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ABC stateline report - beating scabies and strongyloidiasis
The Menzies School of Health Research is hoping the drug Ivermectin will rid the Echo Island community, east of Darwin, of scabies and the strongyloides worm.
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SBS World News: Dr Yunupingu's death highlights health disparities
The death of Yothu Yindi frontman Dr Yunupingu highlights anew the health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
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730NT ABC TV: A report card on the NT's smoking habit
A new report finds the Northern Territory's smoking rates are falling, but are still the highest in the country.
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ABC AM: New research into fighting malaria
Scientists say new research into malaria will help provide new ways to combat the deadly disease.
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ABC Catalyst: Melioidosis feature
Life in northern Australia is full of spectacular surprises and natural hazards, some more obvious than others.
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730NT: New Director of the Menzies School of Health Research
Kidney disease expert Professor Alan Cass takes over the reins at Menzies.
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NT health champion honoured
Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister, Senator Nigel Scullion, has paid tribute to to Dr Sue Sayers, who has been named as the recipient of the highest award offered by the Darwin-based Menzies School of Health Research, the Menzies Medallion.
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730NT: Fight against kidney disease scourge
For people from remote communities, the diagnosis of kidney failure often means moving far from home to have life-saving dialysis. Some communities are so concerned about the increasing number of people leaving for dialysis, that they've rallied to set up their own clinics.
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730NT: Tracking down Darwinites' health
It's the nation's largest and longest-running study of Aboriginal people - and it's happening here in the Northern Territory.
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National Indigenous Cancer Network Roundtable 2013 - DISCOVER-TT Launch .
The official launch of the Centre of Research Excellence in Discovering Indigenous Strategies to improve Cancer Outcomes via Engagement, Research Translation and Training (DISCOVER --TT) and the National Indigenous Cancer Network Roundtable 2013...
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TerritoryQ: War on Malaria, Prof Ric Price and Prof Nicholas Anstey
A medical team based in Darwin has put itself at the centre of the goal to eliminate malaria from the Asia-Pacific
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Dialysis urged for remote communities
For Yalmay Yunupingu, moving to Darwin for five years so her husband, the Yothu Yindi frontman and renowned Yolngu leader Dr Yunupingu, could receive dialysis for his end-stage kidney disease was a nightmare.
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Lab teaches remote kids healthy living
IN a busy classroom on the Tiwi Islands, teacher's aide Stan blows into a breathalyser measuring carbon dioxide from smoke in the body, almost sending himself off the classroom scale. His students dissolve into laughter.WHEN asked, he sheepishly admits to smoking. "You play footy? You'll run faster if you quit," says a researcher from the Heart Foundation. Two year nine girls blow and giggle with relief to find themselves in the healthy range. Across the room, kids bounce from station to station, trying out hand strength tests, scanning themselves with UV lights to see what germs remain after washing their hands, and checking their blood pressure, height and weight. At one table, a young boy stares agog when he sees how many packets of sugar go into Coca-Cola, fruit juice and iced coffee.
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‘Golden staph’ three species, not one
'Stories of Australian Science' magazine
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New research may help break the cycle of intergenerational diabetes
New research, at Menzies within the NT Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership Project led by Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown will be funded by Diabetes Australia. Researches will investigate the barriers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers accessing optimal healthcare during pregnancy and may help to address the intergenerational cycle of diabetes.
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Melioidosis: The Most Neglected Tropical Disease
Three sessions at the American Society for Microbiology 2017 Biothreats conference covered specific emerging diseases. Two of these, Zika and Ebola, have received a lot of media coverage (including on this blog), but the third disease, melioidosis, isn’t frequently found in newspaper headlines.
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NITV: Two months' could be key to Indigenous women's survival of cervical cancer
NITV : A study lead by a young Torres Strait Islander research fellow finds that Indigenous women are not receiving the recommended 2-month clinical follow up on an abnormal pap test result.
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Menzies HealthLAB National Science Week Grant
In August 2017, HealthLAB is planning to travel from the Tiwi Islands in the Arafura Sea across to west Arnhem Land.
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Check-up gives health insight - HealthLAB
Darwin Sun | The Menzies School of Health and Research runs HealthLAB, a free initiative that visits public spaces and schools around the NT
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CAAMA Radio | Traditional food trends
Menzies researcher and lead author Megan Ferguson speaks to CAAMA's Paul Wiles about the publication of Traditional food availability and consumption in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory in the prestigious Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.
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Addressing racism in Australia's health system.
Menzies research fellow, Dr Paul Lawton features on Radio Nationals Life Matters discussing research which shows Indigenous Australians experience discrimination in a range of ways when navigating the health system.
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Melioidosis: More cases of potentially fatal bacteria from NT dirt emerge
More people are being infected by a potentially fatal bacterium in the Northern Territory, and health experts suspect building works could have something to do with the rise in cases.
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MJA Podcast on the clinical experience of patients with hepatitis C virus infection.
Associate Professor Joshua Davis is a Principal Research Fellow with the Menzies School of Health Research. He is the coauthor of a Short Report on the clinical experience of patients with hepatitis C virus infection among Australian GP trainees.
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RISE OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE “DEEPLY ALARMING”
THE death of an American woman from an untreatable infection with a gram-negative bacterium resistant to all classes of antibiotics has left Australian infectious diseases experts “deeply alarmed”, according to an editorial published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
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No long term benefits for NT Government alcohol rehab program
NT Government's forced alcohol rehab program found to be expensive, with no long-term health impacts. The evaluation of the program, conducted by PwC's Indigenous Consulting and the Menzies School of Health Research.
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Red hot Alice puts mums and bubs at risk
Three Menzies staff - Professor Anne Chang, Dr Gurmeet Singh and Dr Elizabeth McDonald - were involved in this study. The paper, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, linked preterm births with extreme heat.
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Menzies director Alan Cass podcast on Territory FM
Professor Alan Cass, discusses how rigorous research that explores patterns in health and disease – in collaboration with Indigenous communities – is key to improving health.
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The Australian - Third World disease a blight on indigenous
Some of the nation’s leading RHD medical researchers are meeting in Darwin to create a plan to wipe out the life-threatening condition, which disproportionately affects indigenous Australians.
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Cherie Whitbread 2017 Midwife of the Year
Cherie Whitbread received the award of 2017 Nurse/Midwife of the Year! Picture: Justin Kennedy NT News
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Australian native animals spreading scrub typhus mite prompt warning
Scrub typhus is just one of many tropical diseases in the NT that are not so well known down south.
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NT Government - Gambling Prevalence Survey Released
A study from the Menzies School of Health Research, released by the Territory Government, shows gambling participation declined significantly.
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Rheumatic heart disease researchers on mission
The Northern Territory has the highest rate of rheumatic heart disease in the world, which is partly due to poor living conditions such as overcrowded housing, said Associate Professor Anna Ralph from the Menzies School of Health Research.
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Science to win ahead of zombies
NT News features Dr Tegan Harris to promote Pint of Science Event
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Weeding out Malaria
A study led by the Menzies School of Health Research recommends a two-stage treatment for the notoriously difficult-to-cure Plasmodium vivax malaria
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Rheumatic heart disease program in East Timor 'saving lives' with 'simple' penicillin injections
Australian doctors are working with East Timorese health workers to screen and treat children and young people with the illness, using methods similar to those used in Australia.
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New treatment trialled in battle against ear disease
In a world first, Northern Territory researchers are trialling a new treatment to heal an ear disease plaguing Indigenous communities and causing lifelong disadvantage.
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Mosquito poo could help to detect diseases
SCIENTISTS are experimenting with mozzie poo as a new method of controlling the spread of mosquito-borne diseases throughout tropical Australia. HOT NORTH
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Combination Therapy in Treating S. aureus Infections
Prof. Josh Davis, MBBS, PhD, Principle Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research, Australia, discusses the role of combination therapy when it comes to treating invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections.
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Extra vaccines may reduce 'unacceptable rates' of chronic ear disease in Indigenous children
The Menzies School of Health Research is conducting a clinical trial in remote communities in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, and hope the results will change the public health approach and give more help to families.
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Medicare Review Taskforce’s recommendation for ‘on country’ dialysis
Menzies Director Professor Alan Cass, is also the Chair of the Renal Clinical Committee which is recommending a dedicated MBS item number to support ‘on country’ dialysis.
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New Vaccine could help reduce Chronic ear disease.
Menzies School of Health researchers are hoping to reduce rates of a chronic ear disease called Otis Media, in remote indigenous communities. (Image source: creative commons)
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Child abuse reports in NT double after intervention
The abuse of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory - the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children.
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Australian Doctor - otitis media clinical trial
Otitis Media - a clinical trial where Indigenous infants will receive an extra dose of pneumococcal vaccine to try and cut down the rates of incidence.
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Professor Sven Silburn contributes to NT's Royal Commission into Youth Detention and Child Protection
Royal Commission into Youth Detention and Child Protection in the Northern Territory - Professor Sven Silburn contributes to the hearings.
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STI swabs reveal pattern | NT News 1 July 2017
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.
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Fatal croc attacks rising in NT
A study has found crocodile related deaths have jumped in the past two decades.
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NT News editorial on Menzies gambling report
NT Government release Menzies report into gambling rates
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Menzies HealthLAB to visit Bowali Visitor Centre
The Menzies HealthLAB will be at the Bowali Visitor Centre on Wednesday, August 16 as part of National Science Week 2017. Using the latest technology to measure participants’ health and inform them about the impacts of smoking, alcohol misuse and diet, which can increase the risk of diabetes, cancer, kidney disease, obesity and cardiovascular disease.
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Tuberculosis, Why haven’t we eliminated TB already?
Tuberculosis - Medical Republic Why haven’t we eliminated TB already?
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Territory Q features HOT NORTH
Read about our HOT NORTH collaboration in the latest Territory Q Magazine.
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Central Australia Academic Health Science Centre (CAAHSC)
A unique consortium bringing together Aboriginal community controlled health services and leading medical researchers will spearhead efforts to close the health gap in Central Australia. Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt congratulated the 11 organisations partnering in the new Central Australia Academic Health Science Centre (CAAHSC).
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World-class focus on boosting remote health
The announcement of a new central Australian academic health science centre, led by the Aboriginal community-controlled health service sector and bringing together a consortium of 11 clinical and research groups, is a big deal.
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Red Centre of medical innovation
A research oasis in the desert, this centre for innovation is fertile ground for investment by government, corporations and philanthropists alike.
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NT Aboriginal men fall behind in life expectancy
National Indigenous Times reports on a study, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, found that between 1967 and 2012 the difference in life expectancies for NT Aboriginal women and the wider Australian population declined by 4.6 years.
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ABC TV coverage of lung capacity study collaboration
Menzies have been out and about at the Northern Territory Rugby League Junior fixtures, measuring lung function in healthy young people. The study measures two types of lung function tests in healthy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young adults, to find the best range of healthy results. Which in turn will be used to help diagnose lung problems such as asthma. Dr Gabrielle McCallum manager of our Child Health Respiratory Program teamed up with with Queensland University of Technology PhD student Tamara Blake.
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Consortium to help close gap | Koori Mail
Eleven organisations have united to form the new Central Australia Academic Health Science Centre (CAAHSC).Efforts to close the health gap in central Australia.
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Territory Q congratulates Cherie Whitbread
Territory Q Magazine recognising Cherie Whitbread's awards for the NT 2017 Nurse/Midwife of the Year and NT Excellence in Nursing/Midwifery Education and/or Research!
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Who'd wanna listen to me? The humble genius of Dr. G. Yunupingu
The sad passing of Dr G Yunupingu with Mark Grose from the record label Skinnyfish and Dr Paul Lawton.
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Dr G Yunupingu chose to leave dialysis knowing he would die, doctor says
Late Arnhem Land musician Dr G Yunupingu chose to end his dialysis treatment knowing the dire consequences that would follow, his doctor has told the ABC.
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ABC Life Matters - the gap in Indigenous life expectancy
The death this week of the wonderful singer Dr G Yunipingu at the age of just 46 from long-term illness, brings home once again the disparity in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
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ABC online | Elcho Island researchers bound for Alaska
Three community-based researchers from Elcho Island working with Menzies School of Health Research are bound for Alaska to present at an international viral hepatitis conference.
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ABC online | Research targeting asthma and smoking
Indigenous smoking rates: Older kids a new tool to break cycle in Northern Territory. By Nancy Notzon. Senior research fellow Dr Gabrielle McCallum | A trial targeting improved asthma outcomes and creating an environment where it's cool not to take up smoking.
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Australian Financial Review - Dr Paul Lawton at Garma
The loss of Dr G Yunupingu to kidney disease has shone a light on the "largely preventable" renal health nightmare afflicting remote communities, his doctor says.
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ABC Radio National - 'tsunami' of kidney disease
At the Garma Festival in the Northern Territory, RN Drive's Patricia Karvelas sat down with two experts in the field. Melanie Rarrtjiwuy Herdman Representing the CEO of Miwatj Health Dr Paul Lawton Kidney specialist from the Menzies School of Health Research who treated Dr G. Yunupingu
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NITV | $2.24m health initiative by Menzies in QLD
The $2.24 million B.Strong initiative will be rolled out over three years by the Menzies School of Health Research to health professionals in Queensland giving culturally-appropriate lifestyle advice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients
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NT News - Menzies HealthLAB at Parliament House
HealthLAB in Parliament House for Science Week pollies health checks, NT Thunder captain Shannon Rioli calls on the general public to come along.
