• Calling the Medical Emergency Team

    Maddie Massy-Westropp     |      July 3, 2023

    They prevent more deaths than almost any other single hospital intervention, but introducing Medical Emergency Teams in hospitals was no easy task.

  • Gene therapy offers hope for rare diseases

    Maddie Massy-Westropp     |      November 5, 2022

    New treatments for spinal muscular atrophy and cystic fibrosis are being explored by UNSW Medicine and Health researchers.

  • Staying connected

    Maddie Massy-Westropp     |      November 2, 2022

    Social interaction doesn’t just make us happy, it helps to slow down the ageing of the brain according to a new study by the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing at UNSW Sydney.

  • No cure yet for Alzheimer’s

    Maddie Massy-Westropp     |      October 16, 2022

    Promising clinical trial results for lecanemab are a significant step rather than a ‘historic breakthrough’ according to UNSW experts in Alzheimer’s disease.