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Professor Simon Finfer, Professorial Fellow in the Critical Care and Trauma Division at The George Institute, has been appointed an Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia (General Division) in the…

The George Institute’s Professor Anthony Rodgers has just been elected a new Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS). Professor Rodgers, a world leader in…

UNSW held its inaugural Cardiovascular Symposium on 5 April 2022 to launch the newly established Cardiac, Vascular and Metabolic Medicine (CVMM) Research Theme. Several researchers from The George…

Ellen Medical Devices is developing the world’s first affordable dialysis to stop millions of people dying unnecessarily because they cannot access treatment for kidney failure. The new dialysis…

What is fast becoming the Google of the physiotherapy world, PEDro is one of the most used online resources by physiotherapists. Housing over 21,000 reviews, trials and guidelines, PEDro (the…

The George Institute’s Professor John Myburgh has been awarded a Doctor of Science from UNSW Sydney for his outstanding contribution to the field of critical care and trauma. Professor Myburgh,…

The George Institute for Global Health, together with its subsidiaries and associated companies worldwide (“The George Institute”, “we” and “our”) is committed to handling personal information (…

The George Institute for Global Health has been awarded $4.5 million in the latest round of funding by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). These grants will go to a number…

The George Institute for Global Health today received a landmark investment of $24 million from the Australian Government to undertake research to prevent and treat cardiometabolic diseases, which…

The George Institute and UNSW School of Women’s and Children’s Health have been jointly awarded a ‘UNSW Medicine & Health Cardiac, Vascular and Metabolic Medicine Big Ideas grant’ for a research…

1999: The George Institute is founded in Australia, with the support of the University of Sydney Medical School, to reduce the escalating burden of non-communicable diseases and…

A key pillar of the George Institute’s mission is to find better treatments for the world’s biggest health problems. With cancer being the second-leading cause of death worldwide, the Institute’s…

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee has recommended the suspension of marketing of intravenous resuscitation fluids containing hydroxyethyl starch (HES…

Professor Alta Schutte is Principal Theme Lead of Cardiac, Vascular and Metabolic Medicine in the UNSW Faculty of Medicine and Health and co-chair of the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Research…

The George Institute’s Critical Care team have secured funding to address gaps in evidence that have led to uncertainties around the best choice of treatment in the intensive care setting with great…

Two George Institute research projects have been successful in the National Health and Medical Research Council’s Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies funding round. Professor Craig Anderson, Director…

1.7 million Australians have diabetes and around two-thirds also have cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease or both. Each year in Australia hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease and…

Globally, one in four adults will have a stroke in their lifetime. New research published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry confirms the life-saving value of a simple brain…

The George Institute for Global Health notes that over $6.7 billion will be invested in medical research over the next four years following the Australian Budget announced on Tuesday evening.…

Stroke is a critical medical condition that claims the lives of 23 Australians per day, with this number expected to rise aligned with ageing populations. The current gold standard in stroke…