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West Arnhem Wire | HealthLAB in Jabiru
The Jabiru community is reminded that the Menzies HealthLAB will be at the Bowali Visitor Centre on Wednesday, August 16 as part of National Science Week 2017.
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Koori Mail | B.Strong Program
QUEENSLAND health professionals will receive training on how to provide culturally appropriate healthy lifestyle advice to Indigenous people under the Menzies B.strong training program.
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ABC Radio AM | Belyuen Hip Hop on Mental Health
Teenagers in the Northern Territory Aboriginal community of Belyuen say they hope their hip hop video clip about mental illness will encourage other kids to be open about their problems. Professor Gary Robinson Director, Menzies Centre for Child Development and Education praised their efforts.
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Menzies part of the Eureka Prize winning team
The Scabies Research Team, from Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; the Kirby Institute; St Vincent's Hospital Sydney; and Menzies School of Health Research, wins the 2017 Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research.
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Weekend Australian | Legacy of Dr G Yunupingu
Weekend Australian | Legacy of Dr G Yunupingu - Dr Paul Lawtton
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Malaria parasite spreads from howler monkeys to humans
Matthew J Grigg, of the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Australia and Georges Snounou, of the Sorbonne University in Paris, France, say it is imperative that studies establish whether this is the simium parasite or whether it might be a reservoir of vivax in Brazilian monkeys, which “would pose a substantial threat to malaria elimination throughout the continent and possibly beyond”
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Professor Alan Cass, wins clinical science award
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.
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NT News - Kidney research wins prize
NT NEWS reports Professor Alan Cass, wins the prestigious Kidney Health Australia Clinical Science Award.
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ABC Online | Indigenous dialysis patients pushing for grassroots community health services
Aboriginal dialysis patients say too many people are dying a lonely death away from their families, because they cannot be treated at home. In remote parts of Australia, patients whose kidneys are failing often have to leave their home communities to seek dialysis treatments in larger cities and towns.
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CAAMA | Great potential to learn from Aboriginal people
The winner of a prestigious Kidney Health Australia Clinical Science Award says kidney specialists need to better understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander views on kidney transplant and how they wish to deal with kidney disease in communities.
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Research in the HOT NORTH
As part of the Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North: a multidisciplinary collaboration (HOT NORTH) being undertaken at the Telethon Kids Institute under the leadership of Prof Jonathan Carapetis, work is being done to improve methods for monitoring GAS antibiotic susceptibility.
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Centralian Advocate | Kids miss out on early intervention
Another submission, from Menzies School of Health Research, says most young offenders “grow out of” their poor behaviour as they develop. “Much research has shown the juvenile institutions are not rehabilitative or cost effective; incarceration is traumatic and interferes with the development process of young people,”
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Koori Mail | Liquor permit schemes in the spotlight
LIQUOR permit schemes in the Northern Territory can be made easier to implement and more accountable to local communities, an NT Government commissioned report has found.
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Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation teams with Menzies
Called Opening Doors, the chronic disease strategy evaluation report shines a light on the work done by the Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation in NSW with Menzies.
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Kimberley patients forced to travel thousands of kilometres for essential dialysis training
A kidney health forum held in Darwin last week tabled the concerns of remote dialysis patients from Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
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Curious Darwin: Why is there no malaria in Australia's northern capital?
Professor Ric Price is an expert in malaria who works at the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin. He said the victory over malaria was a result of prompt and effective diagnosis, actions to control mosquito numbers, and close follow-up of people who returned home from overseas who were sick with malaria.
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Preterm babies at risk of developing kidney disease
How healthy we are in adulthood is, in many ways, determined while we are still in the womb. Babies born prematurely could be at greater risk of developing kidney disease later in life according to a landmark Monash University study investigating the impacts of preterm birth on kidney development.
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Call to ban durries in Oz
NT academic says outlawing smokes is not impossible THE rise in popularity of ecigarettes could open the door to a legislated ban on the sale of cigarettes, according to a Northern Territory academic.
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Top doctor calls for total ban on cigarettes, switch to e-cigarettes
Menzies School of Health researcher Dr Marita Hefler says the rapid evolution of alternative nicotine products, such as e-cigarettes, meant outlawing combustible tobacco, including cigarettes, was now possible.
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Sharing a Heartbeat: Rheumatic heart disease movie released in Darwin
A push for more awareness around the effects of rheumatic heart disease on pregnancy has led to a film developed, written, and directed by Australian Indigenous women.
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Indigenous women are less likely to survive breast cancer
Prof. Gail Garvey from @MenziesHealth explains why Indigenous women are less likely to survive breast cancer than other women
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Let’s quit being idiots
The time has come to think seriously about the impact smoking has on us - NT News Opinion Jill Poulsen.
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PhD: malaria paralyses immune cells
THE quest to develop a better malaria vaccine is a complicated business, but that hasn't deterred Dr Jessica Loughland, of the Menzies School of Health Research, who received a PhD yesterday from Charles Darwin University
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Monkey malaria researcher presented with NT Young Tall Poppy award
Dr Matthew Grigg's research into monkey malaria has already changed WHO treatment guidelines and saved lives across Southeast Asia, writes Sarah Condie - Cosmos Magazine
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Herald Sun | We are delivering for North: Joyce
THE Coalition is investing more than $6 billion in Northern Australia, on its way to delivering more than 50 of the recommendations from its white paper, according to Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.
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Aboriginal Australians ditch cigarettes
The Australian - Menzies School of Health Research Professor David Thomas, who collaborated with the ABS, says each year more indigenous people are successfully quitting and fewer children are taking up the habit.
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It’s time for another type of story about Indigenous smoking rates
A leading Aboriginal health researcher has called for research and reporting on Indigenous smoking rates to be reframed, to reflect the good news that is emerging and to acknowledge the role of colonisation, dating back to when tobacco was distributed as rations and wages.
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Lucky Luke - The Darwin poet whose muse is a dialysis machine
In the Northern Territory in the 1990s, an Indigenous person was estimated to be 15 to 30 times more likely to have kidney failure than a non-Indigenous person. It was this disparity that compelled Paul Lawton, a kidney specialist, to move to Darwin from Melbourne.
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Making connections: Medibank and Wadeye
Medibank’s engagement with the Wadeye community has evolved into a health planning tri-partnership with the local community and the Menzies School of Health Research.
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HOT NORTH: A community of excellence in tropical medicine
The Australian Government funded HOT NORTH project has hit the ground running in 2017, and is building north Australia’s expertise and capacity in tropical medicine through research projects that will transfer new knowledge to communities.
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Award no tall order for Matthew - Darwin Sun
A DARWIN scientist has been named the Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year in recognition of his research into a type of monkey malaria transmitted to humans via mosquitoes.
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Food data vital - Centralian Advocate
THERE is a need to track community nutrition over time using food and beverage data to help improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote communities, according to new research.
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Rivers of grog could run dry - Centralian Advocate
Centralian Advocate, Alice Springs NT by John Boffa. The Expert Advisory Panel that reviewed the NT's alcohol policies and legislation is to be congratulated on a great job.
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DoH - Free healthy food app dials up good tucker for remote Indigenous communities
The Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP Minister for Indigenous Health Free healthy food app dials up good tucker for remote Indigenous communities A new mobile phone app has been launched which promises to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote...
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Dr John Boffa: reviewing NT alcohol policies
Policies that raise the price of the cheapest alcoholic beverages are effective in reducing consumption and, it follows, alcohol-related harm, such as injury, illness and violent offending, writes Dr John Boffa
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Tracking nutrition found to be vital - Koori Mail
MEASURING what people eat is important for informing food and nutrition policy and programs, according to research from Menzies School of Health Research published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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'Good tucker, long life': Hopes app will turn Indigenous eating habits around
The Good Tucker app is designed to put free, instant and easy advice in the palm of your hand, moving away from conventional forms of healthy food campaigning.
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Good Tucker app gets thumbs up from Rob
The Good Tucker app scans a product’s barcode and then shows how healthy or unhealthy it is with a simple thumbs up, sideways or down message.
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Indigenous Australians travelling 1000 kilometres for kidney dialysis: report
In a new Menzies School of Health Research report, patients and carers from across northern and central Australia called on state, territory and federal government health ministers to overhaul the system to provide more holistic care.
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Longest running Aboriginal health study to enter new stage
For thirty years, researchers at the Menzies School of Health research have been tracking the health of babies born to Aboriginal mothers at Royal Darwin Hospital between 1987 and 1990.
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Indigenous Australians under-reporting the amount of ‘unhealthy foods’ they consume
There is an urgent need to better track community nutrition to support policymakers in improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in remote communities.
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Remote kidney patients face homelessness
Patients and their support networks have called for equal health care closer to their homes in a new report released by the Menzies School of Health Research in the Northern Territory.
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B.strong Brief Intervention Face-to-Face Training Workshop
There are significant differences in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living in Queensland and the rest of the population. A lot of this can be addressed by changing three key lifestyle factors: smoking, nutrition and physical activity.
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NT Australian of the Year awards: Cardiologist Bo Remenyi
A doctor championing the fight against the scourge of rheumatic heart disease in the Northern Territory has been named the Northern Territory's Australian of the year.
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Boosting Early Learning For Indigenous Children
Dr D’Aprano, a paediatrician who works with children with developmental difficulties, first noticed the disparity while on sabbatical in the Northern Territory.
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Indigenous patients left feeling ’isolated’
AN INDIGENOUS dialysis patient being away from home and families is no good. That’s one of the messages from indigenous kidney patients calling for equitable care in a new report from Menzies School of Health Research.
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Developing Northern Australia 2017 Implementation Report
Page 20 - Case Study | The Australian Government funded HOT NORTH project has hit the ground running in 2017, and is building north Australia’s expertise and capacity in tropical medicine through research projects that will transfer new knowledge to communities.
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DFAT: Foreign policy in action - malaria research
Matthew Grigg is a senior research fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research and spent several years researching mosquitoes and malaria while living in a small town called Kudat in Sabah, Malaysia.
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Burnet welcomes new regional Health Security Initiative
Burnet Institute has warmly welcomed the Australian Government’s new Indo-Pacific Health Security Initiative to combat the challenges of existing and emerging infectious diseases for Australia and our region.
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2017 Menzies Oration: Democratising Indigenous Data
The 2017 Menzies Oration delivered by Professor Ian Anderson AO, Deputy Secretary Indigenous Affairs in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
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Funding fillip for fever tool - NT News
DARWIN’S Menzies School of Health Research will work with the Telethon Kids Institute to develop a cutting edge diagnostic tool to detect acute rheumatic fever.
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Sustained reduction in petrol sniffing after low aromatic fuel rollout
Researchers from The University of Queensland and Menzies School of Health Research have evaluated prevalence and patterns of inhaling petrol since the introduction of low aromatic fuel (LAF).
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Mine workers to be used for heat study
WORKERS at the Northern Territory’s McArthur River Mine will be the guinea pigs for a study by Menzies School of Health to determine the effects of heat stress on productivity.
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School attendance, birthweight fell during Northern Territory intervention rollout, study finds
The joint project between the Menzies School of Health Research and the University of Sydney assessed data in 73 communities and 10 town camps where the intervention's Income Management Scheme was rolled out.
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Racist’ heath system failing NT Indigenous kidney patients
Menzies School of Health Research senior fellow and Dr G Yunupingu’s doctor Paul Lawton said while a non-indigenous kidney patient living in Darwin was as or more likely to receive a transplant as someone living in Sydney or Melbourne, that was not the case for Aboriginal people.
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Listen to Indigenous patient experts on how to transform renal care
Their concerns and solutions are documented in a new report by the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin: Indigenous Patient Voices: gathering perspectives, finding solutions for chronic and end stage kidney disease.
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Diabetes project | Cairns Post
A PROJECT aimed at improving health outcomes, systems of care and services for women with diabetes in pregnancy, has made its way to the Far North.
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Indigenous Australians far less likely to get a kidney transplant
One in four Indigenous Australians will develop kidney disease, but new figures show that they are far less likely to be able to access a kidney transplant.
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ARC | Support for Indigenous researchers
Preserving Indigenous audio-visual cultural material, learning about the needs of caregivers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cancer survivors, and finding ways to help Indigenous small businesses prosper are amongst the important new research projects to be undertaken by Australia’s Indigenous researchers with new Australian Government funding announced today.
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Inspire magazine | HOT NORTH
HOT NORTH Director, Menzies’s Professor Bart Currie envisages that, “by building the capacity of health professionals and scientists in northern Australia, we’re working towards improvements in health outcomes not only for Australia, but also the Asia-Pacific region.
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ABC | Opinion: Not all doctors agree my patient deserved his kidney transplant.
Just before Christmas 2016, a 68-year-old man received a kidney transplant, one of 1,091 Australians that year.
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BMJ Journals - Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
Professor Phil Giffard featuring in the editorial of BMJ Journals - Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) which is the world's longest running international journal on sexual health.
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Indigenous ear health the "missing piece of the disadvantage puzzle"
RN Life Matters - In many Indigenous communities, middle ear infections are rife, leading to hearing problems and a life of disadvantage.
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Townsville Bulletin | HOT NORTH funding
North Queensland could be a “global leader” in tropical medicine as part of a multimillion-dollar research plan.Northern Australia Minister Matt Canavan said the program would be led by the Menzies School of Health Research and would build the region’s research capacity.
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Territory FM | Mornings with Mel Little. Professor Bart Currie
ASK AN EXPERT: Wednesday the 7th of February 2018 Professor Bart Currie, HOT NORTH Program.
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Dr Jaqui Hughes | Finalist for the Bupa Health Award.
Advancing the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic and end stage kidney disease.
