timely treatment for people with rheumatic fever reduces the risk of recurring illness and death.
Funding spotlight on eliminating malaria in Vietnam

Date

December 12, 2018 - 12:33pm
Menzies secures NHMRC funding to continue ground breaking research

Date

December 12, 2018 - 11:32am

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has welcomed today’s announcement of more than $12 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding for new and ongoing research.
Menzies School of Health Research home to three superstars of STEM

Date

December 11, 2018 - 07:30am

Three Menzies School of Health Research researchers are among the new round of 2019 Superstars of STEM.
Media Release | Researchers will not accept support from tobacco industry funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World

Date

December 05, 2018 - 00:00am

Leading Australian researchers have stated they will not accept any funding or support from the tobacco industry funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World in an Editorial in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health today.
$630,000 Injected into Suicide Prevention PhD Research

Date

November 28, 2018 - 09:00am

Six PhD candidates from five Australian universities in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory will each receive $105,000 in funding to undertake new research into suicide prevention over three years.
Media Release|True burden of rheumatic fever in NZ currently underestimated, new research reveals

Date

November 22, 2018 - 09:00am

Media Release | University of Otago
Media Release | GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR BUSH MEDICINE RESEARCH

Date

November 05, 2018 - 10:00am

The Coalition Government is contributing more than $360,000 to research traditional Australian medicinal plants.
Media Release | Bush medicine partnership to sow seeds of collaboration

Date

November 05, 2018 - 09:00am

An Australian-first $1.01 million research and commercial partnership aims to explore the development of a sustainable agribusiness model for traditional Australian medicinal plants growing in Northern Australia
Leading respiratory physician presented with Menzies Medallion

Date

October 26, 2018 - 18:00pm

Professor Paul Torzillo has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion for being a national leader in Aboriginal health care, research and policy.
NTG Media Release | Tackling smoking in remote communities

Date

October 15, 2018 - 12:30pm

The development of Yarning about Smoking is a collaboration between the Health Department’s Remote Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce Program in Primary Health Care and the Menzies School of Health Research. The resource can be used and accessed by people all across the Health Department as well as the NGO sector to provide assessments and intervention with people who are smoking.
Anaerobic Chamber to help improve lives of Indigenous Children.

Date

October 03, 2018 - 10:00am

The Chamber is a crucial piece of equipment for growing anaerobic bacteria that can be found in children under the age of 5 with middle ear infections and chronic lung disease.
Gambling survey will measure gambling patterns and harms in the NT

Date

September 27, 2018 - 14:03pm

Menzies and Roy Morgan Research will conduct a survey on behalf of the NT Government to research patterns of gambling, problem gambling risk, harms from gambling and the health and wellbeing of Territorians.
Understanding how NT Aboriginal school attendance could be improved

Date

September 25, 2018 - 09:30am

Regular attendance at preschool in remote Northern Territory communities will improve a child
Chronic hepatitis B elimination partnership launched

Date

September 10, 2018 - 10:00am

A collaboration working to eliminate chronic hepatitis B (CHB) from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the Northern Territory (NT) is being launched by NT Health Minister the Hon Natasha Fyles.
NT Government media release | Evaluation of BDR

Date

August 30, 2018 - 10:00am

Safer Communities and Generational Change: Alcohol Reform Progress Update Report and BDR Evaluation Response
Investing in Territory Kids and Generational Change – Hearing for Learning

Date

August 14, 2018 - 16:00pm

A public private partnership between the Northern Territory Government, Australian Government and the Balnaves Foundation is addressing chronic hearing problems in Territory children.
Menzies secures funding to improve Indigenous cancer outcomes

Date

August 13, 2018 - 13:59pm

Menzies School of Health Research has welcomed an announcement of $2.5 million in NHMRC funding for an Indigenous-led collaboration to improve cancer outcomes for Australia’s first peoples.
Menzies clinician-researchers receive NHMRC funding

