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ABC Online | Amputee Crystal Love Johnson set for stage comeback after long battle with diabetes

Date: June 22, 2021 - 08:00am

Transgender celebrity Crystal Love Johnson says she is ready to return to the stage after a long battle with diabetes that has included having one of her legs amputated below the knee.

$74 million investment in Australian-led clinical trials

Date: June 21, 2021 - 09:00am

Includes a clinical trial in PNG led by Dr Holger Unger and a trial by Prof Peter Morris to reduce infection in Aboriginal mothers and babies.

MEDIA RELEASE: Boost for male health as Flinders University joins research alliance

Date: June 17, 2021 - 09:00am

Flinders joins the Masonic Charities Trust and existing FCMHW research partners the University of Adelaide, the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and Menzies School of Health Research.

The wheels on the 'culturally sensitive renal bus' go round and round. ABC Radio interview

Date: June 09, 2021 - 14:15pm

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.

Hunter researcher and ENT surgeon Kelvin Kong addresses National Press Club and officially receives ASMR medal

Date: June 09, 2021 - 12:25pm

ASSOCIATE Professor Kelvin Kong will officially be presented with the prestigious Australian Society of Medical...

NT News | Aerosol deodorants off our Coles shelves

Date: June 08, 2021 - 08:00am

Coles has completely removed aerosol deodorants from the aisles of its Northern Territory stores.

New bus for renal patients

Date: June 04, 2021 - 02:00am

RDH renal physician Jaqui Hughes said dialysis patients were more likely to experience severe frailty, fatigue, breathing difficulties, cognitive impairment and psychosocial distress.

Citizen Scientists to help in important national research projects

Date: June 03, 2021 - 11:00am

$499,323 for the Menzies School of Health Research to run its “Air in Alice” program.

Citizen Scientists to help in important national research projects

Date: June 03, 2021 - 11:00am

$499,323 for the Menzies School of Health Research to run its “Air in Alice” program.

Parasites may accumulate in spleens of asymptomatic individuals infected with malaria

Date: June 02, 2021 - 10:25am

Study suggests immature red blood cells in spleen are targeted for invasion by P. vivax.

Global costs of Plasmodium vivax malaria estimated for the first time.

Date: June 02, 2021 - 10:19am

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.

First study to estimate the global costs due to vivax malaria

Date: June 02, 2021 - 10:11am

The global cost of vivax malaria infections could be reduced substantially if radical cure is used more effectively, a new paper has found.

MEDIA RELEASE | First study to estimate the global costs due to vivax malaria

Date: June 02, 2021 - 08:00am

The global cost of vivax malaria infections could be reduced substantially if radical cure is used more effectively, a new paper has found.

Media Statement | World No Tobacco Day: Time for governments to phase out cigarette sales

Date: May 31, 2021 - 10:08am

This World No Tobacco Day, 148 health organisations have signed an open letter calling on governments to work towards phasing out commercial cigarette sales.

Malaria is not only a blood disease, it also hides in the spleen, scientists have discovered

Date: May 27, 2021 - 16:52pm

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.

Congratulations Jahdai Vigona

Date: May 27, 2021 - 12:54pm

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.

Hidden malaria life cycle discovered in the spleen

Date: May 27, 2021 - 07:00am

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

LETTER: 148 ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR PHASING OUT SALES OF COMBUSTIBLE TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Date: May 24, 2021 - 09:00am

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.

Preventing infant wheeze and childhood asthma

Date: May 21, 2021 - 09:22am

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.

Researchers edge closer to better flu vaccine for Indigenous people across the world

Date: May 18, 2021 - 19:30pm

The research was a collaboration between the Doherty Institute, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Menzies School of Health Research and CQUniversity.

Towards a universal flu vaccine for Indigenous populations

Date: May 18, 2021 - 19:00pm

Researchers have identified specific influenza targets that could be used to better protect Indigenous people from experiencing severe influenza disease through a universal, T cell-based vaccine.

COVID-19: Autoridades timorenses estimam mais de 50 mil casos em Díli

Date: May 17, 2021 - 18:00pm

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.

COVID-19 vaccination video in Kunwinjku

Date: May 17, 2021 - 11:30am

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.

NHMRC national network for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers

Date: May 13, 2021 - 12:09pm

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.

Establishing a National Network for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers

Date: May 12, 2021 - 14:00pm

A team of 91 researchers, led by four experienced First Nations Australian leaders have come together to establish the National Network for First Nations Researchers.

COVID-19 breaks out in Timor-Leste

Date: May 12, 2021 - 09:46am

COVID-19 and severe floods are putting Timor-Leste’s health care system under increasing pressure.

The NT’s tough-on-crime approach won’t reduce youth offending. This is what we know works

Date: May 11, 2021 - 10:25am

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.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare releases worrying new report but RHDAustralia says it remains optimistic

Date: May 07, 2021 - 13:35pm

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.

A$1.5m awarded to Asia-Pacific research collaborations

Date: May 06, 2021 - 10:15am

The Menzies School of Health Research at Charles Darwin University received A$257,000 to work with partners in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal on a malaria reduction project.

2021 Howard Williams Medal winner announced

Date: May 06, 2021 - 08:58am

Congratulations to Professor Anne Chang FRACP who has been announced as the 2021 Howard Williams Medal winner.

Dry Indigenous community 'months' from opening tavern to combat home-brew

Date: April 30, 2021 - 10:55am

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.

Research can be ‘vital part’ of GPs’ caring role

Date: April 29, 2021 - 09:00am

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.

The number of people with rheumatic heart disease in Australia continues to grow

Date: April 29, 2021 - 00:15am

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

Study investigating possible link between water quality and kidney disease in remote Northern Territory

Date: April 28, 2021 - 08:58am

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.

Finding innovative solutions to eliminate vivax malaria by 2030

Date: April 27, 2021 - 10:24am

New research by Menzies’ malaria team is identifying innovative new ways to eliminate Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria by 2030.

Thousands homeless in Timor-Leste as the country tries to contain COVID-19

Date: April 13, 2021 - 06:45am

On RN Breakfast with Fran Kelly and guest Dr Josh Francis.

Poker machine losses hit record levels after pandemic shutdowns in the NT

Date: April 09, 2021 - 08:53am

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.

Regional research set to get digital boost

Date: April 07, 2021 - 10:00am

Resources Regional Collaborations Programme COVID-19 Digital Grants, recognises A/Prof Kamala Ley-Thriemer, Dr Jo Wapling and Dr Chris Lowbridge.

Australian government to support Timor-Leste flood recovery after at least 27 people die

Date: April 06, 2021 - 14:04pm

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.

New interactive guidelines for healthy ears

Date: April 06, 2021 - 09:00am

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.

Top honour for leading infectious diseases physician

Date: April 06, 2021 - 09:00am

Professor Josh Davis has been awarded the 2021 Frank Fenner Award for Advanced Research in Infectious Diseases.

Drinkers get grog despite register

Date: March 28, 2021 - 02:00am

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.

Leading infectious diseases physician honoured with Frank Fenner Award

Date: March 25, 2021 - 09:37am

Professor Josh Davis has been awarded the 2021 Frank Fenner Award for Advanced Research in Infectious Diseases.

ABC News: Interview with Dr Josh Francis about COVID-19 in Timor Leste

Date: March 10, 2021 - 10:57am

Timor Leste has responded remarkably well to the COVID-19 pandemic over the last 12 months.

Foundation, education provider launch Indigenous scholarship program

Date: March 04, 2021 - 11:00am

Bridging the Gap Foundation has partnered with applied learning education provider SEDA Group (SEDA) to create a new scholarship program for young Indigenous Australians.

New multi-platform interactive guidelines for healthy ears

Date: March 03, 2021 - 15:48pm

The Otitis Media guidelines have been launched today to assist healthcare workers provide comprehensive and appropriate care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with otitis media and hearing problems.

Ear disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Date: March 03, 2021 - 13:37pm

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.

Otitis media guidelines for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Date: March 02, 2021 - 08:18am

This 2020 update by the Centre of Research Excellence in Ear and Hearing Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children.

Training centre to boost biomedical workforce

Date: February 16, 2021 - 11:56am

The new Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre will provide a pathway in the health sector for young NT residents.

Media Release | Opportunities for the next generation of local scientists

Date: February 09, 2021 - 13:39pm

A new training centre aimed at developing a sustainable, local biomedical and health sciences workforce has been launched at Menzies School of Health Research.

Making diabetes care more culturally safe

Date: February 05, 2021 - 09:30am

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.

NT News | Panel Revealed

Date: February 05, 2021 - 02:00am

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.

Danny Gilbert names panel for Darwin Dan Murphy’s review

Date: February 04, 2021 - 17:45pm

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.

Working with communities to end rheumatic heart disease

Date: February 03, 2021 - 12:50pm

Did you know that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) at rates 60 times higher than non-Indigenous Australians? RHD is permanent heart damage, resulting from a throat or skin infection caused by Group A...

NT News | 'Pleasant surprise' for justice

Date: January 26, 2021 - 08:30am

Menzies Board member, Trevor Riley AO QC has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia.

NT News | Australia Day Honours NT recipients

Date: January 26, 2021 - 07:00am

NT recipients including Menzies Director Prof Alan Cass AO and Prof Amanda Leach AM.