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Nursing Review profile Cherie Whitbread
Nursing Review profile Cherie Whitbread
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Katherine doctors push for more public housing
Katherine Times reports on the HOT NORTH Teaching Workshop.
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Malaria victim facing double hand amputation considers legal action against GP
Malaria expert Professor Ric Price, from the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, said advising travellers about the prevention of malaria was not straightforward.
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Heart Foundation partnership with HealthLAB - NT News
Heart Foundation partnership with HealthLAB - NT News report
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NT Gambling Project - The Tiwi News | Issue #35
The NT Gambling Project has satrted in Wurrumiyanga on the Tiwi Islands.
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Rheumatic heart disease in the Pacific island nations
A pending motion from WHO might seek to eradicate rheumatic heart disease, which is still prevalent in Pacific island nations where progress is lagging.
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Uptake of revolutionary hepatitis drugs lowest in areas of greatest need | ABC AM
The Northern Territory has the highest rate of hepatitis C in the country. But research by the Doherty Institute shows it has the second lowest rate of uptake of drugs that cure the disease.
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HOT NORTH News - Issue 3 | 22 March 2018
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.
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Bush footy may be health key - researcher | Katherine Times
Professor Judd’s presentation in Melbourne was supported by the Bridging the Gap Foundation, which raises funds for research at Charles Darwin University and the Menzies School of Health Research.
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National Forum on Child Protection | The Stringer
A National Forum on Child Protection to be held in Darwin over three days – from June 26. Professor Gary Robinson will be one of the keynote presenters.
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Gambling study examines 'incredibly social' card games played in Indigenous communities
ANU's Centre for Gambling is leading the three-year project, which has made its initial findings, in partnership with Amity Community Services and the Menzies School of Health Research.
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Saving Lives of remote children | NT News
Darwin researchers have uncovered alarming rates of rheumatic heart disease in East Timorese children.
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Hospitalizations spike as booze bill hits hard | NT News
Professor James Smith comments on government policy, hospital data and harm-minimisation strategies.
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NT News | Meetings for Health School
Menzies School of Health Research 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.
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Win for dialysis patients in Northern Territory
THE Territory’s kidney disease sufferers will be the major beneficiaries of a new Medicare item to be announced by the Turnbull Government today.
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Doctor targets kidney disease
Dr Jaquelyne Hughes - research fellow and nephrologist a finalist in the Bupa Health Foundation Emerging Health Research Award
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Bendigo Advertiser | Pain free staph fix given green light
Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), findings show there has been inaccurate reporting of resistance to the recommended antibiotic, trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim).
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NT News | HOT NORTH ASM
NT News report on the HOT NORTH Annual Scientifiv Symposium.
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NT News | Traditional medicine helps patients
NT News report on traditional medicine research - page 5.
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2018 Indigenous Men’s Conference and 2018 Indigenous Women’s Wellbeing Conference in Cairns QLD Australia.
The stage is set to accommodate all delegations of the 2018 Indigenous Men’s Conference and 2018 Indigenous Women’s Wellbeing Conference scheduled on the 13th – 15th of June 2018 at the Pullman Cairns International Hotel.
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Barunga cuts sugar for festival
Festival goers will also get the chance to find out more about the importance of good health and nutrition at the Menzies School of Health Research mobile HealthLAB during the Festival.
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HOT NORTH Visiting Fellow, Arca Testamenti Travels to Darwin
HSP recently partnered with the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Australia to support a HOT NORTH Visiting Fellowship for an exceptional graduate student from Indonesia’s Bogor Agricultural University.
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Women in regional areas struggle with unplanned pregnancies
Susan Belton, an adjunct professor with Menzies school of health research in Darwin, said the lack of regional doctors did not help.
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Antibiotic Resistance: The Epidemic Is Here
Welcome to the world of antibiotic resistance, where superbugs will put the lives of everyone from chemotherapy patients to those with a sexually transmitted infection or even a simple graze at risk.
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NT News | Sharing health message on FB
NT News | Sharing health message on FB
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Balonne Beacon | Motivational techniques to boost Balonne
THE health of the community was the focal point of the B.strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Brief Intervention Training Program that was held in St George.
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'Our kids need proper water': Families plead for action over uranium in drinking water
Respected Northern Territory kidney specialist Alan Cass, from the Menzies School of Health Research, said those claims needed "careful research".
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Update on the National Indigenous Bowel Screening Pilot
The Australian Government Department of Health has funded Menzies School of Health Research to prepare for, and implement the National Pilot.
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Territory sporting great, tough battle with melioidosis | NT News
Former Essendon great Michael Long credits Professor Bart Currie for his diagnosis and treatment for melioidosis.
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Feds unveil review of kidney process | NT News
The Federal Government is poised to announce an inquiry into indigenous access to kidney transplants.
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National review to investigate low Indigenous kidney transplant rates
One of the members of the panel will be Dr Jaqui Hughes, Australia’s only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nephrologist, based at the Royal Darwin Hospital and at the Menzies School of Health Research, who said the news of the inquiry was “really welcome”.
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Why aren't there stinger nets so people can swim at Darwin beaches?
Professor Bart Currie contributes to the "Curious Darwin" story.
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NT Government | Evaluation Shows BDR Working to Cut Supply of Alcohol to Problem Drinkers
Menzies School of Health Research has provided independent oversight of the 6-month process evaluation of the implementation of the BDR.
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BDR is working, Govt says
Minister Fyles said Menzies School of Health Research has provided independent oversight, and that report is now available online for all Territorians to read.
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Bridging the Gap Foundation highlights Indigenous inequality
Bridging the Gap Foundation was established through the Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University. The national organisation aims to bridge the gap through raising awareness of challenges Indigenous people face and raising funds to address these issues.
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Bridging the Gap Foundation highlights Indigenous inequality
Bridging the Gap Foundation was established through the Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University. The national organisation aims to bridge the gap through raising awareness of challenges Indigenous people face and raising funds to address these issues.
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Newcastle Herald | Indigenous medical education program a ‘successful step’ in improving health outcomes
Professor Gail Garvey has used a keynote lecture at the University of Newcastle during NAIDOC Week to praise the “successful and empowering” work of its Indigenous medical education program.
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The Wire | Alert Anaemia
A new study has found that half of aboriginal and Torres strait islander infants who took part were anaemic. Danielle Aquino a PHD candidate at Menzies school of health research and was working as Senior program officer at the Fred Hollows foundation when they conducted the study.
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ABC TV Back Roads program features Christine Wigger
Christine Wigger has been researching otitis media in the Tiwi Islands over 15 years.
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Xinhua News | "Radical cure" best treatment for common malaria: study
(Xinhua) -- Researchers have discovered that a "radical cure" is the best treatment for a type of malaria affecting 13 million people.
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ABC Radio Alice Springs | Professor Peter d'Abbs
Professor Peter d'Abbs -Professor of substance misuse studies, licensed clubs in remote communities history and possibilities.
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Katherine Times | Making hepatitis B information more widely available to Indigenous communities
Katherine Times | Making hepatitis B information more widely available to Indigenous communities
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Remote Indigenous communities experience dramatic improvement in life expectancy
Professor Hoy paid tribute to the Tiwi people who requested these studies, which were initiated by founding Director of Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Professor John Matthews.
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Xinhuanet.com|Platelets kill up to 60 pct of malaria parasites: Australian study
The study, published by the Menzies School of Health Research (MSHR) in Australia's Northern Territory (NT), revealed that platelets attack and kill malaria parasites in the bloodstream.
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Research reveals defence against malaria parasites
The study, which has just been published in the prestigious journal Blood, was led by Associate Professor Brendan McMorran at ANU and Professor Nick Anstey at Darwin's Menzies School of Health Research
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PNG-Aust researchers to combine under new grant program
Australian and Papua New Guinean research groups will work in partnership to address malaria, tuberculosis and other health security threats, under a new grants program funded by the Australian government.
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ScienceNews | A newly approved drug could be a boon for treating malaria
The first new treatment in 60 years for a particularly stubborn kind of malaria is raising hopes that it might help eradicate the disease.
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NT News 14 August 2018 OMOZ 2018 coverage and editorial
5th Australian Otitis media Conference underway in Darwin.
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Sounds Like Progress | NT News 15 August 2018
$7.9 million investment in remote NT - Hearing for Learning Initiative
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ABC | 'Glue ear' project to fight hearing loss and improve outcomes for Aboriginal children
Up to nine in every 10 Aboriginal children in some remote Northern Territory communities have a hearing impairment, but a new project aims to tackle that by training locals and reducing fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) specialists.
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Daily Mail | How 90 PER CENT of Aboriginal children are born with ear disease and most will end up half-deaf with brain development problems
A shocking 90 per cent of Aboriginal children in remote Northern Territory communities under three years old are born with an ear disease that can lead to significant development problems.
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Workshops to improve Indigenous health in the north west
The B.strong Brief Intervention Training Program, which according to North West Hospital and Health Service Indigenous Workforce Coordinator, Lila Pigliafiori, will give health workers the skills to promote health changes for their clients.
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Ear Health Funding
Coverage of the Hearing for Learning Initiative Launch with the Northern Territory Government and the Balnaves Foundation on ABC TV News.
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Hearing loss a serious issue
Announced in August, Hearing for Learning is a five year program of the NT Government, founded on research by scientists at the Darwin-based Menzies School of Health Research.
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Katherine Times | Alcohol reforms rolled out, BDR on track
The BDR Evaluation covers the first 6 months of operation and was conducted independently by Menzies School of Health Research and released in June 2018.
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NT News | Data is lacking in BDR
The banned drinker register turns one tomorrow, but the NT Government is yet to begin to collect hospital data to evaluate its success.
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Creating food retail environments for health
WE are excited to announce the establishment of the first National Health and Medical Research Council Centre (NHMRC) for Research Excellence in Food Retail Environments for Health.
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Arnhem Land children suffer world's highest known rates of rheumatic heart disease
In a remote Indigenous community of 3,000 people, researchers have discovered the highest known rates of rheumatic heart disease in the world, where children as young as four have died from the entirely preventable condition.
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The Lancet | Anne Chang: a champion of childhood lung health
At a health centre in Melbourne for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the late 1980s, medical student Anne Chang had her eyes opened to Indigenous disadvantage in Australia
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Lend me your ear: New program targets hearing problems in NT children
RACGP report on the Hearing for Learning Initiative.
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'Long-grassers' admit easy access to grog despite reintroduction of banned drinker register
A six-month review of the BDR conducted by the Menzies School of Health Research showed it was having an impact, but was not intended to work effectively in isolation.
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The Australian | Silence is golden but not when it’s permanent
Meanwhile, in the Northern Territory, dozens of project officers in 20 communities will complement the work of visiting ear specialists under a $7.9m partnership between the commonwealth, the Northern Territory government and the Balnaves Foundation, supported by the Menzies School of Health Research.
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Health Issues India | Could a malaria treatment be found in human blood?
Could a new defence against malaria be found in human blood? Research suggests that human platelets — a component of the blood — form a first-line defence against the malaria parasite.
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Health system struggling with organ donation success
Researchers from the University of Adelaide, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Menzies School of Health Research and Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry found the disparity had barely changed over time.
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NMRC Strives to Reduce Risk of Melioidosis Among Deployed Sailors and Marines
Dr. Kevin Schully, contractor and chief science officer with Naval Medical Research Center’s (NMRC) Austere environments Consortium for Enhanced Sepsis Outcomes Department (ACESO) recently retuned stateside after screening Sailors and Marines deployed to Darwin, Australia, who are at risk of developing melioidosis.
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The Wire | Kidney bias: Indigenous Australians missing out on transplants
Menzies has released a study highlighting the life-saving surgery many are missing out on and co-author Dr Paul Lawton spoke about some of the key findings.
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National Indigenous Times | Indigenous patients in need of new kidneys aren’t getting a fair go
Indigenous patients with kidney disease are missing out on transplants because they are not being put on waiting lists for the potentially life-saving surgery, new research has found.
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The Australian | Attendance at pre-school key to literacy, numeracy
A study of more than 60,000 children born in the Northern Territory since 1994 has found that boosting remote preschool attendance could increase their chances of meeting Year 3 minimum standards for writing and numeracy by up to 70 per cent.
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ABC | Rheumatic heart disease going undiagnosed by NT's fly-in doctors, cardiologist warns
The Northern Territory is home to some of the highest known rates of rheumatic heart disease in the world, but the transient nature of the region's medical practitioners could be hindering the fight to stop it.
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Large donation for vital research
The generous staff at Darwin Airport have donated $13,000 to Menzies School of Health Research to go towards the purchase of Anaerobic Chamber.
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Territory bodybuilder and Menzies School of Health Research scientist Harry Owen wins strength competition
Harry Owen is a laboratory scientist at Menzies School of Health Research and was recently crowned Territory Strongman 2018 Strength Wars Champion.
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Smart phones to help with remote area heart sickness
Dr Alice Mitchell is helping in the fight against one of the leading causes of death among young Indigenous people
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Tackling smoking in remote communities
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
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‘Backlash’: Northern Territory alcohol floor price divides community
This is how it’s always been in the Territory – a “dualistic framing” – according to Peter d’Abbs, the professor of substance misuse studies at the Menzies School of Health Research.
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ANU Media Release | Professor Terry Dunbar moves closer to the hill
Professor Dunbar has been a dedicated leader in Indigenous health with positions at The University of Adelaide, Charles Darwin University and Menzies School of Health Research.