Date

August 13, 2018 - 13:55pm

Two Menzies School of Health Research clinician-researchers have secured competitive NHMRC funding to continue their valuable work over the coming years.
Platelets the first line of defence in malaria patients

Date

July 31, 2018 - 23:00pm

The humble platelet is usually regarded as just a tiny cell that helps the blood clot. A study just published in the prestigious journal Blood has found that platelets attack and kill malaria parasites in infected humans to reduce the number of parasites circulating in their blood.
Making hepatitis B information more widely available to Indigenous communities

Date

July 26, 2018 - 12:22pm

Menzies is doing its part to ensure more Indigenous Territorians have access to potentially life-saving information about hepatitis B this World Hepatitis Day.
HOT NORTH Thursday Island Teaching Workshop

Date

July 24, 2018 - 13:34pm

Health professionals from around Queensland have gathered on Thursday Island for the much-anticipated HOT NORTH regional teaching workshop on 24-25 July.
New evidence supports radical treatment of widespread form of malaria

Date

July 20, 2018 - 08:30am

A team of malaria experts from a large international research collaboration has today published results supporting the need for a radical cure strategy to tackle one of the most debilitating forms of malaria caused by the Plasmodium vivax parasite.
Preventing RHD through community-driven activities

Date

July 18, 2018 - 08:52am

Health activities driven by remote Indigenous communities may be key to the sustainable and successful treatment and prevention of a potentially fatal disease, a study has found.
The Ripple effect: Improving health outcomes for Indigenous Australians

Date

July 10, 2018 - 14:44pm

Internationally-recognised leader in Indigenous cancer research, Professor Gail Garvey, will share her insights on the role Indigenous medical education can play in improving the health outcomes of Indigenous Australians, in a keynote lecture at the University of Newcastle.
HealthLAB in Australian Geographic

Date

July 04, 2018 - 16:25pm

Australian Geographic July - August 2018 promotes HealthLAB National Science Week event at NT Parliament House.
Australian support for eliminating malaria and health research in the Indo-Pacific

Date

July 02, 2018 - 10:00am

Australia is playing a leading role in supporting malaria elimination efforts, particularly in the Indo-Pacific. The Government's Stronger Systems for Health Security program is supporting practical, relevant research into fundamental health security challenges.
HPV champion and childhood blindness researcher honoured

Date

June 27, 2018 - 12:56pm

Menzies' Dr Lisa Whop received the NHMRC Rising Star Award last night.
Media release | Feel-good social media posts more likely to encourage healthy behaviour

Date

June 13, 2018 - 12:00pm

Positive health-related social media posts that provide new information are more likely to be shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to encourage healthy behaviours, a study has found.
Systematic review of traditional and complementary medicine use among indigenous cancer patients

Date

May 22, 2018 - 15:30pm

A review of traditional and complementary medicine use among Indigenous cancer patients across four countries has found that cancer patients continue to hold traditional medicine in high regard as they seek to cure and cope with their diagnosis
HOT NORTH researchers gather in Darwin

Date

May 22, 2018 - 14:30pm

The HOT NORTH research initiative will be holding its inaugural Annual Scientific Symposium at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) in Darwin, from 24 to 25 May, 2018.
Chronic hepatitis B to be eliminated from the Northern Territory

Date

May 08, 2018 - 09:00am

An important collaboration which will work to eliminate chronic hepatitis B (CHB) from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the Northern Territory (NT) has been established.
Pain free golden staph treatment cleared for use in remote communities

Date

May 03, 2018 - 11:31am

A northern Australian research team has provided reassuring support for the continued use of an oral treatment option for patients with skin infections, finding that there has been inaccurate reporting of resistance to the recommended antibiotic.
Creating better guidelines for kidney health management

Date

April 23, 2018 - 09:00am

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) is hosting the first consultation to establish patient and community led national guidelines to be added to the overall management plans for people affected by kidney health issues.
Cardiologists identify alarming levels of rheumatic heart disease in Timor-Leste