ABC News | 2021 NT Order of Australia recipients include scientists, space researchers and police

Date: January 26, 2021 - 06:00am

Featuring Menzies Prof Alan Cass AO and Prof Amanda Leach AM.

Tapeworm, vertigo and pancreatitis drugs are being trialled as COVID-19 treatments

Date: January 25, 2021 - 10:25am

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.

9 News Darwin | Melioidosis warning

Date: January 18, 2021 - 18:15pm

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.

Unmasking Inequalities Panel 1 Minority Responses to COVID19

Date: January 17, 2021 - 09:00am

This panel featuring Professor James Smith discusses the ways in which the COVID-19 crisis exposes the differential treatment of minoritized communities.

Retail Pharmacy | What's app-ening with my lungs?

Date: January 15, 2021 - 11:00am

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.

NT News | Lung health app

Date: January 15, 2021 - 02:00am

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

What’s app-ening with my lungs?

Date: January 14, 2021 - 09:22am

Learning about healthy lungs has just become a lot easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and health practitioners thanks to an expanded interactive app.

Young Australian of the Year finalists committed to helping those in need

Date: January 09, 2021 - 11:15am

The NT's Young Australian of the Year also helped produce the Ask the Specialist podcast with Menzies School of Health Research.

NT’s experience shows there’s much more work needed on booze

Date: January 07, 2021 - 02:00am

An evaluation of the NT’s program by the Menzies School of Health in 2018 offers food for thought for WA.

Territory Q | NT Digital Excellence Awards

Date: January 06, 2021 - 07:00am

Community Benefit Award in partnership with DXC Technology - Menzies Territory Kidney Care

Worimi Man Associate Professor Kelvin Kong Takes Menzies Medallion

Date: January 05, 2021 - 06:00am

Associate Professor Kong was presented with the Menzies Medallion in recognition of his leadership in Aboriginal health service delivery, advocacy, and research.

Paul Kelly officially promoted to chief medical officer

Date: December 22, 2020 - 09:00am

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.

Woolworths Group commits to Independent Panel Review of proposed Dan Murphy’s Darwin development

Date: December 21, 2020 - 10:12am

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.

Problem Gambling Rates Increase in Australia’s Northern Territory, Latest Report Finds

Date: December 21, 2020 - 08:53am

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.

NT Government admits delay releasing problem gambling report

Date: December 18, 2020 - 09:50am

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.

Croakey | Woolworths: a case study of the commercial determinants of health

Date: December 16, 2020 - 13:00pm

the Menzies School of Health Research released a report in 2019 demonstrating that among some sections of the Indigenous population, people were more likely to abstain from alcohol compared to non-Indigenous peoples,

Media release | Tracking malaria through genetic surveillance

Date: December 15, 2020 - 15:28pm

The goal of eliminating malaria is one-step closer thanks to a an NHMRC Ideas grant to Menzies senior research fellow Dr Sarah Auburn.

The Segment - Professor Alan Cass, Menzies School of Health Research

Date: December 11, 2020 - 12:03pm

Menzies director Professor Alan Cass talked to Chris O'Brien on The Segment about the business of Menzies.

2020 CSL Florey Next Generation Award

Date: December 10, 2020 - 10:58am

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.

EXPERT REACTION: NHMRC Alcohol Guidelines - No more than 10 a week and 4 a day

Date: December 09, 2020 - 09:53am

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.

Health experts deny booze rules 'crusade'

Date: December 08, 2020 - 09:50am

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.

NT podcast recognised on national stage

Date: December 07, 2020 - 12:40pm

A Northern Territory podcast designed to inspire better healthcare has picked up a silver medal for Smartest Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards.

Nursing student crowned NT Young Australian of Year

Date: December 07, 2020 - 12:38pm

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.

Menzies honours Aboriginal ear surgeon

Date: December 07, 2020 - 12:27pm

Australia’s first Aboriginal surgeon and highly acclaimed ear, nose and throat surgeon, Associate Professor Kelvin Kong has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.

Podcast delivers specialist cultural advice on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare

Date: December 07, 2020 - 11:05am

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.

Dr Aho aspires to lead scientific research

Date: December 03, 2020 - 10:08am

Dr Celestine Aho has always aspired to lead scientific research that translates into practical results for Papua New Guinea.

Graduates ready to help solve chronic Indigenous hearing loss

Date: November 26, 2020 - 15:32pm

The first class of hearing experts trained in Katherine have graduated ready to start work soon.

CDU academics named among world’s most influential

Date: November 26, 2020 - 10:41am

Menzies School of Health Research Professor Bart Currie, Professor Anne Chang AM, Professor Ric Price, Associate Professor Steven Tong, Professor Nicholas Anstey, Professor Joshua Davis, Professor Alan Cass, Professor Peter Morris and Professor Amanda Leach

Oz Podcast Winners Revealed

Date: November 23, 2020 - 13:54pm

The winners of the Australian Podcast Awards for 2020 were announced last night (21/11), celebrating the best Australian podcasts across 24 different categories.

University of Newcastle - Alumni Medal for Professional Excellence

Date: November 17, 2020 - 19:00pm

Professor Garvey has established an international collaborative research program with IARC on cancer and Indigenous people globally.

Northern Territory: the little health system that could (beat COVID-19)

Date: November 16, 2020 - 12:50pm

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.

Northern Territory's strict COVID-19 isolation smashes curve

Date: November 16, 2020 - 12:30pm

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

Rheumatic heart disease endgame could save 650 lives in a decade

Date: November 16, 2020 - 12:03pm

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.

University of Newcastle | Aboriginal ear surgeon honoured with Menzies Medallion

Date: November 16, 2020 - 12:00pm

Associate Professor Kelvin Kong received the medal on Friday, recognising his leadership in Aboriginal health service delivery, advocacy and research.

NT News | High rates of hepatitis B among NT Indigenous people

Date: November 16, 2020 - 08:15am

The prevalence of chronic hepatitis B in the Northern Territory has been vastly underestimated with Indigenous residents nearly five times more likely to have the disease, according to new research.

NT News | Praise for NT virus tactics

Date: November 16, 2020 - 08:00am

The Territory's strict public health measures in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic have to date prevented an outbreak of the virus.

NT News | Indigenous trailblazer honoured

Date: November 14, 2020 - 07:30am

Australia's first Aboriginal surgeon, Associate Professor Kelvin Kong has been awarded the Menzies Medallion for excellence in healthcare.

Acclaimed surgeon wins prestigious award

Date: November 14, 2020 - 06:30am

Australia’s first Aboriginal surgeon, the highly acclaimed ear, nose and throat surgeon, Associate Professor Kelvin Kong, has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.

Aboriginal ear surgeon honoured with Menzies Medallion

Date: November 13, 2020 - 14:00pm

Australia’s first Aboriginal surgeon, the highly acclaimed ear, nose and throat surgeon, Associate Professor Kelvin Kong has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.

Understanding health literacy among young Aboriginal men and boys in the NT

Date: November 12, 2020 - 19:00pm

New research is showing how Facebook can be useful to develop broader understandings of health literacy among young Aboriginal males in the Northern Territory.

Community leaders call for Woolworths Directors to abandon plans for Dan Murphy’s superstore

Date: November 12, 2020 - 00:15am

Today community leaders and organisations have released an open letter calling on the Woolworths Board to stop its plans to build one of Australia’s biggest Dan Murphy’s within walking distance of three dry Aboriginal communities.

Making community health training available to remote Indigenous communities during COVID-19

Date: November 11, 2020 - 13:16pm

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, community health training in remote Indigenous communities has been able to continue thanks to a partnership between the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) and Medibank.

The Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing (FCMHW) is set to launch in the Northern Territory

Date: November 09, 2020 - 13:14pm

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

NT News | $300k raised to assist in bridging gap

Date: November 07, 2020 - 08:00am

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.

NT health expert, trainee nurse honoured

Date: November 06, 2020 - 09:57am

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.

This 'Time Machine' is showing what the future holds - for your face

Date: November 02, 2020 - 16:00pm

NITV - Ever wondered how you'll look at 60? What if you're a smoker? This new app will show you the difference.

Research shows Indigenous Australians more likely to suffer from emotional distress

Date: October 28, 2020 - 10:59am

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.

Meet the Northern Territory's nominees for the 2021 Australian of the Year Awards

Date: October 28, 2020 - 09:43am

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.

Research shows Indigenous Australians more likely to suffer from emotional distress

Date: October 28, 2020 - 09:39am

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.

NT News | App gives peek into future self

Date: October 27, 2020 - 08:30am

The Menzies School of Health Research has launched a new app using facial remodelling technology to illustrate the long-term impact of unhealthy lifestyle choices for young people.

Look into a time machine to see where your health choices will lead

Date: October 23, 2020 - 08:30am

IBM and Menzies School of Health Research today launched a 'HealthLAB Time Machine' app hosted on IBM Cloud.

Lost in translation: In search of an end to the malaria epidemic

Date: October 20, 2020 - 10:23am

CDU Research Impact story | Menzies researcher Dr Kamala Ley-Thriemer is committed to the cause.

Restricting sales to pharmacies proposed

Date: October 19, 2020 - 15:10pm

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.

ABC News | Melioidosis story

Date: October 17, 2020 - 19:00pm

Featuring Menzies' melioidosis experts, Dr Audrey Rachlin and Prof Bart Currie.