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NT News | Researcher recognised for his hard work
NT News report on Professor Paul Torzillo receiving the Menzies Medallion
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The Australian| Stop jailing kids under age 14: Don Dale judge
Ms White, a retired judge who sat on the Supreme Court of Queensland, served as co-commissioner alongside Mick Gooda during the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory. The pair last night gave the 2018 Menzies Oration at the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin.
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Sun Newspapers | Recognised for hard work
Sun Newspapers report on Professor Paul Torzillo receiving the Menzies Medallion
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NITV | Stop detaining kids under 14 and close Don Dale, former royal commissioner says
NITV report on the 2018 Menzies Oration
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Our North, Our Future
Northern Australia is becoming an economic powerhouse, delivering economic, social and environmental benefits to all Australians. The Our North, Our Future video on northern Australia showcases the progress occurring across the north, told by the people who live, work and do business in this thriving region.
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CDU E-news | Menzies rewards commitment to health research
The Menzies Board has created a new award this year, The Companion of Menzies, to recognise exceptional contributions and support to the continued development and success of Menzies School of Health Research.
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Noosa News | Heading up Peregian community hub is John's new role
He is a former board member of the National Heart Foundation in the Northern territory and served on the ethics committee of the Menzies School of Health in Darwin.
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New program to tackle ear infection crisis
The five-year Hearing for Learning program is based on research by scientists at the Menzies School of Health Research and will employ and train community residents to help spot and treat ear disease and hearing problems.
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ABC NT Country Hour | Bush medicine opportunities go under the microscope
Indigenous medicinal plants will be put under the microscope as part of an Australian-first research project to look at commercialisation opportunities for bush medicine.
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Katherine Times | Project to grow bush medicine business
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.
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The Australian | Shortfall in transplants
A recent study in The Medical Journal of Australia found indigenous people on dialysis were “substantially less likely” than other Australians to be placed on the waiting list for a kidney.
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Project aims to develop roadmap for a sustainable bush medicine industry
Life Matters talks to Queensland University medicinal chemist Jo Blanchfield and Taylah Church, an Indigenous trainee at the Menzies School of Health Research, about the project.
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Wire | RHD SCREENING CONTINUES
Health professionals and Maningrida stakeholders have come together to continue screenings of rheumatic heart disease (RHD).
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Wire | RHD SCREENING CONTINUES
Health professionals and Maningrida stakeholders have come together to continue screenings of rheumatic heart disease (RHD).
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True burden of rheumatic fever in NZ underestimated
The joint study by researchers from the University of Otago, ESR, University of Auckland and the Menzies School of Health Research, Australia.
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Words from Arnhem land: Aboriginal health messages need to be made with us rather than for us
When researchers from Menzies School of Health Research starting working with us on rheumatic heart disease, we explained that the children needed better nutrition.
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Mirage News | Bush medicine partnership to sow seeds of collaboration
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Xinhua.com | Aussie researchers tap native medicinal plants in major agribusiness project
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Open Forum.com.au | Bush plant medicine project set to bloom
An Australian-first research and commercial partnership aims to explore the development of a sustainable agribusiness model for traditional Australian medicinal plants growing in northern Australia.
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SBS |Bush medicine and hopes to export it overseas
Research project investigating the possibility of developing commercial sector.
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2GB | National Rural News November 8, 2018
In today’s National Rural News a new research project to draw on the knowledge of Indigenous communities at 2:52"
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NT News | Researching the North
NT News Business section - Opinion by Tracey Hayes - Director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing North Australia.
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BuzzFeed | Scientists Are Rejecting Massive Amounts Of Money
Multiple Australian researchers have asserted that they will not accept funding or support from a tobacco industry-funded research organisation in an editorial published today.
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NT News | Our children's hearing crisis
To address chronic hearing problems in the NT's most vulnerable children a $7.9 million community-led program will be rolled out.
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More banned drinkers busted trying to buy grog in Katherine than anywhere else
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.
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EXPERT REACTION: NT to be first jurisdiction in Australia with minimum floor price on alcohol
The Northern Territory will become the first Australian jurisdiction to put a floor price on alcohol. The NT Government says that it would implement a minimum $1.30 floor price per standard drink for all alcoholic beverages. Aussie experts react to the story
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Cases of deadly dirt disease melioidosis will increase, expert warns
Professor Bart Currie from the Menzies School of Health Research said he expected the melioidosis bacteria would increase in tropical regions.
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The Wire | NEW ONLINE TOOL INTRODUCED TO PREVENT BULLYING OF INDIGENOUS YOUTH
Digital Trakz uses interactive cartoon graphics to present real-life scenarios of bullying and teasing that happens in the Indigenous communities and asks youth what they what do in particular situations.
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NACCHO Aboriginal Health | #Obesity #Diabetes News
Type 2 Diabetes is a particular concern as there is a global trend of increasing numbers of young people being diagnosed, there is limited data available in Australia but anecdotally numbers are rising rapidly amongst young Indigenous Australians.
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Youth leaders learn about health hurdles of NT
Th Sun Newspapers | The Ship for World Youth Leaders (SWY) program, have visited the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies)
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Medical Republic | Alarming rates of T2 diabetes in our young indigenous
Ten years after the “Closing the Gap” targets were laid out, a health disaster is emerging.
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RN Breakfast | Rheumatic heart disease on COAG health agenda
The Federal Government will outline a national plan to eradicate rheumatic heart disease at next week's COAG meeting of health ministers.
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RN Breakfast | Rheumatic heart disease on COAG health agenda
The Federal Government will outline a national plan to eradicate rheumatic heart disease at next week's COAG meeting of health ministers.
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New app uses real-life stories from Indigenous kids to help others deal with bullying
A group of Northern Territory youth workers, Aboriginal broadcasters and health researchers have launched a new digital resource.
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NT govt claims grog reforms are working
The social and economic cost of alcohol-related harm in the NT had increased from $642 million in 2009 to $1.38 billion per year, research released on Thursday by the Menzies School of Health Research said.
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Katherine goes against the trend on alcohol harm
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.
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NT News | Alcohol related problems are costing Territory Taxpayers
Menzies School of Health Research | social and economic costs of alcohol in the Northern Territory.
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According to NT government, their alcohol reforms are working
The social and economic cost of alcohol-related harm in the NT has increased according to research released by the Menzies School of Health Research.
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Metformin appears safe in treating hyperglycemia during pregnancy
Among indigenous and nonindigenous women in Australia, the use of metformin in treating hyperglycemic conditions during pregnancy, does not lead to serious adverse events.
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Curious Darwin: Do Darwin residents really drink more than other Aussies
A report released this month by the Menzies School of Health Research shows that the NT does indeed have the highest rates of alcohol consumption per capita in Australia.
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Counting the social, economic costs of alcohol harm
ABC Kimberley | The costs and harm of alcohol consumption have been analysed by Menzies School of Health in the Northern Territory.
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Counting the social, economic costs of alcohol harm
ABC Kimberley | The costs and harm of alcohol consumption have been analysed by Menzies School of Health in the Northern Territory.
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The social and economic costs and harms of alcohol consumption
This report presents an overview of the social and economic costs and harms of alcohol consumption in the Northern Territory (NT).
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drinktank | Understanding the harm of alcohol consumption
On Drink Tank today, Professor James Smith from the Menzies School of Health Research looks at a couple of the major policies adopted by the government which were influential in securing this award for the Territory.
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Mix 104.9 Katie Wolf with Professor James Smith
Social and Economic Costs and Harms of Alcohol Consumption in the Northern Territory.
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Menzies Superstars of Stem
On a quiet Friday afternoon at Menzies, an emergency breaks out that only our #superstarsofSTEM can solve. An International Women's Day project.
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Lowitja Institute Report | Anaemia Prevention Program, Katherine East
An Anaemia Prevention Program has been running in three communities serviced by Sunrise Health in East Katherine region in the Northern Territory (NT)
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Hepatitis B DNA Helps Trace History and Movement of First Australians
The team found that hepatitis B virus isolated from these Aboriginal Australians is a unique strain called HBV/C4, which is not found anywhere else in the world.
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NT News | Prof Amanda Leach 2019 Telstra NT Business Woman of the Year
Professor Amanda Leach, named the 2019 Telstra Northern Territory Business Women of the Year and the For Purpose and Social Enterprise Award.
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Sport a boost to Menzies Indigenous health research
Charles Darwin University E-news | Issue 2 Monday, 01 April 2019
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Intergenerational trauma and Indigenous suicides in WA
Experts claim the government is not only misdiagnosing the problem but is also unable to come up with productive solutions. By Karen Middleton.
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SMH | Commonwealth regional research grants key to 'science diplomacy'
Among the other projects funded are the Menzies School of Health Research partnering with Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal to develop malaria treatments.
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Asia–Pacific research partnerships set to tackle big challenges
The largest grant, of $257,767, goes to the Menzies School of Health Research for a project with collaborators in Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Netherlands.
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Contagion® to Report on the ECCMID Conference in Amsterdam
Steven Y. C. Tong, PhD, with the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Australia, will speak about the results of the CAMERA2 trial on combination antibiotic therapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
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Indigenous health in limelight at Telstra Business Women’s Awards
Professor Amanda Leach is a Principal Senior Research Fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research, the institute leading the way in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical research.
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Territory FM | Mel Little chats with Dr Teresa Wozniak – Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research.
At Menzies Dr Wozniak is establishing a real-time surveillance system focusing on key drug-resistant infections across northern Australia. Regionally-relevant data are needed to inform infection prevention and control efforts and support the development of local and national treatment guidelines.
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Centralian Advocate | New role for Professor in Alice
Professor John Wakerman will now be taking charge of remote and rural health services research in Alice Springs.
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Sunday Territorian | NT Young Achiever Awards
Menzies Ben Christie recognised for winning the Career Achievement Award at the NT Young Achiever Awards.
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SMH | Hope and healing
A new approach to treatment is helping Indigenous Australians fight kidney disease
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Bizarrely distributed and verging on extinction, this ‘mystic’ tree went unidentified for 17 years
Dr Greg Leach writes about taking a specimen collected in the southern part of Kakadu National Park to the mecca of botanical knowledge in London, the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.
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Darwin: Driving Australia’s Medical Discussion
Australia’s leading medical research institution, Menzies School of Health Research has conducted research on malaria in over 20 countries across the Asia-Pacific region.
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PUTTING RURAL HEALTH BACK ON THE MAP - Australia/New Zealand | April 23, 2019
The Network: Towards Unity For Health (TUFH) Presents: A Virtual Expert Symposium - MODERATOR John Wakerman: Professor of Remote and Rural Health
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50 top biomedical and health scientists join prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship
Professor Richard Price , Professor of Global Health and Senior Principal Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research, and Professor of Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford
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50 Top Biomedical And Health Scientists Join Prestigious Academy Of Medical Sciences Fellowship
Prof Ric Price recognised by The Academy of Medical Sciences as one of 50 of the UK’s leading figures elected to their esteemed Fellowship.
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Two New Trials of Combination Therapy for MRSA Bacteremia
The CAMERA2 study, just presented by Steven Tong at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)
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The winner takes it all for S. aureus
The CAMERA2 study, executed in multiple countries addressing the question whether addition of a beta-lactam antibiotic (7 days) improves outcome in patients with MRSA bacteremia.
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CRCNA Newsletter | May 2019
Menzies School of Health Research trainee Raelene Collins has been nominated for a top award for her work in the lab as part of the CRCNA's traditional Australian medicinal plant agribusiness project.
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CDU, Menzies researcher leads battle against malaria
National Tribune Online news | Graduating this week with a PhD, rising star malaria researcher Dr Steven Kho.
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NT News | Big Night for Territorians
Report on Professor Amanda Leach and other NT finalists in the 2019 Telstra Businesswomen's Awards .
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Indigenous issues top to-do list as super-rich urged to dig deep
Supports for a five-year project at the Menzies School of Health Research to address hearing problems among indigenous people in the Northern Territory.
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NT News | Menzies and CDU graduations
Charles Darwin University and Menzies students graduations
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Nearly 2000 Territorians Set To Graduate
On Friday morning students from the College of Nursing and Midwifery, Menzies School of Health Research will be awarded their qualifications.
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Thousands of Territorians are accessing alcohol treatment
Researchers have found there were 42,871 episodes/encounters for alcohol treatment in NT in 2016/17.
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One in every 33 people in Northern Territory seeks treatment for alcohol problems
Menzies researcher Professor James Smith, said the study highlighted a gap between met and unmet demands for treatment services.
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NT News | NT Rehab beds short
There is a significant unmet demand for alcohol -related treatment in the Territory a new study has found.
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This Kidney Patient Thought Her Life Was At Risk.
Stefanie Puszka, a researcher with the Menzies School of Health Research talks to BuzzFeed News.
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This Dialysis Patient From A Remote Community Has Spent Years In A Short-Stay Hostel
This delay in receiving the DSP is not unusual, according to Stefanie Puszka, a researcher with the Menzies School of Health Research and the ANU.
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CENTRALIAN ADVOCATE | Grog rehab bed shortage
Professor James Smith from the Menzies School of Health Research said investing more in brief interventions would save a great deal of money.
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NT News | NT Government events to go completely smoke free
NT Tobacco Control Action Committee chairman David Thomas said the plan placed special emphasis on reducing harm for Aboriginal Territorians, who suffered the greatest burden from tobacco use.
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CDU Enews | Menzies staffer wins national award for RHD research
Dr Josh Francis, a researcher from the Menzies School of Health Research, has been recognised by his national peers for his work on rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Timor-Leste.