Date

April 16, 2018 - 00:15am

Research by Australian cardiologists has found the rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Timor-Leste are among the highest in the world. The landmark study was published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
HOT NORTH News - Issue 3 | 22 March 2018

Date

March 22, 2018 - 16:25pm

Welcome to the first edition of 2018 and the third edition overall. Much has happened since the last time we touched base and we're hoping this newsletter serves to get you up to speed with all of the HOT NORTH activities.
Tuberculosis elimination course for Indonesian health workers

Date

March 14, 2018 - 16:45pm

Menzies is collaborating with the Burnet Institute to deliver training in the prevention and eradication of tuberculosis (TB) to 25 visiting Indonesian health professionals.
HealthLAB expands educational offering through Heart Foundation partnership

Date

March 13, 2018 - 14:36pm

People living in remote NT communities will benefit from an expanded health education offering through a partnership between Menzies and the Heart Foundation.
Rheumatic heart disease focus for NT Fulbright Scholar

Date

February 27, 2018 - 14:32pm

Associate Professor Anna Ralph awarded an internationally renowned Fulbright Scholarship to help eliminate rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Australia.
Roundtable Towards Roadmap For Renal Health - Media Release

Date

February 23, 2018 - 13:00pm

A renal roundtable convened by Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt AM in Darwin began charting the roadmap this week.
HOT NORTH Katherine Teaching Workshop 20-21 February

Date

February 19, 2018 - 13:39pm

HOT NORTH, a four-year National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funded research program led by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), is hosting a teaching workshop in Katherine, Northern Territory from 20-21 February 2018.
Research centre gets the green light to begin critical pandemic research

Date

February 14, 2018 - 10:34am

APPRISE researcher Professor Ross Andrews, an epidemiologist at the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, said effective and respectful engagement with communities rather than for them is critical to effective preparation for future pandemics.
Study confirms the importance of vaccinating for whooping cough during pregnancy

Date

February 01, 2018 - 12:01pm

An important baseline study to determine the benefits of mothers being vaccinated during the third trimester of pregnancy against pertussis, or ‘whooping cough’ has recently been published in the prestigious Cambridge University Press Epidemiology & Infection Journal.
HOT NORTH 2018 funding awards released: Building the health research workforce in northern Australia

Date

January 29, 2018 - 09:30am

A total of 13 new health research projects have been announced as part of HOT NORTH, a four-year National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funded program led by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies).
Creating health apps that work for Indigenous youth

Date

December 13, 2017 - 15:00pm

Public health professionals working with Indigenous youth are urged to take a new and engaging approach to delivering positive health messages.
Children negatively impacted by early intervention restrictions

Date

December 08, 2017 - 05:00am

The research team from the School of Economics at the University of Sydney and the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin examined daily school attendance records of children attending NT government schools in the 73 Aboriginal communities and 10 town camps affected by the policy.
Monitoring heat stress among mine workers to benefit northern Australia

Date

November 29, 2017 - 10:00am

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) is teaming up with Glencore at the McArthur River Mine (MRM) to gain an accurate assessment of the effects of heat stress on the workforce and productivity at the mine site and shipping facilities in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Northern Territory paediatrician honoured with Menzies Medallion

Date

November 23, 2017 - 18:00pm

Long-term Northern Territory paediatrician, Professor Peter Morris has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.
Diabetes researcher reminds mums with diabetes to focus on their health

Date

November 13, 2017 - 10:00am

In conjunction with World Diabetes Day on 14 November, Menzies School of Health Research principal research fellow Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown reminded mothers and health professionals that women’s health is important, especially when complicated by diabetes.
Indigenous kidney patients call for equitable care in new report