Ex-bank boss to help pick CDU chief

Date: October 15, 2020 - 02:00am

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.

CDU student story | A Master of Public Health made me an even better researcher

Date: October 14, 2020 - 16:36pm

Doing a Master’s degree by coursework after you’ve already completed a PhD may seem like an unusual idea to some, but health researcher Athira Rohit says ‘learning is learning’, no matter what the degree is called or what order you do it in.

CDU student in line to win international competition

Date: October 14, 2020 - 14:30pm

Dr Winnie Chen created the animation to showcase a tool she is developing through the Menzies to help doctors diagnose and manage kidney disease.

Media alert | Outcomes of protracted bacterial bronchitis in children: A 5‐year prospective cohort study

Date: October 13, 2020 - 11:10am

Findings from the first prospective longer-term outcome NHMRC-funded study for children with protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) in children have identified a link between children with PBB and asthma, highlighting the importance of identifying potentially treatable symptoms in children with chronic respiratory diseases.

The Australian | Risk study 'would cut child suicides'

Date: October 13, 2020 - 07:00am

The Northern Territory could lower its shockingly high rates of child and youth suicide by using data from police, justice and child protection agencies to model the individual risk that kids face from primary school onwards, a leading researcher has suggested.

CDU student story | Julie is on a mission to better healthcare in her hometown

Date: October 12, 2020 - 12:00pm

From a young age, Julie has always been inspired by travelling and learning from different cultures. She set off on her studying venture at Menzies School of Health Research to pursue her career dream to improve the healthcare system back home in the Philippines.

CityMag | A dual language educational health video connecting two worlds

Date: October 12, 2020 - 08:54am

University of Adelaide student Zoe Fitzpatrick is creating an informational video in Indigenous language Garrwa and English to promote the use of both Aboriginal and Western medicinal practices.

Empowering remote communities - Healthy Stores 2020

Date: October 09, 2020 - 13:45pm

Reducing in-store merchandising of unhealthy foods and drinks can reduce the purchase of those items, new research conducted in remote communities has found.

NITV |Remote Healthy Stores trial hailed a success

Date: October 08, 2020 - 11:00am

The project was developed after community concern about the high rates of type two diabetes and obesity, and involves making changes like moving soft drinks from the fridge to the shelf and taking sugary snacks away from busy sections of stores.

Irukandji concerns heating up

Date: October 02, 2020 - 10:57am

The prevalence of highly venomous and potentially deadly box jellyfish is set to increase in Territory coastal waters as temperatures and humidity rise.

HOT NORTH Impact Report

Date: September 28, 2020 - 08:30am

Now available | The report presents 12 case studies showing the impacts from the first three years of the HOT NORTH program.

NEWS Navigating COVID-19 ‘tiger country’

Date: September 22, 2020 - 10:00am

Catch up with Professor Josh Davis. An Infectious Diseases physician at Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital and researcher at Menzies School of Health Research

Rioli aiming to bridge Indigenous health and employment gap

Date: September 21, 2020 - 13:34pm

Bridging the Gap Foundation was established through the Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University to fund research into health and education.

HealthLAB pops up in town to encourage youth to be healthy

Date: September 18, 2020 - 04:00am

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.

CDU to hold 'virtual' graduation ceremony

Date: September 17, 2020 - 10:00am

PhD graduand Belinda Davison will speak as part of the ceremony.

Students to celebrate academic achievements at virtual grad

Date: September 17, 2020 - 09:00am

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

CDU grad's US posting

Date: September 17, 2020 - 02:00am

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.

Malaria research leads CDU graduate to USA

Date: September 16, 2020 - 09:00am

Completing his PhD with CDU through the Menzies School of Health Research, Damian Oyong has made a significant contribution to fighting the disease.

Championing women working in health across regional and rural Australia – a new dual-mentorship model

Date: September 11, 2020 - 09:00am

Mentoring is a critical component of career development and job satisfaction leading to a healthier workforce and more productive outputs.

Diabetes in poverty-stricken pregnant women in the NT, highest in the world

Date: September 10, 2020 - 17:00pm

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.

The health initiative placing Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands

Date: September 08, 2020 - 09:02am

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.

NT News | Graduates a boost for ear health

Date: September 01, 2020 - 07:30am

A group of Tiwi Islanders are working to improve ear health in their communities after becoming the first graduates of a new ear infection prevention program.

Menzies School of Health Research puts Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands

Date: August 28, 2020 - 14:21pm

A community-based ear health training initiative is empowering on the ground health services in the Tiwi Islands.

First Nations Telegraph | Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands

Date: August 27, 2020 - 08:30am

Newly graduated ear health facilitators will provide local knowledge and expertise when checking the ears and hearing of children in their community.

Katherine recruits wanted to help with chronic ear health problems

Date: August 26, 2020 - 10:15am

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.

Media release | Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands

Date: August 26, 2020 - 09:00am

Newly graduated ear health facilitators will provide local knowledge and expertise when checking the ears and hearing of children in their community.

COVID workers urge Australia to increase vital aid to poorest countries

Date: August 24, 2020 - 08:58am

Australians who have left the luxuries of home behind to join the virus battle in countries like Iraq and Laos, where aid is incredibly hard to come by, share their stories from the frontline.

Interpreters for Aboriginal people in hospital

Date: August 18, 2020 - 09:36am

On Health Report with Dr Norman Swan - Prof Anna Ralph - Menzies School of Health Research and Infectious Diseases Physician, RDH

ABC News | No solution before NT election for Indigenous dialysis patients desperate to get home

Date: August 09, 2020 - 08:45am

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.

Sunday Territorian | Interpreters vital at RDH

Date: August 09, 2020 - 07:30am

A year-long study conducted by Royal Darwin Hospital has found an increase in the use of Aboriginal interpreters in hospitals is associated with a decline in the number of patients who leave treatment early.

More Aboriginal interpreters result in less self-discharges from hospitals, new research finds

Date: August 07, 2020 - 10:01am

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.

Interpreter boost reduces patient self-discharge

Date: August 05, 2020 - 09:00am

A study conducted at RDH has found that increased use of Aboriginal interpreters was associated with a decrease in patients leaving treatment early.

AAMRI’s budget priority: secure the future of Australia’s next generation of talent

Date: August 03, 2020 - 12:00pm

Australian medical research institutes are raising the alarm about the precarious position facing our earlier-career scientists.

Increased interpreter use linked to decrease in patient self-discharges

Date: August 03, 2020 - 00:00am

A new study in the MJA has found that an increase in using Aboriginal interpreters in a hospital was associated with a decrease in patients leaving treatment early.

There are 3 new Closing the Gap education targets: here's what they miss

Date: July 31, 2020 - 15:45pm

At Menzies and CDU we have been looking at what happens to Indigenous students in the NT as they move through school.

CoronaCheck #32: Clive Palmer's 'ridiculous' hepatitis B comparison

Date: July 31, 2020 - 11:56am

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".

Exceptional service to microbiology recognised in the Northern Territory

Date: July 29, 2020 - 14:00pm

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

ABC Radio | Late Lunch with Prof Phil Giffard

Date: July 29, 2020 - 13:30pm

NT News | Diabetes concern for mums-to-be

Date: July 28, 2020 - 08:00am

A new study shows diabetes in pregnant women has grown substantially in the Territory.

Media release | The Hon Greg Hunt MP

Date: July 27, 2020 - 12:00pm

$27 million to boost research in preventive and public health. A media release about an Australian Government investment in vital research to help promote better health and prevent people from getting ill.

InSight+ | "Our children don't have a future": the burden of RHD

Date: July 27, 2020 - 11:55am

THE mayor of a remote Aboriginal community in Arnhem Land has said the town’s children “don’t have a future” unless governments boost their investment in tackling the social determinants driving one of the world’s highest rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD).

Media release | Rates of diabetes in pregnancy continue to rise in the NT

Date: July 27, 2020 - 11:50am

The burden of diabetes in pregnancy has grown substantially in the Northern Territory (NT) over three decades and is contributing to more babies being born at higher than expected birthweights according to a new study.

How collaboration and communication are changing diagnostic capacity in Timor-Leste

Date: July 22, 2020 - 12:38pm

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.

ABC Radio Darwin | Ask the Specialist's podcast experts address health racism at Royal Darwin Hospital

Date: July 19, 2020 - 07:30am

Racism and cultural insensitivity are the norm at the Northern Territory's biggest hospital, according to a panel of experts.

EXPERT REACTION: Aussie smoking rate falls, alcohol consumption stable, but use of some illicit drugs is up

Date: July 17, 2020 - 14:34pm

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.

Combating zoonotic diseases in our region

Date: July 17, 2020 - 11:07am

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.

Menzies app improving asthma management in communities

Date: July 16, 2020 - 11:00am

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.

Combacte-Magnet EPI-Net | AMR Blind spots

Date: July 15, 2020 - 14:38pm

Dr Teresa Wozniak and her team are committed to strengthening disease surveillance and response to AMR containment.

Active screening needed for rheumatic heart disease in the NT

Date: July 13, 2020 - 01:00am

The high burden of rheumatic heart disease among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people requires more active case finding and echocardiographic screening to detect undiagnosed cases, according to Australian experts

Shining A Much-Needed Light On Aboriginal Health Education

Date: July 09, 2020 - 15:17pm

Zoe Fitzpatrick is talented member of Menzies HealthLab, she helps to deliver health education programs to remote communities.