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Meet the Kakadu plum: an international superfood thousands of years in the makin
The Conversation - Beating Around the Bush - Article by Dr Greg Leach - Meet the Kakadu Plum.
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NT News | Local Jobs Fund
Applications now open for the Local Jobs Fund - Features Mark Mayo.
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NT News | Research honoured
Report on Menzies researcher Josh Francis receiving the AMA research paper of the year award.
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Urgent response ‘no fix for suicide’
Professor Gary Robinson said to get indigenous suicide rates back under control, Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt would need to “look through” many urgent calls for support
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Bottlo's 'burden of proof' | NT News
Prof James Smith provides evidence to NT Liqour Comission.
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The Health Advocate Episode 11 - Renal Patients in Remote Communities
AHHA's Director of the Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research, Rebecca Haddock, sits down with Stephanie Pushka.
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Indigenous HPV vaccination rates “to be celebrated”
Dr Whop said that with the introduction of the HPV vaccine, Australia was on track to be the first country in the world to eliminate cervical cancer.
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When numbers and stories collide – the fight for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
In 2018 my team hit the road to yarn with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who participate or never/rarely participate in cervical screening.
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Croakey | Summer May Finlay with Dr Jaqui Hughes
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MJA Podcasts 2018 Episode 2: Men's health, with A/Prof James Smith
Professor James Smith discusses the importance of investing in men's health, particularly for vulnerable groups.
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Campus Morning Mail | The Alcohol and Drug Foundation 2019 research award goes to Menzies School of Health Research
The Alcohol and Drug Foundation 2019 research award goes to the Alcohol, Other Drugs and Gambling Team at the Menzies School of Health Research, in Darwin
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At Pioneer FC, suicide does discriminate
Gary Robinson, a suicide researcher at Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, traces a wave of suicides that hit Western Australia’s Kimberley region in recent years to the arrival of alcohol and cash-based economies, and a breakdown of cultural authority structures
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An urgent need for antimicrobial stewardship in Indigenous rural and remote primary health care
The Coordinated Remote AntiMicrobial Stewardship (CRAMS) Group is funded by HOT North (Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North).
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Coverage from the 7th International Conference on Plasmodium vivax Research
Wrapping up the 7th International Conference on Plasmodium vivax Research, day three focused on the topics of P. vivax drugs and approaches for P. vivax elimination.
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7th International Conference on Plasmodium vivax Research | Final Report
MESA Correspondents bring you cutting-edge coverage from the 7th International Conference on Plasmodium vivax Research (ICPVR 2019).
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New stage in Indigenous health study
Campus Morning Mail reports on Menzies School of Health Research commencing collecting data for a fifth wave of its Aboriginal Birth Health Cohort Study.
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New Research Pinpoints Faster Treatment to Cure Vivax Malaria
A new research study has shown that a seven-day treatment with a high dose of an anti-malaria drug can be tolerated by patients
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Heartfelt song beats back infection
The song debuted at the Barunga Festival, after a collaboration between Skinnyfish Music, the Bupa Health Foundation, Telethon Kids and the Menzies School of Health Research.
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Catchy new song could save thousands of children from deadly RHD
Indigenous children in Barunga have put together a catchy song in the hope it will save others from a crippling disease killing thousands.
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Tropical health HOT topic at forum
The health of people living in the North West was discussed at a key forum in Port Hedland recently involving national and local experts in the field.
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A wet cough for four weeks means it’s time to get it checked out
Dr André Schultz and Ms Pamela Laird receive funding from the NHMRC and Hot North grant funding through Menzies School of Health Research.
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NT News | CDU's world of research
CDU's Casuarina Campus will become a "science park" with STEM and VET courses alongside the Menzies School of Health Research.
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Sunday Territorian | Gift of life
Senator Malarndirri McCarthy discusses her kidney diseaese and treatment by Dr Paul Lawton
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Menzies runs next phase of Aboriginal health study
Australia’s largest and longest running study of Aboriginal people, the Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study (ABC), has begun its fifth wave of data collection.
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Curious Kids: why is urine yellow?
Dr Jaqui Hughes answers The Conversation's Curious Kids question explaining the functions of the kidney.
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Senator reveals personal story of kidney disease
Nephrologist at the Menzies School of Health Research, Paul Lawton, said his research team had been investigating key causes that dramatically impact upon remote Aboriginal communities.
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Discover your new world at Charles Darwin University
CDU Open Day |Elite athletes from Territory Thunder will visit the Menzies School of Health Research’s mobile HealthLAB
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The meat-eating bladderwort traps aquatic animals at lightning speed
Dr Greg Leach writes for the The Conversation's Beating around the bush.
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NT News | Watch your heart beating
Report on National Science Week HealthLAB visit to Milingimbi
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Skin disease a 'national crisis'
NT News report on the HOT NORTH One Disease Skin Symposium attend by Australia's first Indigenous dermatologist Larrakia woman Dr Dana Slape
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RAGCP | Smoking question unlikely to be included in 2021 census
Professor David Thomas, a tobacco-control researcher who led the submission, is disappointed by the outcome but vows to keep fighting.
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Sunday Territorian - Bushranger
Mention of Menzies Tuesday Seminar
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Sunday Territorian | Liquor watches drunk on power
Sunday Soapbox opinion piece - Hayley Sorensen - mentions Menzies research on the costs and harms of alcohol consumption in the Northern Territory
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Combination Therapy for MRSA Bloodstream Infections: Still a Question Mark
In an editorial by Thomas Holland, at Duke University School of Medicine, and Prof Joshua Davis, at Menzies highlighted the significance of the new study’s findings in the larger context.
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Supporting TB health systems
This research was conducted as part of several initiatives led by a Menzies-Burnet regional consortium in partnership with institutions in Indonesia and PNG.
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Guidelines to improve assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital
Life in Mind is a national gateway connecting Australian suicide prevention services to each other and the community.
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Guidelines to improve assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal thought
Scimex (the Science Media Exchange) is an online news portal aimed primarily at helping journalists cover science.
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NEW GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE CARE OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE AT RISK OF SELF-HARM AND SUICIDE
Tanja Hirvonen, Bernard Leckning and Gary Robinson write: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have higher rates of hospitalisation involving self-harm in comparison with non-Indigenous Australians
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Under the Big Tree: Extraordinary stories from the movement to end neglected tropical diseases
Reviewed by Dr Daniel Cooper, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Australia
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A Katherine solution to a Katherine problem
The Katherine community decided there must be another avenue - Thomason Opie from Katherine Youth Justice Reinvestment Group
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Government funded health programs for NT's deaf children
The government has provided funding to the Menzies School of Health Research's Hearing for Learning Initiative, a five-year $7.9m program in which health project officers help Aboriginal children with hearing problems, NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles said.
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Source water key to bacterial water safety in remote Northern Australia
In the new work, Mirjam Kaestli of Charles Darwin University, Australia and colleagues including Menzies School of Health Research sampled water and biofilms from three remote Indigenous communities in Australia’s Northern Territory.
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'I cried from happiness': Indigenous toddler hears her first words
The government has provided funding to the Menzies School of Health Research's Hearing for Learning Initiative, a five-year $7.9m program in which health project officers help Aboriginal children with hearing problems.
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“Polycystic kidney disease, the most common genetic kidney disorder you've probably never heard of”
Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common genetic kidney disorder, and the fourth most common cause of kidney failure in Australian adults. It affects about one in 1,000 Australians.
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Tuberculosis services in PNG in the journal Public Health Action.
A major output from the Tropical Disease Research Regional Collaborative Initiative between Menzies School of Health Research and the Burnet Institute was launched last week at the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Annual Medical Symposium in Port Moresby. A series of papers have been published by PNG health workers who provide tuberculosis services in PNG in a special supplement in the journal Public Health Action.
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Top award for Noongar woman with nursing in her blood
The Senior | Vicki is senior cultural advisor with Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia, which is based at Darwin's Menzies School of Health Research.
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Mix 104.9 | 2020 Telstra Business Women’s Awards
2019 Telstra Northern Territory Business Woman of the Year, Professor Amanda Leach - a Principal Research Fellow at leading medical research institute the Menzies School of Health Research – urged other women to set ambitious goals.
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Mix 104.9 | Diabetes Symposium in Darwin
This is the seventh annual gathering of diabetes researchers, health workers and stakeholders to discuss a ‘lifecourse approach’ to preventing and managing diabetes.
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NT News | Diabetes given centre stage
Menzies School of Health Research will host diabetes experts and health professional from across Northern Australia.
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ASID Annual Scientific Meeting deemed a success for NT
The Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Annual Scientific Meeting 2019, held from 16–18 May, saw 450 attendees descend on the Darwin Convention Centre.
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Killer disease strikes crocs
Melioidosis is killing Territory crocodiles, according to a paper written by researchers at the Menzies School of Health Research.
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How we can end TB by 2030
A regional research collaboration with the Menzies School of Health Research has been highly productive in building capacity in PNG and Indonesia,.
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Tropical disease kills crocodiles in NT
A deadly tropical disease that affects humans was responsible for killing two crocodiles near Darwin, flipping previously held beliefs the predators were highly resistant to infection.
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Deadly bacteria killed two crocodiles in northern Australia
The research, from Menzies School of Health Research was published in the Microbial Genomics journal.
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Management of Tuberculosis: a guide for clinicians
The TB Forum has published "Management of Tuberculosis", edited and composed by many of the TB-CRE's key investigators. Including Menzies Associate Professor Anna Ralph
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In remote communities, where more health workers are needed, chronic disease is rising
The community's battle is an example of what Menzies diabetes researcher Louise Maple-Brown says is a growing problem in the Northern Territory.
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Turning domestic violence into triumph
UNICEF blog
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Severe specialist shortage leaves Aboriginal children at risk of hearing loss
Menzies School of Health Research professor Amanda Leach has been working in hearing health in the NT and said Aboriginal communities were becoming frustrated with service delivery.
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NT's high smoking rate sparks calls to ease vaping laws
Menzies School of Health head of tobacco research David Thomas said there simply was not enough evidence about the potential health benefits.
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It’s possible to take a break from science and make a comeback
Overcoming gender bias and structural barriers is a hard task, on top of the research itself. Someone who has achieved both is Prof Amanda Leach.
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NT justice fails Indigenous Territorians
Leanne Liddle will deliver the 2019 Menzies Oration
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Radio National Breakfast | The corrosive impact of racism
In a speech to be delivered at the Menzies Oration tonight, Leanne Liddle will argue that discrimination directly causes high incarceration rates and poor health outcomes.
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Hearing loss linked to poor school attendance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
The first study investigating hearing impairment on school attendance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has been released.
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Ramaciotti Biomedical Award worth $1 million granted to Northern Territory research team
The biennial Ramaciotti Biomedical Research Award, worth $1 million, has been granted to a biomedical research team at the Menzies School of Health Research, based in Darwin.
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Tongans use social media to fight lifestyle diseases
The training comes as new research from the Menzies School of Health looking at Australia's indigenous community has shown that using Facebook to deliver health messages can be effective.
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Measuring cancer in Indigenous populations
Researchers Dr Kalinda Griffiths, Dr Suzanne Moore and Professor Gail Garvey, explain why cancer surveillance in Indigenous populations can be prone to bias.
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High levels of hearing loss are linked with absenteeism
A team of researchers led by Menzies, CDU, recommend better early detection for treatment to support students with hearing difficulties.
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Rheumatic heart disease discussed at national conference
Menzies School of Health Research senior research fellow Josh Francis said there was positive news when it came to RHD “in the sense that there’s a really good plan coming together”.
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KSU interview with Associate Professor Anna Ralph
Interview with Kansas State University's Fulbright Scholar Associate Professor Anna Ralph with the host of "Agriculture Today" Eric Atkinson.
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Taking science to the parliament, to enrich the people
The stakes are high at Science meets Parliament (SmP). They encompass the future of research and discovery in Australia.
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The Tiwi Issue # 43| Working with Menzies
Looking at medicinal properties in Tiwi plants.
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Hearing loss impacts school attendance among Australia's aboriginal children
The study was led by Dr. Jiunn-Yih Su with the Centre for Child Development and Education, Menzies School of Health Research, and the Charles Darwin University.
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Director’s Communiqué | Issue 21 November 2019
Uncle Mick and Jesse John Fleay met with Professor James Smith and his team at Menzies School of Research in Darwin.
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Smoking rates fall nationally, but not in the Territory
The numbers of Indigenous smokers are falling across Australia but not in the Territory.
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Researcher: how to beat loneliness at Christmas
Territorians are being reminded to recognise signs of loneliness at Christmas time as many people face the festive period alone or with feelings of isolation.
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Sarah Auburn receives Georgina Sweet Award
Dr Sarah Auburn has been awarded a Georgina Sweet Award for Women In Quantitative Bioscience, in recognition of her ground-breaking research on P. vivax genomic epidemiology.
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Study to fight food insecurity in Indigenous communities
The project was designed with the Apunipima Cape York Health Council and the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress. Menzies is collaborating on the project.
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Pill shows promise in eradication of scabies
Researchers are making progress in developing a single tablet to eliminate scabies. It is being trialed in the Northern Territory by a team from Menzies.
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New drug could stave off scabies
A new trial has started in Darwin to see whether the drug Moxidectin can be used to treat scabies in a single dose.
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Study supports minimal monitoring in Sofosbuvir-based therapy for HCV
Some patients receiving sofosbuvir-based therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) may not need standard monitoring with clinic visits and blood testing.
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Fleming Fund Country Grant in Timor-Leste announced!
Menzies has been awarded a Fleming Fund Country Grant to support testing and surveillance for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Timor-Leste.