Date

November 13, 2017 - 00:15am

Indigenous people with kidney disease living in remote and rural Australia as well as their support networks have made a resounding call for equitable health care closer to home in a report released today by Menzies School of Health Research.
$12 Million NT Investment aims to save lives

Date

November 10, 2017 - 08:00am

Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion and Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt AM today announced the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding for researchers at Darwin’s Menzies School of Medical Research, covering Indigenous-specific and broader health projects.
Menzies secures funding to improve Indigenous child health

Date

November 10, 2017 - 08:00am

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has welcomed today’s announcement of more than $12 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding for new and ongoing research.
Encouraging Indigenous smoking and quitting trends in latest ABS Report

Date

October 19, 2017 - 10:00am

The latest report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) provides encouraging news about national smoking trends among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over the 20 year period from 1994 to 2014/15.
Tracking food and beverage purchases in remote NT communities

Date

October 19, 2017 - 08:00am

Measuring what people eat is important for informing food and nutrition policy and programs, according to research from Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.
Monkey malaria researcher named NT Young Tall Poppy

Date

October 12, 2017 - 17:30pm

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) clinical research fellow Dr Matthew Grigg has been named the 2017 NT Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year in recognition for ongoing research into Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi) malaria, a type of monkey malaria transmitted to humans via mosquitos in Southeast Asia.
New Australian-led malaria research powerhouse gears up to hunt down malaria across the Asia-Pacific

Date

October 11, 2017 - 09:00am

Australia will take a leadership role in the Asia-Pacific region in a new initiative to help our nearest neighbours rid the scourge of malaria, in a new National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre for Research Excellence in Malaria Elimination.
Is it time to outlaw cigarette sales in Australia?

Date

October 03, 2017 - 08:00am

In a commentary published in the international journal Tobacco Control, Dr Marita Hefler said “The ongoing availability of cigarettes is an historical anomaly. Any other consumer product that kills up to two-thirds of its long-term users remaining legal is unimaginable.”
Professor Alan Cass, wins clinical science award

Date

September 06, 2017 - 09:22am

Kidney specialist and Director of Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), Professor Alan Cass, was presented with the prestigious Kidney Health Australia Clinical Science Award tonight at the 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN ASM) conference dinner.
Report urges simpler liquor permit management in communities

Date

August 22, 2017 - 14:00pm

Liquor permit schemes in the Northern Territory (NT) can be made easier to implement and more accountable to local communities, a NT Government-commissioned report has found.
QLD Government | B.Strong training program release

Date

August 09, 2017 - 10:00am

QLD Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Cameron Dick launched the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Brief Intervention Training Program.
Central Australia Academic Health Science Centre

Date

July 04, 2017 - 14:18pm

An academic health science centre in Central Australia is the first Aboriginal-led collaboration to achieve Federal Government recognition for leadership in health research and delivery of evidence-based health care.
Academic Health Science Centre - Media Release

Date

July 04, 2017 - 14:00pm

An academic health science centre in Central Australia is the first Aboriginal-led collaboration to achieve Federal Government recognition for leadership in health research and delivery of evidence-based health care.
Study finds the monitoring of toilet surfaces could impact public health surveillance

Date

June 30, 2017 - 10:00am

Surface swabbing of toilets and bathrooms could strengthen disease surveillance according to recent research from Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) published in the journal PeerJ.
Petrol sniffing stunts the growth of children

Date

June 16, 2017 - 12:00pm

“Petrol sniffing makes you shorter, and there’s no way to catch up even after you stop sniffing” says Professor Andrew Lawrence at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Adult male farmers most at risk of contracting monkey malaria in Malaysia

Date

June 10, 2017 - 08:00am

Lead author, Menzies School of Health Research research fellow, Dr Matthew Grigg has specialised in identifying and researching risk factors and treatment for P. knowlesi malaria in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Study emphasises the need for radical cure of vivax malaria

Date

May 17, 2017 - 03:30am

A study into the treatment of the difficult-to-cure Plasmodium vivax malaria in Ethiopia.
Bold bid to end Rheumatic Heart Disease