Unique study uncovers barriers to cervical screening for Indigenous women

Date: July 08, 2020 - 15:04pm

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.

Media Release| Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolŋu stories to inspire better healthcare

Date: June 29, 2020 - 10:49am

A new podcast released today, Ask the Specialist, reveals the reality of the hospital experience for Aboriginal patients in the Top End of the Northern Territory and offers ideas to improve the delivery of culturally respectful care.

ABC PM | Rising Indigenous cancer death rates are being overlooked

Date: June 24, 2020 - 17:30pm

Professor Gail Garvey, Senior Principal Research Fellow and Deputy Division Leader, Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research.

Media release | Unique study uncovers barriers to cervical screening for Indigenous women

Date: June 23, 2020 - 09:00am

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s voices are at the center of a new study in to barriers to Australia’s cervical screening program.

Q&A with Menzies Fulbright scholar, Professor James Smith

Date: June 22, 2020 - 09:07am

Prof James Smith has recently returned from his Fulbright Scholar Program in the US, providing insight into life during COVID-19 in the states.

Impact of maternal anaemia in pregnancy on childhood anaemia discovered

Date: June 19, 2020 - 11:25am

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).

NT News | Asthma app clears air on cure

Date: June 19, 2020 - 02:00am

Report on asthma app launch with Dr Gabrielle McCallum.

Media release | Impact of maternal anaemia in pregnancy on childhood anaemia discovered

Date: June 18, 2020 - 10:00am

A study investigating the impact of maternal anaemia in pregnancy on infant anaemia has found it to be a more significant risk factor than being born premature or low birth weight (LBW).

Media Release | Improving knowledge and understanding of asthma for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families online

Date: June 17, 2020 - 10:30am

Learning about asthma has just become a lot easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and health practitioners thanks to a new interactive app

Listening to the Voices of Young Indigenous Males About Their Health and Wellbeing: Lessons from Australia

Date: June 16, 2020 - 09:10am

Prof James Smith presents his research to the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board in Oklahoma , USA.

Pacific Beat | Timor-Leste faces dengue fight amid COVID-19 pandemic

Date: June 16, 2020 - 06:00am

Dr Josh Francis, who leads Timor-Leste programs at Menzies, said the country was in a strong position to respond to the pandemic due to its expertise in managing dengue.

Online gambling and should we be worried? Interview with Dr Matt Stevens

Date: June 12, 2020 - 11:46am

Dr Matt Stevens talks to Mel Little about how the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the potential for online gambling to be cause for concern amongst public health researchers around Australia.

Radical cure instrumental in beating malaria

Date: June 10, 2020 - 09:40am

Research findings by Charles Darwin University PhD graduate Dr Robert Commons has the potential to deliver health benefits to millions of malaria sufferers around the globe.

Major research papers retracted over data controversy

Date: June 08, 2020 - 17:30pm

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.

Research to lower alarming global maternal mortality

Date: June 05, 2020 - 09:36am

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.

No stigma for smoking among Yolngu people in East Arnhem Land

Date: June 03, 2020 - 15:00pm

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.

Immunisation in pregnancy ‘safe’, but uptake still low

Date: June 03, 2020 - 11:09am

Dr Lisa McHugh investigated the safety of vaccination in pregnancy, including one study of more than 9000 mothers and infants.

Tackling the Top End's deadly dirt disease at the source

Date: June 03, 2020 - 10:00am

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.

Melioidosis research traces source to reduce spread

Date: June 03, 2020 - 09:00am

Dr Audrey Rachlin focused on the environmental bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes melioidosis.

Short courses really right for the times

Date: June 01, 2020 - 05:30am

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.

An open letter from 119 scientists and researchers to The Lancet

Date: May 30, 2020 - 12:00pm

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.

Aboriginal Health News Alert #75 - Corona virus and smoking news

Date: May 29, 2020 - 09:00am

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.

Acute lower respiratory infections in Indigenous infants in the NT

Date: May 28, 2020 - 15:23pm

Menzies senior research fellow Dr Michael Binks examined acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) hospital admissions among Indigenous infants in the Northern Territory from 2006 to 2015, across three periods of different pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) use.

Researchers: empowering First Nations communities on health is key in pandemic responses

Date: May 28, 2020 - 09:30am

Kristy Crooks, PhD Candidate with the Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University. Kristy is a Euahlayi woman.

Medical Express | Stress not a barrier to quitting the smokes

Date: May 28, 2020 - 01:00am

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.

Media Release | Stress not a barrier to quitting the smokes

Date: May 28, 2020 - 00:15am

Stress may not be a major long-term obstacle to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people quitting smoking, as previously believed, according to new research.

$5.6m on health research

Date: May 24, 2020 - 02:00am

Health Minister Greg Hunt Says Federal Government will invest $5.6 million in the NT for medical research.

NT News | Funds for critical health issue studies

Date: May 22, 2020 - 02:00am

Report on Menzies NHMRC and MRFF Investigator grants.

Antibiotic use in remote communities contributing to the burden of disease

Date: May 21, 2020 - 13:00pm

The study, Antibiotic use for Australian Aboriginal children in three remote Northern Territory communities, was recently published in the journal PLOS

Five medical research projects recognised in the Northern Territory

Date: May 21, 2020 - 10:36am

Five researchers based at Menzies have received recognition in the form of Investigator Grants from the NHMRC and the MRFF.

Antibiotic use in remote communities contributing to the burden of disease

Date: May 21, 2020 - 09:59am

A study of antibiotic prescription rates for Aboriginal children in remote communities in the Northern Territory (NT) has identified high rates of infections and antibiotic use in these communities.

$400 million funding boost for health and medical research

Date: May 20, 2020 - 16:04pm

Including Menzies School of Health Research work towards the elimination of chronic hepatitis B in the Northern Territory.

Reimagining health education in remote communities

Date: May 18, 2020 - 13:48pm

Pop-up labs have been transformed to encourage healthy lifestyles and teach communities about how to stay healthy during lock-down and beyond. HealthLAB, a Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) initiative, is a pop-up lab where you can have an...

Dili laboratory begins testing for coronavirus independently

Date: May 09, 2020 - 16:58pm

In collaboration with Menzies, the National Health Laboratory in Timor-Leste has begun reporting results of COVID-19 tests independently.

Q&A with Menzies endocrinologist, Professor Louise Maple-Brown

Date: May 05, 2020 - 15:31pm

Prof Louise Maple-Brown discusses new diabetes guidelines during COVID-19.

More than 100 COVID-19 research projects across Australia from Medical Research Institutes

Date: May 01, 2020 - 12:22pm

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.

Free needle vending machine set for Katherine

Date: April 29, 2020 - 14:16pm

Katherine Town Council has been asked to approve the location of a free needle exchange vending machine in the town.

Innovative data use an important step in eliminating hep B

Date: April 29, 2020 - 12:30pm

A team of researchers in the Northern Territory (NT) have designed and tested a new algorithm to determine hepatitis B status.

The Magic Cure: A book to help Australian parents talk to kids about coronavirus

Date: April 29, 2020 - 09:19am

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.

ABC News: Impact of services to remote Indigenous communities

Date: April 26, 2020 - 13:00pm

A/Prof Heidi Smith-Vaughan, leads a mobile educational training service team in Darwin called Healthlab. She says while coronavirus has restricted travel, social media has opened up access to communities.

Calls for a universal radical cure to treat malaria

Date: April 24, 2020 - 14:30pm

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

Calls for a universal radical cure to treat malaria

Date: April 24, 2020 - 14:30pm

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

Australian doctors aid Timor Leste in COVID-19 fight

Date: April 24, 2020 - 09:19am

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.

Australian doctor in East Timor warns of impact coronavirus could have if it spreads there

Date: April 23, 2020 - 13:54pm

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.

Territory wins praise

Date: April 23, 2020 - 13:40pm

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.

RDH set to trial cocktail of drugs

Date: April 23, 2020 - 13:32pm

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.

The Magic Cure Book - Bridget Myerscough and Professor Anna Ralph

Date: April 17, 2020 - 08:24am

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.

Australian doctors aim to stop COVID-19 from 'tearing through' Timor-Leste

Date: April 16, 2020 - 10:56am

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.

Play to Connect team adapts program to support remote communities during COVID

Date: April 15, 2020 - 11:15am

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.

Trump’s Faulty Malaria-Coronavirus Connection

Date: April 14, 2020 - 16:31pm

President Trump has suggested there are few novel coronavirus cases in “malaria countries” because of the use of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine.

Expert opinion - Kidney disease and COVID-19

Date: April 09, 2020 - 14:00pm

For many years, experts at Menzies School of Health Research have contributed to the development and revision of national guidelines for health service delivery. The COVID-19 pandemic poses multiple challenges to how we deliver critical health services...

The role of universities in times of national crisis

Date: April 09, 2020 - 10:07am

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.

Cancer and COVID-19 - What it means for our mob

Date: April 07, 2020 - 16:00pm

"Having cancer can be a stressful situation, made more challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s really important for our Mob that we take particular care of ourselves, stay isolated as much as possible, especially if you are 50 or over...

History of tuberculosis control in Australia

Date: April 07, 2020 - 15:35pm

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.