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Partnership provides vital service to Maningrida
The provision of Orange Sky Australia free laundry facilities comes about following a study by Menzies School of Health Research.
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Menzies investigators and international collaborators from ACROSS and other institutions have published a meta-analysis
Menzies investigators and international collaborators have published a meta-analysis and identified a point of care test for the diagnosis of G6PD deficiency with suitable reliability for routine use. Further feasibility studies are under way to assess its reliability under field conditions.
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Keeping health professionals in remote communities
Researchers from six Australian universities, working with the Northern Territory Department of Health, have conducted a multi-year study of remote staff turnover in the Northern Territory.
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Trial shows using two drugs not better than one when treating MRSA blood infections
Researchers attempting to improve the treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood infections have discovered the combination of two antibiotics was no better than one, and led to more adverse effects.
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NT News | How to aid health Staff
Professor John Wakerman says several steps need to be taken to keep health professionals working in remote communities.
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CAMERA2: Standard MRSA treatment does not outperform combination therapy
Standard treatment for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is not more efficacious than combination therapy, according to new research published in JAMA.
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Best Universities in Darwin Australia in 2020 | Ranking
In this post, I will tell you why you need to choose colleges in Darwin for your studies. Not only that, but you’ll also know the universities in Darwin that offer medicine, law, and nursing.
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The fight against rheumatic heart disease continues into the new decade
Health experts from across Australia and New Zealand have teamed up with cultural advisors to address what they say is the greatest cardiovascular inequality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
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You can't learn if you can't hear - sign up to become a community ear health helper
A new community-based solution to the life-long problem of hearing loss among almost all Aboriginal children is going to be rolled out in Katherine.
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Coronavirus assistance to Pacific and Timor-Leste
Coronavirus [COVID-19] is now affecting 75 countries, with the total number of cases over 90,000 and the global death toll at more than 3000.
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Aboriginal Birth Cohort study reaches 32 years of looking at health in the NT community
It is the longest and largest study of Aboriginal people in Australia, with 686 participants all born between 1987 and 1990 at Royal Darwin Hospital.
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A new action plan to tackle kidney disease
The Government has launched the National Strategic Action Plan for Kidney Disease and awarded $3.5 million in funding to organisations to take immediate action.
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A new way to support Tiwi mental health
With traditional language words to describe mental health rarely translatable to English, Ngawurramangajirri is a much-needed resource for Tiwi wellbeing.
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Australia helps Timor-Leste to prepare for COVID-19
Australia is supporting Timor-Leste to be prepared in case there is an outbreak of COVID-19.
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Rapid regional assistance for Pandemic Preparedness and Response Planning
The Australian Government is working closely with partners to support a coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Pacific.
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A political impasse in Timor-Leste as coronavirus looms
Despite the political impasse, preparations for their COVID-19 response by the interim government and President have been systematic and reassuring.
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Researchers call for stronger regulation of online gambling industry in the NT
Dear Minister Fyles - Please see the attached letter from a group of public health researchers concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on patterns of gambling, and in particular, online gambling.
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The answer to Indigenous vulnerability to coronavirus: a more equitable public health agenda
Indigenous peoples over 50 have been directed to self-isolate, while for non-Indigenous people the age cut-off is 70. This is a reminder of the ongoing crisis of Indigenous health.
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History of tuberculosis control in Australia
This case study focuses on the role played by NHMRC and Australian governments in the virtual eradication of tuberculosis in Australia during the 20th century.
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The tobacco industry in the time of COVID-19: time to shut it down?
The world will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic changed. Phasing out cigarette sales would be an enormous long-term gain for public health.
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The role of universities in times of national crisis
Edited excerpt: Associate Professor Erin Smith and Professor Ross Andrews discuss their role in the nation’s recent crises and the contribution that universities and researchers make to the nation during such times.
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Trump’s Faulty Malaria-Coronavirus Connection
President Trump has suggested there are few novel coronavirus cases in “malaria countries” because of the use of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine.
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Australian doctors aim to stop COVID-19 from 'tearing through' Timor-Leste
Australian doctors have joined the fight against COVID-19 in Timor-Leste in a bid to prevent devastation in one of South-East Asia's most vulnerable countries.
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Play to Connect team adapts program to support remote communities during COVID
The Play to Connect team work with parents and children aged between three and seven to learn about child development through creative child-led play.
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The Magic Cure Book - Bridget Myerscough and Professor Anna Ralph
This storybook inspired by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic aims to empower young children who have been impacted by the social or health consequences of this infection.
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Demands Grow to Shut Down Pokies
Pressure is building for poker machine venues to be closed. A number of public health and gambling experts made the call almost a week ago and yet slot machine venues remain open across Tasmania.
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RDH set to trial cocktail of drugs
Menzies researcher and Co-director of infectious diseases at Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals Dr Jane Davies said the two drugs have shown promising signs of working to fight the virus in test tubes.
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Territory wins praise
Prof Kelly spent nine years in the NT working as a principal research fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research, as well as with the Centre for Disease Control.
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Australian doctor in East Timor warns of impact coronavirus could have if it spreads there
An Australian doctor on the frontline of treating COVID-19 in East Timor, has called on his trust in God to help him, warning of the “devastating” impact if the virus spreads in the vulnerable nation.
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Australian doctors aid Timor Leste in COVID-19 fight
Australian doctors have joined the fight against COVID-19 in Timor-Leste in a bid to prevent devastation in one of South-East Asia's most vulnerable countries.
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The Magic Cure: A book to help Australian parents talk to kids about coronavirus
The Magic Cure, written by Professor Anna Ralph, tells the story of two human siblings, an elf, a wizard and the search for a cure for a mystery illness.
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Free needle vending machine set for Katherine
Katherine Town Council has been asked to approve the location of a free needle exchange vending machine in the town.
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More than 100 COVID-19 research projects across Australia from Medical Research Institutes
Across AAMRI’s members there are more than 100 research projects currently in progress relating to COVID-19, covering vaccines, drug trials, diagnostics, screening tests, mental health and indigenous health.
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Dili laboratory begins testing for coronavirus independently
In collaboration with Menzies, the National Health Laboratory in Timor-Leste has begun reporting results of COVID-19 tests independently.
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Antibiotic use in remote communities contributing to the burden of disease
The study, Antibiotic use for Australian Aboriginal children in three remote Northern Territory communities, was recently published in the journal PLOS
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Researchers: empowering First Nations communities on health is key in pandemic responses
Kristy Crooks, PhD Candidate with the Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University. Kristy is a Euahlayi woman.
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Aboriginal Health News Alert #75 - Corona virus and smoking news
Professor David Thomas says health staff can emphasise the research evidence of the benefits to stress management, mental health and well-being that come with successfully quitting smoking.
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Medical Express | Stress not a barrier to quitting the smokes
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.
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Short courses really right for the times
For pandemic-priority it is hard to beat the Menzies School of Health Research which newly offers, a graduate certificate in infectious disease prevention and control.
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An open letter from 119 scientists and researchers to The Lancet
Signed by clinicians, medical researchers, statisticians, and ethicists from across the world, follows the publication of a paper on using hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19.
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No stigma for smoking among Yolngu people in East Arnhem Land
A public health study into the effectiveness of tobacco control strategies in East Arnhem Land has found no evidence of smoking-related stigma among Yolngu people.
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Research to lower alarming global maternal mortality
Globally, about 830 women die each day due to pregnancy-related complications. Menzies PhD graduate Dr Karen Hobday set out to help lower this alarming statistic.
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Major research papers retracted over data controversy
Health Report on ABC Radio National - Scientists have raised concerns about the data underlying a number of major coronavirus research papers, causing two of the world's biggest medical journals.
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NT News | Asthma app clears air on cure
Report on asthma app launch with Dr Gabrielle McCallum.
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Impact of maternal anaemia in pregnancy on childhood anaemia discovered
A study investigating the impact of maternal anemia in pregnancy on infant anemia has found it to be a more significant risk factor than being born premature or low birth weight (LBW).
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ABC PM | Rising Indigenous cancer death rates are being overlooked
Professor Gail Garvey, Senior Principal Research Fellow and Deputy Division Leader, Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research.
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Unique study uncovers barriers to cervical screening for Indigenous women
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s voices are at the centre of a new study in to barriers to Australia’s cervical screening program.
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Shining A Much-Needed Light On Aboriginal Health Education
Zoe Fitzpatrick is talented member of Menzies HealthLab, she helps to deliver health education programs to remote communities.
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Listening to the Voices of Young Indigenous Males About Their Health and Wellbeing: Lessons from Australia
Prof James Smith presents his research to the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board in Oklahoma , USA.
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Combacte-Magnet EPI-Net | AMR Blind spots
Dr Teresa Wozniak and her team are committed to strengthening disease surveillance and response to AMR containment.
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Combating zoonotic diseases in our region
The Australian research institutions receiving funding through the program include CSIRO, Menzies School of Health Research, University of Melbourne’s Nossal Institute for Global Health, Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness & the Burnet Institute.
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EXPERT REACTION: Aussie smoking rate falls, alcohol consumption stable, but use of some illicit drugs is up
Professor James Smith provides commentary on results about alcohol and other drugs from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2019 released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
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Menzies app improving asthma management in communities
Education around asthma has gone mobile with Menzies School of Health Research’s Child Health Division developing an interactive app targeted to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
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How collaboration and communication are changing diagnostic capacity in Timor-Leste
Last May, a leading Australian health institute, Menzies School of Health Research, was awarded a grant of up to £4million by the Fleming Fund to improve laboratory diagnostic capacity and antimicrobial data use in Timor-Leste.
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NT News | Diabetes concern for mums-to-be
A new study shows diabetes in pregnant women has grown substantially in the Territory.
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CoronaCheck #32: Clive Palmer's 'ridiculous' hepatitis B comparison
Professor Josh Davis, a senior principal research fellow at Menzies and former president of ASID, told Fact Check that comparing deaths from hepatitis B and COVID-19 was "ridiculous".
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There are 3 new Closing the Gap education targets: here's what they miss
At Menzies and CDU we have been looking at what happens to Indigenous students in the NT as they move through school.
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Interpreter boost reduces patient self-discharge
A study conducted at RDH has found that increased use of Aboriginal interpreters was associated with a decrease in patients leaving treatment early.
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Podcasts for Top End Doctors go global
A Northern Territory podcast to inspire better healthcare has gone global with listeners on nearly every continent since its launch in Darwin five weeks ago.
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More Aboriginal interpreters result in less self-discharges from hospitals, new research finds
The Communicate study, led by Professor Anna Ralph, has found that employing Aboriginal interpreters in hospitals can impact the rate of patients leaving treatment early.
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ABC News | No solution before NT election for Indigenous dialysis patients desperate to get home
Researcher Gillian Gorham was inspired to study the costs of remote dialysis after witnessing the change in a Groote Eylandt community when a respected elder returned home.
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Interpreters for Aboriginal people in hospital
On Health Report with Dr Norman Swan - Prof Anna Ralph - Menzies School of Health Research and Infectious Diseases Physician, RDH
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First Nations Telegraph | Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands
Newly graduated ear health facilitators will provide local knowledge and expertise when checking the ears and hearing of children in their community.
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Katherine recruits wanted to help with chronic ear health problems
The community-based solution to the life-long problem of hearing loss among almost all Aboriginal children is also being rolled out in Katherine later this year.
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Menzies School of Health Research puts Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands
A community-based ear health training initiative is empowering on the ground health services in the Tiwi Islands.
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The health initiative placing Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands
Menzies has celebrated its first graduates of the Hearing for Learning Initiative, a community-based training program focused on the detection and prevention of ear health issues.
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Diabetes in poverty-stricken pregnant women in the NT, highest in the world
Researcher and lead author Dr Matthew Hare said, for these women, poverty stricken and living in some of the most isolated regions of Australia, fresh and healthy food is often not for sale where they live or it is unaffordable.
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Championing women working in health across regional and rural Australia – a new dual-mentorship model
Mentoring is a critical component of career development and job satisfaction leading to a healthier workforce and more productive outputs.
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CDU grad's US posting
The dream of global malaria elimination has led a Charles Darwin University PhD graduate to Seattle in the United States to continue vital immunlogy work.
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CDU to hold 'virtual' graduation ceremony
PhD graduand Belinda Davison will speak as part of the ceremony.
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Rioli aiming to bridge Indigenous health and employment gap
Bridging the Gap Foundation was established through the Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University to fund research into health and education.
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HealthLAB pops up in town to encourage youth to be healthy
The Menzies School of Health Research’s free, fun and informative HealthLAB sessions began on Wednesday evening at YouthLinx where they joined forces with the John Moriarty Football program.
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NEWS Navigating COVID-19 ‘tiger country’
Catch up with Professor Josh Davis. An Infectious Diseases physician at Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital and researcher at Menzies School of Health Research
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Irukandji concerns heating up
The prevalence of highly venomous and potentially deadly box jellyfish is set to increase in Territory coastal waters as temperatures and humidity rise.
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Empowering remote communities - Healthy Stores 2020
Reducing in-store merchandising of unhealthy foods and drinks can reduce the purchase of those items, new research conducted in remote communities has found.
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Ex-bank boss to help pick CDU chief
The committee also includes CDU council member and Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities chief executive Ken Davies, Menzies School of Health Research director Alan Cass.
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CDU student in line to win international competition
Dr Winnie Chen created the animation to showcase a tool she is developing through the Menzies to help doctors diagnose and manage kidney disease.
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Restricting sales to pharmacies proposed
The Centre for Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (CREATE) will involve researchers from 11 institutions with the aim of phasing out smoking for good.