Date

May 10, 2017 - 09:01am

Some of the nation’s leading medical researchers are in Darwin to step out a plan to wipe out rheumatic heart disease – a life-threatening condition that disproportionately affects Indigenous Australians.
Associate Professor Steven Tong honoured with Frank Fenner Award

Date

March 31, 2017 - 11:00am

Associate Professor Steven Tong, Infectious Diseases Physician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Indigenous Health Theme Leader at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), has been awarded the 2017 Frank Fenner Award for Advanced Research in Infectious Diseases.
Traditional food trends in remote Northern Territory communities

Date

March 29, 2017 - 08:30am

The majority of Aboriginal people living in remote Northern Territory communities are regularly using traditional foods in their diets according to research from Menzies School of Health Research published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health today
HOT NORTH Fellowships to improve health outcomes in the tropics

Date

March 20, 2017 - 13:28pm

Five post-doctoral health professionals have been awarded Fellowships to help close critical gaps in health outcomes in northern Australia and the Asia-Pacific region as part of the unique collaborative program Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North (HOT NORTH), led by the Darwin-based Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies).
Menzies helps track the travels of the deadly melioidosis bacteria

Date

March 06, 2017 - 09:00am

An international team of experts has confirmed the Australian origins of the bacterium (Burkholderia pseudomallei) which causes the potentially fatal infectious disease melioidosis and tracked its global dissemination.
Forum to focus on NT child rights

Date

February 08, 2017 - 09:00am

Health and law experts will discuss the rights of children in the Northern Territory at two events, hosted by Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University’s School of Law.
Australia’s first Indigenous kidney specialist wins Harry Christian Giese Award

Date

December 06, 2016 - 12:00pm

Australia’s first Indigenous kidney specialist and clinical nephrologist, Menzies’ Dr Jaqui Hughes has been named as the 2016 recipient of the Harry Christian Giese – Research into Action Award to champion the translation of her research findings into medical interventions.
TerritoryQ: Time of Service, Assoc Prof Sue Sayers

Date

July 09, 2015 - 12:01pm
National boost for new Indigenous and tropical health research

Date

October 20, 2014 - 09:00am

Menzies has been awarded more than $12 million in federal funding for 12 competitive grants and fellowships to help improve outcomes for disadvantaged populations in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Menzies research reveals marked decline in petrol sniffing

Date

January 13, 2014 - 09:00am

A Menzies report has revealed a significant decline in the prevalence of petrol sniffing in a number of Aboriginal communities across Australia.
Researcher brings Indigenous gambling and smoking into focus with funding boost

Date

November 06, 2013 - 10:00am

The hundreds of communities nationwide that suffer the detrimental social and health effects of gambling and smoking will benefit from new research out of Menzies.
Menzies research shines on the national stage

Date

October 24, 2013 - 09:00am

Menzies has been awarded federal funding for 11 competitive grants and fellowships to help improve outcomes for disadvantaged populations in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
New resource package to improve nutrition in remote communities

Date

August 22, 2013 - 10:00am

A new resource package focused on improving nutrition in remote stores in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities will help to address the poor state of diets in remote Indigenous populations.
New research on cancer among Indigenous children

Date

July 25, 2013 - 12:00pm

The first ever study of the national patterns of incidence and death rates for cancers diagnosed amongst Indigenous children has been undertaken to help understand and reduce the risk and impact of cancer in Indigenous youth.
The Conversation: Indigenous child health improves when fruit and veg are cheap

Date

July 11, 2013 - 09:25am

Providing subsidised fruit and vegetable scheme to low-income Indigenous families in northern New South Wales improves children’s health and significantly reduces antibiotic use, a new study has found.
Early language support for Aboriginal school learning success