COVID-19 health messaging in language

Date: April 07, 2020 - 11:00am

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of Menzies researchers have developed a series of videos for people living in Aboriginal communities with health conditions such as chronic kidney, lung and/or heart disease. The videos encourage people to stay...

The tobacco industry in the time of COVID-19: time to shut it down?

Date: April 06, 2020 - 09:35am

The world will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic changed. Phasing out cigarette sales would be an enormous long-term gain for public health.

Q&A with infectious diseases expert Professor Josh Davis

Date: April 03, 2020 - 14:30pm

Professor Josh Davis is a clinician researcher, and divides his time between clinical work as an infectious diseases physician in Newcastle, and research work as a senior principal research fellow based at Menzies. He is also the President of the...

The answer to Indigenous vulnerability to coronavirus: a more equitable public health agenda

Date: April 03, 2020 - 09:46am

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.

Dr Lisa Whop - The answer to Indigenous vulnerability to COVID-19

Date: April 02, 2020 - 15:00pm

Dr Lisa Whop a senior research fellow at Menzies has collaborated with Dr Chelsea Bond a senior research fellow at the University of Queensland's School of Social Science to provide a thought provoking article addressing Indigenous vulnerability to...

Strengthening family relationships through play

Date: April 02, 2020 - 09:00am

Local Aboriginal implementation officers are delivering an innovative variation of the Play to Connect parenting program in Wurrumiyanga, Tiwi Islands to support families through learning and play. The Menzies Play to Connect team works with parents and...

Researchers call for stronger regulation of online gambling industry in the NT

Date: April 01, 2020 - 14:41pm

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.

A political impasse in Timor-Leste as coronavirus looms

Date: April 01, 2020 - 12:06pm

Despite the political impasse, preparations for their COVID-19 response by the interim government and President have been systematic and reassuring.

CDU Origins Edition 1 2020 | Award secures future of NT biomedical services

Date: April 01, 2020 - 10:00am

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.

Rapid regional assistance for Pandemic Preparedness and Response Planning

Date: March 31, 2020 - 12:15pm

The Australian Government is working closely with partners to support a coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Pacific.

Australia helps Timor-Leste to prepare for COVID-19

Date: March 31, 2020 - 10:23am

Australia is supporting Timor-Leste to be prepared in case there is an outbreak of COVID-19.

Capacity building in Timor-Leste

Date: March 27, 2020 - 09:00am

Menzies has had a key role in helping the Ministry of Health in Timor-Leste prepare for the likelihood of a COVID-19 outbreak through health systems strengthening. Currently, Timor-Leste has only one confirmed case of COVID-19, however an outbreak could...

Demands Grow to Shut Down Pokies

Date: March 22, 2020 - 04:00am

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.

A new way to support Tiwi mental health

Date: March 17, 2020 - 10:36am

With traditional language words to describe mental health rarely translatable to English, Ngawurramangajirri is a much-needed resource for Tiwi wellbeing.

Researcher profile | Thank you Dr Jane Davies

Date: March 17, 2020 - 10:00am

Dr Jane Davies, was instrumental in establishing the Menzies collaborative hepatitis B research program in the Northern Territory. Dr Davies is also the co-Director of Infectious Diseases at Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), and has been an integral part of...

Child malnutrition and pneumonia research wins Harry Christian Giese Award

Date: March 13, 2020 - 14:57pm

The 2019 Harry Christian Giese Research into Action Award will support a Nutrition Worker to lead an education program for 8 months, to better understand the social and cultural drivers of malnutrition, the experience of hospital care and perceived barriers to recovery.

A new action plan to tackle kidney disease

Date: March 13, 2020 - 08:43am

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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in focus at rural health symposium

Date: March 12, 2020 - 11:12am

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

Territorian recognised for research excellence

Date: March 11, 2020 - 17:30pm

Menzies School of Health Research Associate Prof Hughes received the 2019 NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Award for the top-ranked application in the 2019 funding round at NHMRC’s annual awards in Canberra.

Media Release - Ngawurramangajirri - Tiwi phrases for mental health and wellbeing

Date: March 10, 2020 - 11:06am

A new Tiwi to English phrase book to help people talk about mental health and wellbeing is being launched in Wurrumiyanga.

Aboriginal Birth Cohort study reaches 32 years of looking at health in the NT community

Date: March 09, 2020 - 13:53pm

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.

Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre supports new phone App

Date: March 05, 2020 - 11:08am

Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin are making a new phone app about Hepatitis B in Kunwinjku language with help from the Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre.

Coronavirus assistance to Pacific and Timor-Leste

Date: March 05, 2020 - 11:02am

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.

You can't learn if you can't hear - sign up to become a community ear health helper

Date: March 05, 2020 - 10:57am

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.

Hearing for Learning on Bathurst Island

Date: March 03, 2020 - 13:18pm

A new community-based training initiative is focusing on prevention through early detection of ear issues in young children.

The fight against rheumatic heart disease continues into the new decade

Date: March 02, 2020 - 13:25pm

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.

Best Universities in Darwin Australia in 2020 | Ranking

Date: February 28, 2020 - 08:48am

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.

NT News | How to aide health Staff

Date: February 14, 2020 - 02:00am

Professor John Wakerman says several steps need to be taken to keep health professionals working in remote communities.

Trial shows using two drugs not better than one when treating MRSA blood infections

Date: February 12, 2020 - 14:34pm

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.

Keeping health professionals in remote communities

Date: February 12, 2020 - 12:30pm

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.

Trial shows using two drugs not better than one when treating MRSA blood infections

Date: February 12, 2020 - 08:00am

Researchers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood infections say combination of two antibiotics was no better than one.

Study supports minimal monitoring in Sofosbuvir-based therapy for HCV

Date: February 04, 2020 - 09:53am

Some patients receiving sofosbuvir-based therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) may not need standard monitoring with clinic visits and blood testing.

New drug could stave off scabies

Date: February 04, 2020 - 09:43am

A new trial has started in Darwin to see whether the drug Moxidectin can be used to treat scabies in a single dose.

Pill shows promise in eradication of scabies

Date: January 30, 2020 - 16:24pm

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.

National Suicide Prevention Trial - two new programs announced

Date: January 30, 2020 - 14:25pm

New programs have been announced as part of a National Suicide Prevention Trial underway in the Northern Territory.

Partnership provides vital service to Maningrida

Date: January 30, 2020 - 09:00am

The provision of Orange Sky Australia free laundry facilities comes about following a study by Menzies School of Health Research.

Study to fight food insecurity in Indigenous communities

Date: January 08, 2020 - 14:26pm

The project was designed with the Apunipima Cape York Health Council and the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress. Menzies is collaborating on the project.

Researcher: how to beat loneliness at Christmas

Date: December 18, 2019 - 16:56pm

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.

Healthy Tomorrow | Christmas edition 2019

Date: December 13, 2019 - 15:25pm

In this edition, we are proud to present a snapshot of the announcements, awards and events that have occurred over the past few months.

Menzies investigators and international collaborators from ACROSS and other institutions have published a meta-analysis

Date: December 13, 2019 - 09:00am

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.

Smoking rates fall nationally, but not in the Territory

Date: December 12, 2019 - 15:58pm

The numbers of Indigenous smokers are falling across Australia but not in the Territory.

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking rates and the NT

Date: December 12, 2019 - 11:38am

A survey released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows sustained improvement in the national smoking rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Director’s Communiqué | Issue 21 November 2019

Date: December 03, 2019 - 14:09pm

Uncle Mick and Jesse John Fleay met with Professor James Smith and his team at Menzies School of Research in Darwin.

Hearing loss impacts school attendance among Australia's aboriginal children

Date: November 30, 2019 - 01:30am

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.

2019 Ramaciotti AWARD WINNER

Date: November 25, 2019 - 09:15am

View a short film of the 2019 Ramaciotti BioMedical Research Award recipients.

Rheumatic heart disease discussed at national conference

Date: November 22, 2019 - 02:00am

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”.

Taking science to the parliament, to enrich the people

Date: November 20, 2019 - 10:00am

The stakes are high at Science meets Parliament (SmP). They encompass the future of research and discovery in Australia.

High levels of hearing loss are linked with absenteeism

Date: November 20, 2019 - 09:00am

A team of researchers led by Menzies, CDU, recommend better early detection for treatment to support students with hearing difficulties.

Nine News: Menzies awarded a $1.8m tender

Date: November 19, 2019 - 18:00pm

To evaluate a nurse home visiting program for mothers to run right across the Territory.

NTG Media Release | Investing in Our Children: MECSH Program Evaluation

Date: November 19, 2019 - 11:00am

The Menzies School of Health Research won the tender to evaluate the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting (MECSH) program.

Tongans use social media to fight lifestyle diseases

Date: November 14, 2019 - 08:27am

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.

Ramaciotti Biomedical Award worth $1 million granted to Northern Territory research team

Date: November 07, 2019 - 01:00am

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.

Hearing loss linked to poor school attendance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Date: November 01, 2019 - 10:31am

The first study investigating hearing impairment on school attendance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has been released.

Media Release | Substance misuse researcher honoured with Menzies Medallion

Date: October 31, 2019 - 18:00pm

Long-term health researcher, Professor Peter d’Abbs, has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.