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Look into a time machine to see where your health choices will lead
IBM and Menzies School of Health Research today launched a 'HealthLAB Time Machine' app hosted on IBM Cloud.
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Australians about: COVID-19 - Dr Joshua Francis
Infectious disease doctor Joshua Francis is worried about what COVID-19 will do in a country like Timor Leste, where health facilities are already stretched. He and his colleagues from Menzies School of Health Research set-up the country's first testing facility.
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Research shows Indigenous Australians more likely to suffer from emotional distress
Indigenous Australians are six times more likely to experience stressful events in their lives compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts, new research from a Charles Darwin University PhD graduate has found.
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Meet the Northern Territory's nominees for the 2021 Australian of the Year Awards
Katherine locals Margret Chamberlain, principal of Kintore Street Special School, and police officer Sergeant Erica Gibson have been named among the 16 nominees for the Northern Territory's 2021 Australian of the Year Awards.
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Research shows Indigenous Australians more likely to suffer from emotional distress
Indigenous Australians are six times more likely to experience stressful events in their lives compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts, new research from a Charles Darwin University PhD graduate has found.
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NT health expert, trainee nurse honoured
The Northern Territory's Australian of the Year awardees include NT health expert Dr Wendy Page and Aboriginal Health Practitioner Stuart McGrath. Stuart helped develop the Ask the Specialist podcast.
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NT News | $300k raised to assist in bridging gap
SMALL acts of charity and an AFL legend from the Territory have played a crucial role in raising $300,000 for five new traineeships at a cutting-edge research centre in Darwin.
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Making community health training available to remote Indigenous communities during COVID-19
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.
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Community leaders call for Woolworths Directors to abandon plans for Dan Murphy’s superstore
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.
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Understanding health literacy among young Aboriginal men and boys in the NT
New research is showing how Facebook can be useful to develop broader understandings of health literacy among young Aboriginal males in the Northern Territory.
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Rheumatic heart disease endgame could save 650 lives in a decade
A WIDE-RANGING push, co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health leaders, to eliminate rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Australia could save more than 650 lives over the next decade.
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Northern Territory: the little health system that could (beat COVID-19)
The Northern Territory has done as well as any health system in the country at flattening the COVID-19 curve. Dr Nick Douglas and his colleagues discuss with MJA how this was achieved.
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Acclaimed surgeon wins prestigious award
Australia’s first Aboriginal surgeon, the highly acclaimed ear, nose and throat surgeon, Associate Professor Kelvin Kong, has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.
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University of Newcastle - Alumni Medal for Professional Excellence
Professor Garvey has established an international collaborative research program with IARC on cancer and Indigenous people globally.
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CDU Origins Edition 1 2020 | Award secures future of NT biomedical services
Associate Professor Heidi Smith-Vaughan and her Menzies team are using the 2019 biennial Ramaciotti Biomedical Research Award to establish a sustainable centre for excellence focussing on biomedical career entry and progression for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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This 'Time Machine' is showing what the future holds - for your face
NITV - Ever wondered how you'll look at 60? What if you're a smoker? This new app will show you the difference.
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Oz Podcast Winners Revealed
The winners of the Australian Podcast Awards for 2020 were announced last night (21/11), celebrating the best Australian podcasts across 24 different categories.
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Graduates ready to help solve chronic Indigenous hearing loss
The first class of hearing experts trained in Katherine have graduated ready to start work soon.
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Dr Aho aspires to lead scientific research
Dr Celestine Aho has always aspired to lead scientific research that translates into practical results for Papua New Guinea.
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Podcast delivers specialist cultural advice on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare
A new Australian made podcast that reveals the reality of the hospital experience for Aboriginal patients in the Top End of the Northern Territory is receiving plaudits for its approach to cultural education in healthcare.
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Menzies honours Aboriginal ear surgeon
Australia’s first Aboriginal surgeon and highly acclaimed ear, nose and throat surgeon, Associate Professor Kelvin Kong has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.
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Nursing student crowned NT Young Australian of Year
Charles Darwin University Bachelor of Nursing student Stuart McGrath is the 2021 NT Young Australian of the Year, in recognition for his passion for improving health outcomes in his local community.
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NT podcast recognised on national stage
A Northern Territory podcast designed to inspire better healthcare has picked up a silver medal for Smartest Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards.
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Health experts deny booze rules 'crusade'
James Smith, head of the alcohol, other drugs and gambling team at the Menzies School of Health Research, said the committee was focused on lowering the risk of harms from alcohol at a population wide level.
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EXPERT REACTION: NHMRC Alcohol Guidelines - No more than 10 a week and 4 a day
Professor James Smith is a Father Frank Flynn Fellow (Harm Minimisation) and Head of the Alcohol, Other Drugs and Gambling team at Menzies School of Health Research.
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2020 CSL Florey Next Generation Award
Vicki Kerrigan, announced as a finalist – for improving Aboriginal health outcomes in the Northern Territory by reimagining how the cultural education can be delivered for healthcare providers.
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The Segment - Professor Alan Cass, Menzies School of Health Research
Menzies director Professor Alan Cass talked to Chris O'Brien on The Segment about the business of Menzies.
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2019 Ramaciotti AWARD WINNER
View a short film of the 2019 Ramaciotti BioMedical Research Award recipients.
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NT Government admits delay releasing problem gambling report
The Gambling Prevalence and Wellbeing Survey was conducted by the Menzies School of Health Research after the organisation received a $695,000 grant from the Government's Community Benefit Fund in late 2018.
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Problem Gambling Rates Increase in Australia’s Northern Territory, Latest Report Finds
A report reflecting a massive increase in problem gambling in Australia’s Northern Territory has been made public following a change in the local Government’s previous refusals to publish it.
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Woolworths Group commits to Independent Panel Review of proposed Dan Murphy’s Darwin development
Danny is also currently a Member of the Social Impact Investing Taskforce Expert Panel at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, a Director of the Business Council of Australia, an Honorary Ambassador of the Menzies School of Health Research and prominent advocate for the Uluru Statement from the Heart and Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians.
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Paul Kelly officially promoted to chief medical officer
He has also served as a principle research fellow with Menzies School of Health Research and the Centre for Disease Control in the NT Department of Health.
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Worimi Man Associate Professor Kelvin Kong Takes Menzies Medallion
Associate Professor Kong was presented with the Menzies Medallion in recognition of his leadership in Aboriginal health service delivery, advocacy, and research.
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Territory Q | NT Digital Excellence Awards
Community Benefit Award in partnership with DXC Technology - Menzies Territory Kidney Care
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Tackling the Top End's deadly dirt disease at the source
The research through the Menzies School of Health Research by the newly graduated Dr Audrey Rachlin focused on the environmental bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes melioidosis.
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NT’s experience shows there’s much more work needed on booze
An evaluation of the NT’s program by the Menzies School of Health in 2018 offers food for thought for WA.
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Young Australian of the Year finalists committed to helping those in need
The NT's Young Australian of the Year also helped produce the Ask the Specialist podcast with Menzies School of Health Research.
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NT News | Lung health app
Developed by the Menzies School of Health Research, the Lung Health for Kids app originally contained information on asthma but now includes the conditions bronchiolitis, pneumonia and bronchiectasis
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Retail Pharmacy | What's app-ening with my lungs?
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.
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Tapeworm, vertigo and pancreatitis drugs are being trialled as COVID-19 treatments
Infectious diseases physician Professor Josh Davis from the Menzies School of Health Research is looking at whether a drug used to treat pancreatitis can be repurposed to treat COVID-19.
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Unmasking Inequalities Panel 1 Minority Responses to COVID19
This panel featuring Professor James Smith discusses the ways in which the COVID-19 crisis exposes the differential treatment of minoritized communities.
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9 News Darwin | Melioidosis warning
The Top End is facing an increased threat to a deadly disease that claimed a life in the Territory last year. As Zarisha Bradley reports medical experts are warning of the rising risk after recent monsoonal weather.
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Danny Gilbert names panel for Darwin Dan Murphy’s review
Mr Gilbert subsequently appointed four panel members – Heather D’Antoine, an honorary fellow with Menzies School of Health Research, Neil Westbury, chairman of the MJD Foundation and a former director of the Indigenous Land Corporation, Nigel Browne, former crown prosecutor and chief executive of the Larrakia Development Corporation, and Roland Houareau, general manager of INPEX in the Northern Territory.
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NT News | Panel Revealed
LARRAKIA Development Corporation CEO Nigel Browne and Menzies School of Health Research Aboriginal Programs associate director Heather D’Antoine are among four members named on the Independent Panel Review (IPR) into Endeavour Group’s proposal to build a Dan Murphy’s outlet in Darwin.
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Making diabetes care more culturally safe
Menzies School of Health Research has done research that shows our rates of Type 2 Diabetes and Gestation Diabetes are the highest in the world.
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Training centre to boost biomedical workforce
The new Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre will provide a pathway in the health sector for young NT residents.
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Otitis media guidelines for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
This 2020 update by the Centre of Research Excellence in Ear and Hearing Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children.
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Ear disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
In remote communities across the Northern Territory (NT), only one in 10 Aboriginal children younger than three years have healthy ears, a new report in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) has found.
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Foundation, education provider launch Indigenous scholarship program
Bridging the Gap Foundation has partnered with applied learning education provider SEDA Group (SEDA) to create a new scholarship program for young Indigenous Australians.
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ABC News: Interview with Dr Josh Francis about COVID-19 in Timor Leste
Timor Leste has responded remarkably well to the COVID-19 pandemic over the last 12 months.
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Drinkers get grog despite register
The article, which was published in the Australian Journal of Public Administration last week, summarises the findings of two 2019 studies by the Menzies School of Health Research, in which NT licensees were interviewed about their views on alcohol policy.
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Australian government to support Timor-Leste flood recovery after at least 27 people die
Dr Francis said the national laboratory where Timor-Leste conducts COVID-19 tests had been flooded on the weekend, but workers at the facility had put in an "enormous" effort and successfully saved testing equipment and reagents by moving them above the waters.
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Top honour for leading infectious diseases physician
Professor Josh Davis has been awarded the 2021 Frank Fenner Award for Advanced Research in Infectious Diseases.
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New interactive guidelines for healthy ears
I-CHEAR director and Menzies School of Health Research senior principal research fellow, Professor Amanda Leach AM said that the updated guidelines are needed to improve delivery and access to quality ear health care across Australia.
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Regional research set to get digital boost
Resources Regional Collaborations Programme COVID-19 Digital Grants, recognises A/Prof Kamala Ley-Thriemer, Dr Jo Wapling and Dr Chris Lowbridge.
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Poker machine losses hit record levels after pandemic shutdowns in the NT
Gamblers pumped record amounts of money into poker machines in the NT after coronavirus shutdowns last year, according to new data that researchers have linked to federal pandemic payments.
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Thousands homeless in Timor-Leste as the country tries to contain COVID-19
On RN Breakfast with Fran Kelly and guest Dr Josh Francis.
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Study investigating possible link between water quality and kidney disease in remote Northern Territory
Residents in remote communities say their water supplies are making them sick. Dr Paul Lawton is collecting data about water quality and end-stage kidney disease.
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Research can be ‘vital part’ of GPs’ caring role
Part of a team at Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Dr Chen is developing a clinical decision-support tool for chronic diseases, Territory Kidney Care.
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Dry Indigenous community 'months' from opening tavern to combat home-brew
Peter d'Abbs, an honorary fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research in Brisbane, saidissues faced by dry communities, such as home-brew and 'sly grogging' (the illegal sale ofalcohol), were difficult to combat.
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2021 Howard Williams Medal winner announced
Congratulations to Professor Anne Chang FRACP who has been announced as the 2021 Howard Williams Medal winner.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare releases worrying new report but RHDAustralia says it remains optimistic
A report released last week 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.
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The NT’s tough-on-crime approach won’t reduce youth offending. This is what we know works
Last week the NT government proposed legislative changes to youth justice, including tightening access to bail and diversion, particularly for re-offenders. But this tough-on-crime approach runs contrary to what we know works to reduce youth offending and keep children healthy.
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COVID-19 breaks out in Timor-Leste
COVID-19 and severe floods are putting Timor-Leste’s health care system under increasing pressure.
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NHMRC national network for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers
Announced in the 2021-22 Budget, the NHMRC national network has been established with $10 million funding from the Australian Government, as a major new initiative in NHMRC’s 10-year strategy to improve the health of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.
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COVID-19: Autoridades timorenses estimam mais de 50 mil casos em Díli
O Instituto Nacional de Saúde timorense, Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS), as Equipas de Apoio Médico Australiano (AusMAT) e a Menzies School of Health Research, instituição que apoia o Laboratório Nacional timorense em Díli, nos testes à covid-19, também participam na análise.
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COVID-19 vaccination video in Kunwinjku
Jeanette Burrunali from the Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre recently asked Dr Jane Davies lots of questions about the vaccine, questions that people want to know the answers to.
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Researchers edge closer to better flu vaccine for Indigenous people across the world
The research was a collaboration between the Doherty Institute, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Menzies School of Health Research and CQUniversity.
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Preventing infant wheeze and childhood asthma
A new $1.6 million Australian-UK world-first project aimed at preventing wheeze in preschool children and potentially asthma in later childhood by using an orally administered bacteria lysate to boost immune systems has been announced.
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Congratulations Jahdai Vigona
Our congratulations go out to Jahdai Vigona who took out both the ATSI Trainee or Apprentice of the Year, and the Trainee of the Year at the GTNT Group Awards last week.