Date

July 10, 2013 - 12:00pm

Almost three quarters of the 1,300 Aboriginal children who enter Northern Territory schools each year are from families where languages other than English are spoken in the home.
Swimming pools: neither friend nor foe for Aboriginal children with severe ear disease

Date

July 08, 2013 - 12:00pm

Research by Menzies has found that swimming pools are unlikely to significantly reduce or increase levels of severe middle ear disease in remote Aboriginal communities.
Gambling causing harm to Indigenous children's health

Date

June 12, 2013 - 12:00pm

A study by the Menzies School of Health Research has confirmed that gambling problems in remote Indigenous communities are associated with poorer health outcomes for children.
Research reveals new target to fight tuberculosis

Date

June 05, 2013 - 12:00pm

New research from the Menzies School of Health Research could open the door to the development of new treatments for Tuberculosis (TB).
Condolence Statement - Dr M Yunupingu

Date

June 03, 2013 - 12:00pm

The staff and students at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) offer their deepest condolences to the Yunupingu family on the passing of Dr M Yunupingu.
Developing global links in the fight against a super-bug

Date

June 01, 2013 - 00:00am

For years it's been the super-bug in hospitals around Australia. Golden staph, or Staphylococcus aureus, is resistant to a wide range of antibiotics, difficult to treat and seemingly impossible to eradicate. Golden staph is one of the most aggressive...
Report reveals reduced smoking in the Northern Territory

Date

May 31, 2013 - 12:00pm

An independent Annual Report on Tobacco Control in the Northern Territory (NT) which summarises progress towards reducing smoking in the Territory has been released on World No Tobacco Day.
Fresh resources give health workers the edge to tackle Indigenous smoking

Date

May 30, 2013 - 12:00pm

A suite of new No Smokes Health Worker Guides will be launched on World No Tobacco Day (Friday, 31 May) providing a toolbox for health workers, including Aboriginal tobacco workers, to tackle Indigenous smoking rates.
Body and build of Indigenous Australians in the spotlight

Date

May 28, 2013 - 12:00pm

The first ever detailed study of the body build and composition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has been undertaken to help reduce the risk and impact of kidney disease in Indigenous populations.
Menzies supports release of new National Indigenous Suicide Strategy

Date

May 22, 2013 - 12:00pm

Indigenous suicide prevention experts from the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) have welcomed the Australian Government’s new National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy released today.
Indigenous hip hop artist hits the road to promote quitting to youth

Date

May 14, 2013 - 12:00pm

Personal experiences of smoking, quitting and how smoking is affecting communities will play out on social media as part of a road trip for a group of leading Indigenous musicians.
Study reveals true cost of smoking to the Territory

Date

May 13, 2013 - 12:00pm

Smoking tobacco costs the Territory more than $5,000 per Territorian aged over 14 years, according to a new study conducted by the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies for the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies).
New talking posters to tackle chronic cough in Indigenous communities

Date

April 29, 2013 - 12:00pm

The launch of a series of flipcharts and talking posters will help to address factors that lead to chronic respiratory illness in remote Indigenous children and adults.
Research reveals concerning nutrition outcomes in remote communities

Date

April 15, 2013 - 12:00pm

Some remote Indigenous communities are spending as little as 2.2 per cent of total food expenditure on fruit and just 5.4 per cent on vegetables according to a study by the Menzies School of Health Research, published in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.
Esteemed kidney specialist recognised with national health science award

Date

March 25, 2013 - 12:00pm

One of Australia’s leading kidney specialists has been recognised with a prestigious national award for his contributions to kidney health and advancing Indigenous health.
Indigenous cancer centre of excellence unveiled

Date

March 12, 2013 - 12:00pm

The launch of Australia’s first Indigenous cancer research centre is set to improve the diagnosis, treatment and survival rates for Indigenous Australians with cancer.
New network to push Indigenous cancer into the spotlight

Date

February 04, 2013 - 12:00pm

A new national cancer research network will launch on World Cancer Day aimed at improving quality of life and survival rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cancer patients in Australia.
Health to shine at Close The Gap Day Charity Breakfast