Radio National Breakfast | The corrosive impact of racism

Date: October 31, 2019 - 08:51am

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.

Media Release | Hearing loss linked to poor school attendance in the Northern Territory

Date: October 31, 2019 - 01:00am

A study investigating the independent impact of hearing impairment (HI) on school attendance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has been released today.

Ramaciotti Foundations recognise strides in Australian-based research

Date: October 31, 2019 - 00:15am

Professor Heidi Smith-Vaughan and her team at Menzies have been awarded the biennial Ramaciotti Biomedical Research Award, worth $1 million.

Hearing loss linked to poor school attendance in the Northern Territory

Date: October 31, 2019 - 00:00am

Study investigating the impact of hearing impairment on school attendance for children published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.

KSU interview with Associate Professor Anna Ralph

Date: October 30, 2019 - 11:00am

Interview with Kansas State University's Fulbright Scholar Associate Professor Anna Ralph with the host of "Agriculture Today" Eric Atkinson.

NT justice fails Indigenous Territorians

Date: October 26, 2019 - 02:00am

Leanne Liddle will deliver the 2019 Menzies Oration

It’s possible to take a break from science and make a comeback

Date: October 24, 2019 - 11:00am

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.

NT's high smoking rate sparks calls to ease vaping laws

Date: October 24, 2019 - 06:00am

Menzies School of Health head of tobacco research David Thomas said there simply was not enough evidence about the potential health benefits.

ABC News: Alcohol-related domestic violence and assaults drop

Date: October 18, 2019 - 11:15am

Alcohol-related domestic violence and assaults drop dramatically one year on from floor price introduction

Severe specialist shortage leaves Aboriginal children at risk of hearing loss

Date: October 16, 2019 - 09:00am

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.

A fresh push to come to grips with online gambling

Date: October 15, 2019 - 09:00am

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

Be snake wise!

Date: October 15, 2019 - 08:30am

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

Media Release | Malaria researcher awarded national fellowship

Date: October 11, 2019 - 08:00am

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

Media Release | $2.5 million CSL Centenary Fellowships announced

Date: October 10, 2019 - 16:30pm

Two Australian scientists have each been awarded AUD$1.25 million CSL Centenary Fellowships over five years to improve treatments for two of the world’s biggest health challenges: malaria and cancer.

NT News | Home at heart of doc's work

Date: October 08, 2019 - 08:56am

Menzies' Dr Jaqui Hughes has been named the Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association's doctor of the year

Media release | Mental Health Week

Date: October 07, 2019 - 10:00am

New resource to promote mental health and wellbeing in Indigenous communities featured during Mental Health Week

In remote communities, where more health workers are needed, chronic disease is rising

Date: October 07, 2019 - 06:00am

The community's battle is an example of what Menzies diabetes researcher Louise Maple-Brown says is a growing problem in the Northern Territory.

Management of Tuberculosis: a guide for clinicians

Date: October 03, 2019 - 15:50pm

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

How we can end TB by 2030

Date: October 02, 2019 - 15:00pm

A regional research collaboration with the Menzies School of Health Research has been highly productive in building capacity in PNG and Indonesia,.

Tropical disease kills crocodiles in NT

Date: October 01, 2019 - 16:30pm

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.

ABC Online | Deadly bacteria killed two crocodiles in northern Australia, despite species being highly resistant

Date: October 01, 2019 - 14:00pm

Crocodiles may not be as highly resistant to infections as previously thought, as a newly released study shows a deadly bacterium was responsible for killing two saltwater crocs in the Top End.

Deadly bacteria killed two crocodiles in northern Australia

Date: October 01, 2019 - 14:00pm

The research, from Menzies School of Health Research was published in the Microbial Genomics journal.

Bactérie tueuse de crocodiles identifiée par les chercheurs

Date: October 01, 2019 - 13:15pm

Menée par Menzies, la recherche sur la santé (Menzies), l'étude a porté sur la mort de deux crocodiles d'eau salée éclos dans le parc animalier à l'aide du séquençage à haute résolution du génome entier et de la phylogénétique comparative.

Media Release | Crocodile killing bacteria identified by Top End researchers

Date: October 01, 2019 - 09:30am

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

Media Alert | Crocodile killing bacteria identified by Top End researchers

Date: September 30, 2019 - 12:00pm

A north Australian research team has identified a deadly bacterium responsible for killing saltwater crocodiles at a Top End Wildlife Park.

The Tiwi Issue # 43| Working with Menzies

Date: September 30, 2019 - 09:29am

Looking at medicinal properties in Tiwi plants.

ASID Annual Scientific Meeting deemed a success for NT

Date: September 27, 2019 - 09:10am

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.

Mix 104.9 | Diabetes Symposium in Darwin

Date: September 25, 2019 - 08:30am

This is the seventh annual gathering of diabetes researchers, health workers and stakeholders to discuss a ‘lifecourse approach’ to preventing and managing diabetes.

NT News | Diabetes given centre stage

Date: September 25, 2019 - 02:00am

Menzies School of Health Research will host diabetes experts and health professional from across Northern Australia.

Media Alert | Health experts in Darwin to discuss diabetes in pregnancy

Date: September 24, 2019 - 16:00pm

Menzies - Diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership – Annual Educational Symposium on Friday, 27 September.

Mix 104.9 | 2020 Telstra Business Women’s Awards

Date: September 23, 2019 - 11:39am

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.

Media Release | THE 2nd WORLD INDIGENOUS CANCER CONFERENCE

Date: September 19, 2019 - 09:00am

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

Top award for Noongar woman with nursing in her blood

Date: September 19, 2019 - 00:15am

The Senior | Vicki is senior cultural advisor with Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia, which is based at Darwin's Menzies School of Health Research.

Medi Alert | Youth Summit for health in Darwin

Date: September 18, 2019 - 12:00pm

Coordinated by Menzies, the Youth Health Summit aims to identify current priorities for youth health and research in the Northern Territory.

“Polycystic kidney disease, the most common genetic kidney disorder you've probably never heard of”

Date: September 13, 2019 - 13:30pm

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.

Tuberculosis services in PNG in the journal Public Health Action.

Date: September 12, 2019 - 16:15pm

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.

'I cried from happiness': Indigenous toddler hears her first words

Date: September 06, 2019 - 16:30pm

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.

Source water key to bacterial water safety in remote Northern Australia

Date: September 06, 2019 - 04:00am

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.

Media Release | Source water holds key to bacterial water safety in remote North

Date: September 06, 2019 - 02:00am

CDU Research Fellow Mirjam Kaestli and colleagues including Menzies School of Health Research sampled water and biofilms from three remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.

Government funded health programs for NT's deaf children

Date: September 05, 2019 - 09:31am

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.

Under the Big Tree: Extraordinary stories from the movement to end neglected tropical diseases

Date: September 03, 2019 - 09:00am

Reviewed by Dr Daniel Cooper, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Australia

$440 million funding boost for vital health and medical research for all stages of life

Date: August 29, 2019 - 09:00am

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

Vale Dr Val Asche AM

Date: August 29, 2019 - 09:00am

The Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner has passed on his, and his Government’s, condolences to the family of the late Dr Valerie Asche AM.

Supporting TB health systems

Date: August 22, 2019 - 08:42am

This research was conducted as part of several initiatives led by a Menzies-Burnet regional consortium in partnership with institutions in Indonesia and PNG.

Guidelines to improve assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal thought

Date: August 20, 2019 - 11:00am

Scimex (the Science Media Exchange) is an online news portal aimed primarily at helping journalists cover science.

Guidelines to improve assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital

Date: August 20, 2019 - 10:00am

Life in Mind is a national gateway connecting Australian suicide prevention services to each other and the community.

New guidelines to improve assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal thoughts

Date: August 20, 2019 - 08:00am

The Centre for Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention - Guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal thought

NEW GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE CARE OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE AT RISK OF SELF-HARM AND SUICIDE

Date: August 19, 2019 - 16:15pm

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

Combination Therapy for MRSA Bloodstream Infections: Still a Question Mark

Date: August 19, 2019 - 15:31pm

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.

Sunday Territorian - Bushranger

Date: August 18, 2019 - 02:00am

Mention of Menzies Tuesday Seminar

Sunday Territorian | Liquor watches drunk on power

Date: August 18, 2019 - 02:00am

Sunday Soapbox opinion piece - Hayley Sorensen - mentions Menzies research on the costs and harms of alcohol consumption in the Northern Territory

RAGCP | Smoking question unlikely to be included in 2021 census

Date: August 16, 2019 - 15:39pm

Professor David Thomas, a tobacco-control researcher who led the submission, is disappointed by the outcome but vows to keep fighting.

Skin disease a 'national crisis'

Date: August 14, 2019 - 16:51pm

NT News report on the HOT NORTH One Disease Skin Symposium attend by Australia's first Indigenous dermatologist Larrakia woman Dr Dana Slape

NT News | Watch your heart beating

Date: August 14, 2019 - 02:00am

Report on National Science Week HealthLAB visit to Milingimbi

First Aboriginal Australian Dermatologist to Attend Skin Health Symposium in Darwin

Date: August 13, 2019 - 10:00am

This week Larrakia woman, Dr Dana Slape, Australia's first Aboriginal dermatologist, is back home to country to attend a Skin Health Symposium

Media Release | HealthLAB on display during National Science Week

Date: August 12, 2019 - 16:18pm

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) HealthLAB will be in Milingimbi as part of National Science Week.