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Malaria is not only a blood disease, it also hides in the spleen, scientists have discovered
Groundbreaking new research has found large numbers of malaria parasites hiding in the spleen. Until now, it was thought that once malaria parasites reached the bloodstream, they circulated and multiplied only in the blood.
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LETTER: 148 ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR PHASING OUT SALES OF COMBUSTIBLE TOBACCO PRODUCTS
The lessons learned in 2020 from the bold actions taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic provide an opportunity to consider equally bold actions that will be required to tackle other global health pandemics.
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First study to estimate the global costs due to vivax malaria
The global cost of vivax malaria infections could be reduced substantially if radical cure is used more effectively, a new paper has found.
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Global costs of Plasmodium vivax malaria estimated for the first time.
A new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Dr. Angela Devine at Menzies School of Health Research in Australia, and colleagues estimate the global economic burden of P. vivax for the first time using country-level data.
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Parasites may accumulate in spleens of asymptomatic individuals infected with malaria
Study suggests immature red blood cells in spleen are targeted for invasion by P. vivax.
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Citizen Scientists to help in important national research projects
$499,323 for the Menzies School of Health Research to run its “Air in Alice” program.
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Citizen Scientists to help in important national research projects
$499,323 for the Menzies School of Health Research to run its “Air in Alice” program.
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New bus for renal patients
RDH renal physician Jaqui Hughes said dialysis patients were more likely to experience severe frailty, fatigue, breathing difficulties, cognitive impairment and psychosocial distress.
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Hunter researcher and ENT surgeon Kelvin Kong addresses National Press Club and officially receives ASMR medal
ASSOCIATE Professor Kelvin Kong will officially be presented with the prestigious Australian Society of Medical...
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The wheels on the 'culturally sensitive renal bus' go round and round. ABC Radio interview
All aboard the new renal bus! A new culturally sensitive bus which picks up dialysis patients like Tolbert (pictured) and drops them off to a life saving program at Royal Darwin Hospital Renal Unit. So come on! Jump in... we're going for a ride with ABC Radio Darwin and the NT's Fi Poole.
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15/06/2021 Mix FM 7:30 news - new renal bus
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15/06/2021 Mix FM 11am news - renal bus
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Here’s an approach to mentoring that can help close the leadership gender gap
Mentoring is known to be a critical component of job satisfaction and career development. A mentoring program has been established for women scientists that focuses on diversifying and changing the education sector. This program helps equip them to challenge systemic values and culture.
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$12.9 Million for New Research to Improve Primary Health Care
Funded through the 2020 Primary Healthcare Research Data Infrastructure grants, a number of research institutions will receive funding to undertake projects that use new and existing data sets to improve access, quality, safety and efficiency of our primary health care system.
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Curva epidémica em tendência descendente em Timor-Leste
A curva epidémica da covid-19 em Timor-Leste continua em tendência descendente com a última semana a registar apenas 328 casos, o menor número desde abril, apesar de continuarem a identificar-se novos casos em todo o país, foi hoje divulgado.
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Innovative study traced families for decades
The Life Course study was started in 1987 by the late pediatrician Dr Susan Sayers from the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin.
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Establishing a First Nations research network
Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) at Charles Darwin University will be part of a National Network for First Nations Researchers which is being established with the goal of growing the next generation of research leaders.
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NT News | More training options needed
The study by Menzies, led by Remote and Rural Health Services Research Professor John Wakerman, aimed to determine the factors underpinning the decline in general practitioner enrolments in the NT and how to overcome these issues.
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New Partnership launched to accelerate elimination of relapsing P. vivax malaria that poses a risk to an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide
The new Partnership for Vivax Elimination (PAVE) launching today, will support countries in the elimination of P. vivax – a complex and persistent type of malaria that poses a risk to more than one-third of the world’s population.
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East Arnhem Health Partnership Symposium
A flurry of local health professionals, workers, researchers, and academics filed into the site, where they set up camp for two days, to discuss local health perspectives and partnerships for the inaugural East Arnhem Health Partnership Symposium, a collaboration between Northern Territory PHN, HOT NORTH, Miwatj Health, Menzies School of Health Research, and Northern Territory Government.
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AMA NT calls for 'urgent' tobacco reform to butt out high Indigenous smoking rates
The head of the Australian Medical Association NT has written to the Chief Minister calling for "urgent" action to address the Territory's high smoking rates.
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Nursing shortage in Central Australian remote communities due to border restrictions
"We need dedicated training programs so that nurses, for example, can train to work in that environment and work in a culturally safe way" Professor Wakerman said.
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Zeroing in on zero-alcohol beverages
They’re marketed as a healthier alternative to alcohol, but a commentary in Drug and Alcohol Review has called this into question, saying more research is needed to see whether they actually reduce drinking, or if they could be a gateway to more alcohol consumption.
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Training for NT General Practitioners facing a grim future
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.
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NT News | Beers fears for children
Experts at the Menzies School of Health Research and The George Institute for Global Health have raised concerns about the impact of exposing young people to booze branding and logos in supermarkets.
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Zero alcohol dispute over “gateway drink” claims
The debate over the positioning of zero-alcohol beverage options has continued this week after a journal article suggested that no-alcohol options could be “gateway” drinks.
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Drinks industry responds to report linking zero-alcohol products and underage drinking
Alcohol Beverages Australia (ABA) CEO Andrew Wilsmore has criticised a research paper released by the Menzies School of Health Research that draws a link between zero-alcohol products and underage drinking.
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Q&A: What You Need to Know About Melioidosis
CDC investigators continue to search for the source of the bacteria that caused four infections—two of them lethal—in four different states. The Scientist spoke with melioidosis expert Bart Currie about the disease.
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TL: Labarik Barak Sofre Moras Reumatismu Fuan
Ministerio da Saúde Timor-Leste (MdS) lansa ona matadalan primeiru Timor-Leste nian kona-ba prevensaun no jestaun ba moras Febre Remátika Aguda (FRA) no Moras Rematizmu Fuan (MRF). Moras Rematizmu Fuan ne’e afeita mais ou menus labarik ida husi nain 50 (2%) iha Timor-Leste no bele kauza insufisiensia kardiaku no mate, maibé kuandu detekta hetan, moras ida ne’e bele trata.
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Menzies to improve diagnosis and surveillance of infectious diseases in TL
A new initiative has been developed by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) to improve diagnosis and surveillance of infectious diseases in Timor-Leste.
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Menzies liderarà projeto de diagnóstico e vigilância de doenças infeciosas em Timor-Leste
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NHL dan Menzies tingkatkan diagnosis penyakit menular melalui proyek MATCH TL
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Projetu MATCH sei hadi'a diagnóstiku moras infesiozu iha TL
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Projetu MATCH Sei Ajuda Rezolve Sofrimentu A’as ba Morbidade no Mortalidade iha TL
Hare’e ba numeru moras Malaria, Tuberkuloze, COVID-19 ho HIV (MATCH) iha Timor-Leste ne’ebe a’as, Ministeriu Saude ho parseria Menzies halo koperasaun ba projetu MATCH hodi rezolve sofrimentu a’as ba morbidade no mortalidade.
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Mellora diagnóstiku no vijilánsia ba moras infeksiozu sira iha Timor-Leste
Dezenvolve ona inisiativu foun ida hodi ajuda halo di’ak liu tan diagnóstiku no vijilánsia ba moras infeksiozu sira iha Timor-LesteM MATCHTL, ne’e signifika Malária, Tuberkuloze (TBC), COVID-19 no HIV nia diagnóstiku no vijilánsia iha Timor-Leste, sei lidera husi Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) hamutuk ho parseria ne’ebé eziste ona ho Ministériu Saúde Timor-Leste, liu-liu iha Timor-Leste nia Laboratóriu Nasionál Saúde (LNS) no Departamentu Kontrolu Moras.
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Menzies Lidera Diagnóstiku no Vijilànsia ba moras Infeksiozu iha Timor-Leste
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Menzies researchers say zero-alcohol beverages a cause for concern
A new paper by Menzies and The George Institute for Global Health questions whether zero alcohol beverages are giving young Australians a taste for alcohol.
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NT News | Territory shares in funding
MENZIES School of Health Research professor Richard Price will spearhead research to eliminate malaria, thanks to a $2.9m grant through the federal government’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) investigator grant scheme.
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Menzies fortalese sistema saúde iha Timor-Leste
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Menzies mantém cooperação com Governo para fortalecer sistema de saúde timorense
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Prezensa Menzies Hodi Fortalese Sistema Saúde iha Timor-Leste
Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) ohin Segunda (13/9/2021) kompleta nia tinan rua ba estabelese nia eskritóriu iha Timor-Leste ho nia objetivu hodi fortalese Sistema saude iha Timor-Leste.
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Menzies Affirm To Work Closely With TL Ministry Of Health Strengthening Health Systems
Yesterday marks two years since Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) officially established an office in Timor-Leste and comitted to work with the Timor-Leste Government and partners to strengthen health systems for responding to infectious diseases challenges.
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Menzies Marka Tinan Rua Fortalese sistema saúde iha Timor-Leste
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Fortalese Sistema Saúde Iha Timor Leste
Ohin loron, marka tinan rua dezde Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) ofisialmente estabelese nia eskritóriu ida iha Timor-Leste.
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NMRC Researchers Utilize a Unique Study Platform to Examine Multiple Diseases in Australia
Researchers from the United States Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) works in collaboration with Professor Bart Currie from Menzies School of Health Research, one of the world's foremost authorities on melioidosis.
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The Australian | Spotlight on Indigenous diabetes crisis
A new study has found Indigenous children in Northern Australia suffer youth-onset type two diabetes at rates at least 10 times higher than previously thought, and possibly above those anywhere else in the world.
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NT News | Communication to be better after boost
Menzies School of Health Research has been awarded $1.5m to develop health communications in language for NT Aboriginal peoples.
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Expert calls for complete cigarette ban in 10 years time
Senior Researcher at the Menzies School of Health Research Dr Marita Hefler says there also needs to be a plan in place to help retailers deal with declining cigarette sales.
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Aboriginal women with gestational diabetes at increased risk of developing type 2 form, new research shows
New research, led by Darwin's Menzies School of Health Research, shows that Aboriginal women who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy, will have a one-in-four chance of developing type 2 diabetes within two and a half years after giving birth.
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$10 million national network to build resilience to the human health impacts of environmental change
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) welcomes today’s announcement by Minister for Health Greg Hunt of the $10 million Special Initiative in Human Health and Environmental Change.
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Hopes AI program can treat Indigenous hearing loss in remote areas
Professor Amanda Leach, who runs the ear health research program at Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, said the illness was common in remote Indigenous communities across the Northern Territory.
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Push for Australian government to ban cigarette retail sales
Senior Researcher Menzies School of Health Research, Dr Marita Hefler, says tobacco availability should be “drastically reduced”.
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ABC Darwin Sundays - Job of the week - Infectious Disease Doctor
Professor Anna Ralph talks about her role as an Infectious disease doctor and researcher.
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ABC Darwin Mornings | Sarah Clifford on the History of alcohol laws in the Northern Territory
Menzies PhD student Sarah Clifford on her study of the history of liquor laws in the Northern Territory and alcohol policy.
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HEAL network to tackle health impacts of climate change
Charles Darwin University and Menzies researchers are part of the 100 researchers in the new HEAL network, which aims to protect the health of Australians impacted by climate change
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Territory Kidney Care: integrated chronic disease support in the NT
TKC represents a collaboration between Menzies School of Health Research, NT Health and the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT).
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NT News | Healthy housing urgently needed
Professor David Thomas a said there was a growing body of research that linked housing and health particularly in Aboriginal communities.
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Building resilience in remote Aboriginal students
The innovative study by researchers at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) is part of a program in partnership with five NT secondary/middle schools which sought to evaluate the implementation of Skills for Life.
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Modern lab software improves healthcare in Timor-Leste
As the newly independent nation of Timor-Leste takes on the challenges of establishing a strong health system for its citizens, Menzies School of Health Research has assisted Timorese scientists and healthcare professionals in expanding their laboratory diagnostic possibilities.
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CGM SCHUYLAB | CASE STUDY
As the newly independent nation of Timor-Leste takes on the challenges of establishing a strong health system for its citizens, Menzies School of Health Research has assisted Timorese scientists and healthcare professionals in expanding their laboratory diagnostic possibilities.
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Medical Express | Using paracetamol for protecting kidneys in patients with severe malaria
Dr. Daniel Cooper said the findings are important because they will help provide the best possible treatment to patients with severe malaria.
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Study finds biofilm link to persistent wet cough in children
According to those involved in the collaboration between Menzies School of Health Research, the Telethon Kids Institute and the University of Western Australia (UWA), there had previously been ‘scant data’ to support the theory.
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Supporting research to improve the health of Indigenous children
The Australian Academy of Science has awarded the 2017 Douglas and Lola Douglas Scholarship to Dr Bianca Middleton for her research on improving the health of Indigenous children.
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Voice of Islam | World Health Day 2022: Our Planet and our Health - Impacts of smoking
Professor Marita Hefler was a guest on the program to discuss tobacco’s effects on human health and the environment.
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‘Total ban’: could this be the last generation of smokers?
Associate Professor Marita Hefler says It’s a lazy argument to say that ‘prohibition never works’ or to use the US experiment from the 1920s or even the ‘war on drugs’ as evidence.
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How online sports betting companies exert pressure on government to pay less tax
Matthew Stevens, a gambling researcher from the Menzies School of Health Research only discovered the consultation was open by chance when he visited the NT Licensing website.