Date

January 30, 2013 - 12:00pm

An opportunity to hear from leading Indigenous health experts about inventive new ways they are closing the gap is set to draw some of the Territory’s most influential and iconic identities for a formal charity breakfast.
Menzies research receives highest praise

Date

December 11, 2012 - 12:00pm
Study outlines opportunities for improving reproductive health among young Indigenous women

Date

December 11, 2012 - 12:00pm
Menzies trains community educators to give infants a healthy start

Date

December 03, 2012 - 12:10pm
Personal quit diary of a young Indigenous man plays out on social media

Date

November 30, 2012 - 12:00pm

In an innovative personal quit smoking diary, Aboriginal blogger and teacher, Luke Pearson, will use Facebook and Twitter as part of his 20 day quit challenge.
New study to investigate drivers of Indigenous suicide

Date

November 09, 2012 - 12:00pm

The Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) will investigate the key drivers of suicide attempts and opportunities for prevention amongst Indigenous Australians in a new study.
Research reveals decline in Indigenous heavy smokers

Date

November 05, 2012 - 12:00pm

The number of Indigenous heavy smokers has fallen significantly according to a study by the Menzies School of Health Research.
Indigenous kidney specialist named NT's Young Tall Poppy

Date

October 29, 2012 - 12:00pm

Australia’s first Indigenous kidney specialist has been announced as the Northern Territory’s Young Tall Poppy as part of the recent 2012 NT Research and Innovation Awards.
Distinguished health researchers converge on Darwin for Scientific Colloquium

Date

October 25, 2012 - 12:00pm

Leading health researchers from around Australia will join more than 100 participants to discuss ways to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and delivery at a Menzies School of Health Scientific Colloquium 2012 to be held tomorrow (Friday, 26 Oct).
Menzies secures critical funding for malaria and tropical health research

Date

October 19, 2012 - 12:00pm

The millions of people worldwide who suffer from malaria and other tropical infections each year will benefit from the awarding of a federal fellowship to one of the country's leading clinical researchers in tropical health.
National boost for new Indigenous and tropical health research

Date

October 19, 2012 - 12:00pm

The Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has been awarded federal funding for 12 competitive grants and fellowships to help improve outcomes for disadvantaged populations in Australia and the Asia- Pacific region.
Esteemed kidney specialist appointed as new Director of Menzies School of Health Research

Date

October 11, 2012 - 12:00pm

A leading Australian kidney specialist will take the helm at the Northern Territory’s Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), following a six-month global search for a world-class director and health researcher.
Study probes answers to memory loss for problem drinkers

Date

October 11, 2012 - 12:00pm

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) have announced a new project which could have global implications for preventing memory loss and other neurological problems for problem drinkers.
New Study Guides launched to tackle Indigenous smoking in school-aged kids

Date

October 08, 2012 - 12:00pm

The battle to reduce smoking rates amongst Indigenous Australians has moved to the classroom. Today a new suite of National Curriculum-linked No Smokes Study Guides was launched to equip teachers with culturally-relevant lesson plans on the effects of smoking.
Sod turned for $46m research facility for leading Indigenous health institute

Date

August 10, 2012 - 12:00pm

Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs Warren Snowdon and Northern Territory Minister for Health Kon Vatskalis have turned the ‘first sod’ in celebration of the Menzies School of Health Research new multimillion dollar building project.
National consultations seek answers to Indigenous suicide

Date

August 08, 2012 - 12:00pm

The Menzies School of Health Research will this week embark on a nationwide consultation on the development of Australia’s first national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy.
Menzies' lung and cancer programs win $5 million in 'research excellence' funding

Date

August 02, 2012 - 12:00pm

Two esteemed lung health and cancer research programs from the Menzies School of Health Research were today declared ‘Centres for Research Excellence’ and awarded funding of $2.5 million each over five years.
Researcher awarded half a million dollars for pioneering Indigenous youth study