The meat-eating bladderwort traps aquatic animals at lightning speed

Date: August 09, 2019 - 12:12pm

Dr Greg Leach writes for the The Conversation's Beating around the bush.

Discover your new world at Charles Darwin University

Date: August 08, 2019 - 15:30pm

CDU Open Day |Elite athletes from Territory Thunder will visit the Menzies School of Health Research’s mobile HealthLAB

Senator reveals personal story of kidney disease

Date: August 08, 2019 - 14:00pm

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.

What this mum did changed her family's life forever

Date: August 07, 2019 - 16:09pm

This is Wasna’s story. UNICEF blog

Curious Kids: why is urine yellow?

Date: August 07, 2019 - 11:08am

Dr Jaqui Hughes answers The Conversation's Curious Kids question explaining the functions of the kidney.

Menzies runs next phase of Aboriginal health study

Date: August 06, 2019 - 09:00am

Australia’s largest and longest running study of Aboriginal people, the Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study (ABC), has begun its fifth wave of data collection.

Sunday Territorian | Gift of life

Date: August 04, 2019 - 02:00am

Senator Malarndirri McCarthy discusses her kidney diseaese and treatment by Dr Paul Lawton

NT News | CDU's world of research

Date: July 31, 2019 - 02:00am

CDU's Casuarina Campus will become a "science park" with STEM and VET courses alongside the Menzies School of Health Research.

Media Release | Improved ear and hearing planned for children in Maningrida

Date: July 30, 2019 - 11:46am

The Mala’la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation has welcomed Maningrida‘s participation in the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) Hearing for Learning Initiative.

A wet cough for four weeks means it’s time to get it checked out

Date: July 26, 2019 - 06:00am

Dr André Schultz and Ms Pamela Laird receive funding from the NHMRC and Hot North grant funding through Menzies School of Health Research.

IRU appoints new health and medical research Fellow

Date: July 24, 2019 - 09:09am

Deputy Director of Menzies School of Health Research appointed to the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) network.

New Research Pinpoints Faster Treatment to Cure Vivax Malaria

Date: July 23, 2019 - 09:00am

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

New study shows faster way to cure vivax malaria

Date: July 18, 2019 - 08:00am

A large clinical trial in Africa and Asia has shown that a 7 day course of high dose primaquine, a drug used to treat P. vivax malaria, is well tolerated.

Fleming Fund helps Menzies battle drug resistance in Timor-Leste

Date: July 17, 2019 - 09:00am

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

Heartfelt song beats back infection

Date: July 16, 2019 - 15:00pm

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.

Catchy new song could save thousands of children from deadly RHD

Date: July 12, 2019 - 14:00pm

Indigenous children in Barunga have put together a catchy song in the hope it will save others from a crippling disease killing thousands.

Tropical health HOT topic at forum

Date: July 12, 2019 - 14:00pm

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.

Menzies researcher endorses United Nations Statement

Date: July 02, 2019 - 16:30pm

Dr Lisa Whop, Senior Research Fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research, Australia, endorsed the statement, calling for a sustained active commitment from the highest level of government to end this disparity.

Fifth wave of research to roll out across the Top End

Date: July 02, 2019 - 09:00am

Australia’s largest and longest running study of Aboriginal people, the Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study (ABC), has commenced its fifth wave of data collection.

7th International Conference on Plasmodium vivax Research | Final Report

Date: July 01, 2019 - 09:28am

MESA Correspondents bring you cutting-edge coverage from the 7th International Conference on Plasmodium vivax Research (ICPVR 2019).

An urgent need for antimicrobial stewardship in Indigenous rural and remote primary health care

Date: July 01, 2019 - 09:19am

The Coordinated Remote AntiMicrobial Stewardship (CRAMS) Group is funded by HOT North (Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North).

Coverage from the 7th International Conference on Plasmodium vivax Research

Date: July 01, 2019 - 09:07am

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.

At Pioneer FC, suicide does discriminate

Date: June 29, 2019 - 00:00am

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

Campus Morning Mail | The Alcohol and Drug Foundation 2019 research award goes to Menzies School of Health Research

Date: June 27, 2019 - 08:00am

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

MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH RECOGNISED WITH NATIONAL AWARD

Date: June 24, 2019 - 18:30pm

Menzies School of Health Research, has won the Research Award at the 2019 National Alcohol and Other Drugs Excellence and Innovation Awards in Melbourne.

Croakey | Summer May Finlay with Dr Jaqui Hughes

Date: June 19, 2019 - 10:00am

When numbers and stories collide – the fight for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

Date: June 18, 2019 - 09:30am

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.

Indigenous HPV vaccination rates “to be celebrated”

Date: June 17, 2019 - 10:00am

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.

Bottlo's 'burden of proof' | NT News

Date: June 08, 2019 - 02:00am

Prof James Smith provides evidence to NT Liqour Comission.

Urgent response ‘no fix for suicide’

Date: June 08, 2019 - 00:00am

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

NT News | Research honoured

Date: June 05, 2019 - 09:37am

Report on Menzies researcher Josh Francis receiving the AMA research paper of the year award.

NT News | Local Jobs Fund

Date: June 05, 2019 - 02:00am

Applications now open for the Local Jobs Fund - Features Mark Mayo.

CDU Enews | Menzies staffer wins national award for RHD research

Date: June 03, 2019 - 09:00am

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.

Meet the Kakadu plum: an international superfood thousands of years in the makin

Date: May 31, 2019 - 15:30pm

The Conversation - Beating Around the Bush - Article by Dr Greg Leach - Meet the Kakadu Plum.

NT News | NT Government events to go completely smoke free

Date: May 31, 2019 - 02:00am

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.

Territorians Health a Priority as new Tobacco Action plan launched on World No-Tobacco Day

Date: May 31, 2019 - 00:15am

The Territory Government has released its plan to improve the health of all Territorians by reducing the harm caused by tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke, and to prevent uptake by young people.

CENTRALIAN ADVOCATE | Grog rehab bed shortage

Date: May 28, 2019 - 07:00am

Professor James Smith from the Menzies School of Health Research said investing more in brief interventions would save a great deal of money.

Directors Statement National Reconciliation Week 2019 27 May – 3 June

Date: May 24, 2019 - 15:22pm

Menzies School of Health Research is engaging with National Reconciliation Week through a series of activities organised by the Menzies Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Working Group with support from other staff at Menzies.

This Dialysis Patient From A Remote Community Has Spent Years In A Short-Stay Hostel

Date: May 24, 2019 - 11:00am

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.

This Kidney Patient Thought Her Life Was At Risk.

Date: May 24, 2019 - 05:00am

Stefanie Puszka, a researcher with the Menzies School of Health Research talks to BuzzFeed News.

NT News | NT Rehab beds short

Date: May 24, 2019 - 02:00am

There is a significant unmet demand for alcohol -related treatment in the Territory a new study has found.

One in every 33 people in Northern Territory seeks treatment for alcohol problems

Date: May 23, 2019 - 15:30pm

Menzies researcher Professor James Smith, said the study highlighted a gap between met and unmet demands for treatment services.

Thousands of Territorians are accessing alcohol treatment

Date: May 23, 2019 - 11:00am

Researchers have found there were 42,871 episodes/encounters for alcohol treatment in NT in 2016/17.

Nearly 2000 Territorians Set To Graduate

Date: May 23, 2019 - 09:00am

On Friday morning students from the College of Nursing and Midwifery, Menzies School of Health Research will be awarded their qualifications.

Demand Study for Alcohol Treatment Services in the NT

Date: May 23, 2019 - 06:00am

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

NT News | Menzies and CDU graduations

Date: May 23, 2019 - 02:00am

Charles Darwin University and Menzies students graduations

Inspirational students celebrate end of their studies

Date: May 23, 2019 - 00:15am

Menzies School of Health Research and the VET School of Primary Industries and School of Community and Children's Services will be awarded their qualifications.

Indigenous issues top to-do list as super-rich urged to dig deep

Date: May 16, 2019 - 08:52am

Supports for a five-year project at the Menzies School of Health Research to address hearing problems among indigenous people in the Northern Territory.

NT News | Big Night for Territorians

Date: May 15, 2019 - 02:00am

Report on Professor Amanda Leach and other NT finalists in the 2019 Telstra Businesswomen's Awards .

CDU, Menzies researcher leads battle against malaria

Date: May 13, 2019 - 09:00am

National Tribune Online news | Graduating this week with a PhD, rising star malaria researcher Dr Steven Kho.

MediaNewsroomCDU, Menzies researcher leads battle against malaria CDU, Menzies researcher leads battle against malaria

Date: May 13, 2019 - 07:00am

Blood platelets, neutrophils and the spleen have novel roles in people with malaria, according to new research from Charles Darwin University (CDU) and Menzies School of Health Research.

CRCNA Newsletter | May 2019

Date: May 10, 2019 - 09:00am

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.

50 Top Biomedical And Health Scientists Join Prestigious Academy Of Medical Sciences Fellowship

Date: May 08, 2019 - 11:45am

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.

