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World first study proves routine sleep monitoring link to seizure management
3 June 2013
A good night’s sleep could be the key to reducing epileptic seizures according to leading clinical researchers at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. In a world first study, published in international journal Epilepsy Research, doctors routinely monitored sleep patterns in 87 patients who had either epilepsy or psychogenic non-epileptic (PNES).
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Melbourne Health overtakes state flu shot target in 6 weeks
27 May 2013
Melbourne Health staff and volunteers have powered through the first six weeks of the organisation’s influenza vaccination program, exceeding the state target of 60 per cent.
Melbourne Health Chief Executive, Dr Gareth Goodier, congratulated staff and volunteers on protecting themselves, patients and colleagues from influenza through vaccination.
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The RMH Home Lottery winners announced
21 May 2013
The Royal Melbourne Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce the major prize winners from the current edition of the Royal Melbourne Hospital Home Lottery.
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Pete takes to the streets to prove life is worth living walking more than 700km
18 May 2013
Today, haemodialysis patient, Peter Williams, will kick start his 700 kilometer adventure walking from Canberra to Melbourne. Pete’s Big Red Challenge will take him through regional towns of NSW and Victoria, to raise awareness of life with kidney failure.
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World-first study predicts epilepsy seizures in humans
2 May 2013
A small device implanted in the brain has accurately predicted epilepsy seizures in humans in a world-first study.
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Professor Finlay Macrae internationally honoured by the WGO
Updated 2 May 2013
Professor Finlay Macrae, one of Australia’s leading bowel cancer experts, has been honoured by the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) for his professional and personal contributions to the field of gastroenterology.
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Dedicated palliative and supportive care unit opens at The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Updated 24 April
Minister for Health and Ageing, David Davis, officially opened the RMH's 12-bed Palliative and Supportive Care Unit. The new dedicated unit gives the hospital greater capacity to give high quality and compassionate inpatient care to people with life-threatening illness.
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Australia’s first health service to set flu targets for staff
Updated 12 April 2013
A health service in Australia has set for the first time an influenza vaccination rate amongst its staff and volunteers of 95 per cent.
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Melbourne researchers tackle drug resistant influenza
Updated 11 April 2013
Two of Australia’s top medical researchers have received funding to investigate better treatments for patients with drug resistant influenza viruses. Dr Aeron Hurt and Dr Ian Barr of the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL), part of Melbourne Health, are one of five research teams in a joint funding arrangement between Australia and Singapore.
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Major milestone for $1 billion new cancer centre
Updated 15 March 2013
Minister for Health David Davis today joined cancer survivors and people touched by cancer for a special site inspection of the $1 billion new Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) Project facilities.
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Melbourne Health welcomes health funding resolution
Updated 21 February 2013
Melbourne Health welcomes yesterday’s announcement by the Federal Government that they are reversing the decision to cut $107m in healthcare funding to Victoria.
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