Date

July 26, 2012 - 12:00pm
Jessica Mauboy sings out to end Indigenous diabetes and heart disease epidemic

Date

July 16, 2012 - 12:00pm

Singer Jessica Mauboy is calling for Darwin-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to complete a quick survey as part of the Diabetes and Related Conditions in Urban Indigenous People in the Darwin Region (DRUID) study, a ground-breaking diabetes and heart disease study.
Menzies to lead development of Australia's first National Indigenous Suicide Prevention Strategy

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June 04, 2012 - 12:00pm

Menzies School of Health Research has welcomed the Australian Government’s decision to appoint it to help develop the nation’s first National Indigenous Suicide Prevention Strategy.
Indigenous celebrities back new national 'NoSmokes' website to slash youth smoking

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May 31, 2012 - 12:00pm

Comedian Sean Choolburra, Bangarra dance troupe performer Rarriwuy Hick, and hip hop singer Corey "Yung Nooky" Webster have teamed with the Menzies School of Health Research on an innovative multimedia anti-smoking project targeting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teens.
New tools to help strengthen Indigenous health promotion across Australia

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May 14, 2012 - 12:00pm

Researchers from the Menzies School of Health Research have launched the first quality improvement tools designed specifically for health promotion with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Media statement on the Northern Territory education luminary, Nancy Giese

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May 11, 2012 - 12:00pm

The Menzies School of Health Research is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of education pioneer and 2001 Northern Territory Senior Australian of the Year, Nancy Giese, AO OBE MBE.
East Timorese nutritionists head to Central Australia for training

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May 09, 2012 - 12:00pm

Alice Springs will this week become a training ground for a team of Timor Leste nutritionists.
World class director sought for leading Aboriginal and Tropical Health research institute

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March 28, 2012 - 12:00pm

Menzies School of Health Research has begun a national and international search for a new world-class Director.
New report identifies investment into Indigenous Health research paying off

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March 22, 2012 - 12:00pm

A new report which has evaluated the economic contribution of Australia’s leading Aboriginal health research institute shows it made a significant contribution to the Australian economy.
Stars line up to support prestigious Aboriginal health event in Darwin

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March 07, 2012 - 12:00pm

Darwin will host a roll call of sporting and entertainment greats this month as they fly in to participate in the second Rioli Fund Annual Dinner.
Menzies bids farewell to Ethics Chairman, Dr Michael Nixon

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February 16, 2012 - 12:00pm

The Menzies School of Health Research has thanked the retiring chairman of the Human Research Ethics Committee for his commitment and dedication to the ethical review of research studies in the Northern Territory.
Territory researchers win national awards

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December 01, 2011 - 12:00pm

Two researchers from Menzies School of Health Research were recognised for their contribution to the science community at the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Gala Dinner held at Parliament House in Canberra last night.
Ear disease affecting Territory children

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November 04, 2011 - 12:00pm
Health and Nutrition: from Timor to the Territory

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October 20, 2011 - 12:00pm

A unique health and nutrition program has brought six senior nutritionists from Timor Leste to spend this week at Royal Darwin Hospital to receive practical training in nutrition from the hospital’s dietitians.
Menzies wins $17.6 million in NHMRC funding

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October 17, 2011 - 12:00pm
Highest award for ground-breaking research into severe malaria

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October 15, 2011 - 12:00pm
World Mental Health Day 2011

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October 10, 2011 - 12:00pm
New unit to research high fatality rates

Date

September 27, 2011 - 12:00pm

Studies have found that for cancer patients the case-fatality rates among Indigenous Australians are twice the rates of non-Indigenous cases.
New Centre links child health and education

Date

September 22, 2011 - 12:00pm

A new research centre dedicated to improving the lives of children in the NT will be launched by the Chief Minister Paul Henderson in Darwin today.

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