50 top biomedical and health scientists join prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship

Date: May 08, 2019 - 10:05am

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

SMH | Hope and healing

Date: April 28, 2019 - 02:00am

A new approach to treatment is helping Indigenous Australians fight kidney disease

Bizarrely distributed and verging on extinction, this ‘mystic’ tree went unidentified for 17 years

Date: April 26, 2019 - 06:00am

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.

Darwin: Driving Australia’s Medical Discussion

Date: April 24, 2019 - 10:30am

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.

The winner takes it all for S. aureus

Date: April 24, 2019 - 08:58am

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.

Fixing health—why housing and income policy must be part of the mix

Date: April 23, 2019 - 15:16pm

In an AHHA issues brief released today, Stefanie Puszka outlines why housing and income policy changes needed to improve health outcomes.

PUTTING RURAL HEALTH BACK ON THE MAP - Australia/New Zealand | April 23, 2019

Date: April 23, 2019 - 10:35am

The Network: Towards Unity For Health (TUFH) Presents: A Virtual Expert Symposium - MODERATOR John Wakerman: Professor of Remote and Rural Health

Two New Trials of Combination Therapy for MRSA Bacteremia

Date: April 22, 2019 - 08:53am

The CAMERA2 study, just presented by Steven Tong at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)

Sunday Territorian | NT Young Achiever Awards

Date: April 21, 2019 - 02:00am

Menzies Ben Christie recognised for winning the Career Achievement Award at the NT Young Achiever Awards.

Centralian Advocate | New role for Professor in Alice

Date: April 16, 2019 - 02:00am

Professor John Wakerman will now be taking charge of remote and rural health services research in Alice Springs.

Professor of Remote and Rural Health Services Research appointed in Alice Springs

Date: April 12, 2019 - 07:00am

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) announces the appointment of Professor John Wakerman to lead remote and rural health services research based in Alice Springs.

MIGAS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: 2018 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Date: April 11, 2019 - 14:00pm

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

Territory FM | Mel Little chats with Dr Teresa Wozniak – Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research.

Date: April 10, 2019 - 10:30am

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.

Indigenous health in limelight at Telstra Business Women’s Awards

Date: April 09, 2019 - 11:00am

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.

Contagion® to Report on the ECCMID Conference in Amsterdam

Date: April 08, 2019 - 10:16am

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.

BEN CHRISTIE WINS TERRITORY AWARD

Date: April 05, 2019 - 19:00pm

Ben Christie has won the prestigious McDonalds NT Career Achievement Award at the 2019 Northern Territory Young Achiever Awards.

Asia–Pacific research partnerships set to tackle big challenges

Date: April 05, 2019 - 10:07am

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.

SMH | Commonwealth regional research grants key to 'science diplomacy'

Date: April 04, 2019 - 23:00pm

Among the other projects funded are the Menzies School of Health Research partnering with Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal to develop malaria treatments.

Sport a boost to Menzies Indigenous health research

Date: April 01, 2019 - 08:00am

Charles Darwin University E-news | Issue 2 Monday, 01 April 2019

Intergenerational trauma and Indigenous suicides in WA

Date: March 30, 2019 - 02:00am

Experts claim the government is not only misdiagnosing the problem but is also unable to come up with productive solutions. By Karen Middleton.

NT News | Prof Amanda Leach 2019 Telstra NT Business Woman of the Year

Date: March 27, 2019 - 08:55am

Professor Amanda Leach, named the 2019 Telstra Northern Territory Business Women of the Year and the For Purpose and Social Enterprise Award.

CAAMA Podcast | Strong Voices Monday 25/09/2019

Date: March 25, 2019 - 11:00am

Australian researchers have used current Hepatitis B virus genome sequences to map the movement of Aboriginal people into Australia. A senior research fellow at the Menzies school of health research discusses the research paper.

Hepatitis B DNA Helps Trace History and Movement of First Australians

Date: March 22, 2019 - 01:45am

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.

Hepatitis B virus sheds light on ancient human population movements

Date: March 21, 2019 - 13:00pm

LongRoom News | Australian researchers have used current hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome sequences to deduce ancient human population movements into Australia.

Hepatitis B virus sheds light on ancient human population movements

Date: March 21, 2019 - 13:00pm

LongRoom News | Australian researchers have used current hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome sequences to deduce ancient human population movements into Australia.

Lowitja Institute Report | Anaemia Prevention Program, Katherine East

Date: March 21, 2019 - 11:10am

An Anaemia Prevention Program has been running in three communities serviced by Sunrise Health in East Katherine region in the Northern Territory (NT)

drinktank | Understanding the harm of alcohol consumption

Date: March 19, 2019 - 15:00pm

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.

The social and economic costs and harms of alcohol consumption

Date: March 19, 2019 - 11:57am

This report presents an overview of the social and economic costs and harms of alcohol consumption in the Northern Territory (NT).

Hepatitis B virus sheds light on ancient human population movements into Australia

Date: March 19, 2019 - 00:15am

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

$6.57 MILLION TO KICK GOALS FOR YOUTH AND DIABETES HEALTH

Date: March 15, 2019 - 08:00am

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

Menzies researcher gains national recognition

Date: March 13, 2019 - 19:30pm

Menzies Professor Josh Davis has been awarded a Research Excellence Award at the NHMRC annual awards dinner in Canberra.

Media Release | HOT NORTH Katherine Health Translation Workshop 14-15 March 2019

Date: March 11, 2019 - 14:23pm

HOT NORTH Katherine Health Translation Workshop 14-15 March 2019

Menzies Superstars of Stem

Date: March 08, 2019 - 15:00pm

On a quiet Friday afternoon at Menzies, an emergency breaks out that only our #superstarsofSTEM can solve. An International Women's Day project.

COAG Health Council | Communiqué 8 March 2019

Date: March 08, 2019 - 13:45pm

The Federal, state and territory Health Ministers met in Adelaide at the COAG Health Council to discuss a range of national health issues.

Counting the social, economic costs of alcohol harm

Date: March 05, 2019 - 09:00am

ABC Kimberley | The costs and harm of alcohol consumption have been analysed by Menzies School of Health in the Northern Territory.

Counting the social, economic costs of alcohol harm

Date: March 05, 2019 - 09:00am

ABC Kimberley | The costs and harm of alcohol consumption have been analysed by Menzies School of Health in the Northern Territory.

Curious Darwin: Do Darwin residents really drink more than other Aussies

Date: March 05, 2019 - 07:00am

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.

Metformin appears safe in treating hyperglycemia during pregnancy

Date: March 04, 2019 - 23:00pm

Among indigenous and nonindigenous women in Australia, the use of metformin in treating hyperglycemic conditions during pregnancy, does not lead to serious adverse events.

According to NT government, their alcohol reforms are working

Date: March 01, 2019 - 07:30am

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.

NT News | Alcohol related problems are costing Territory Taxpayers

Date: March 01, 2019 - 02:00am

Menzies School of Health Research | social and economic costs of alcohol in the Northern Territory.

Mix 104.9 Katie Wolf with Professor James Smith

Date: February 28, 2019 - 11:45am

Social and Economic Costs and Harms of Alcohol Consumption in the Northern Territory.

NT govt claims grog reforms are working

Date: February 28, 2019 - 10:30am

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.

Katherine goes against the trend on alcohol harm

Date: February 28, 2019 - 10:00am

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.

NTG Release | Alcohol Reforms are Cutting Crime

Date: February 28, 2019 - 09:10am

Further, research conducted by the Menzies School of Health Research shows the social and economic cost of alcohol-related harm in the NT has increased from $642 million in 2009 to $1.38 billion per year.

New app uses real-life stories from Indigenous kids to help others deal with bullying

Date: February 27, 2019 - 09:00am

A group of Northern Territory youth workers, Aboriginal broadcasters and health researchers have launched a new digital resource.

RN Breakfast | Rheumatic heart disease on COAG health agenda

Date: February 27, 2019 - 08:45am

The Federal Government will outline a national plan to eradicate rheumatic heart disease at next week's COAG meeting of health ministers.

RN Breakfast | Rheumatic heart disease on COAG health agenda

Date: February 27, 2019 - 08:45am

The Federal Government will outline a national plan to eradicate rheumatic heart disease at next week's COAG meeting of health ministers.

Menzies researchers’ finalists in the 2019 Telstra Business Women’s Awards

Date: February 26, 2019 - 10:00am

Two researchers from Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) have been named finalists in the 2019 Telstra Business Women’s Awards.

Medical Republic | Alarming rates of T2 diabetes in our young indigenous

Date: February 25, 2019 - 09:00am

Ten years after the “Closing the Gap” targets were laid out, a health disaster is emerging.

The Wire | NEW ONLINE TOOL INTRODUCED TO PREVENT BULLYING OF INDIGENOUS YOUTH

Date: February 20, 2019 - 16:00pm

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.

NACCHO Aboriginal Health | #Obesity #Diabetes News

Date: February 19, 2019 - 09:00am

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.

Youth leaders learn about health hurdles of NT

Date: February 19, 2019 - 06:00am

Th Sun Newspapers | The Ship for World Youth Leaders (SWY) program, have visited the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies)

Intervention needed to reduce Type 2 Diabetes in young Indigenous Australians

Date: February 18, 2019 - 00:00am

Researchers are calling for immediate action to reduce the risk of obesity and diabetes in Indigenous children and young people.

Digital Trakz - A resource to reduce the impact of teasing in the lives of Aboriginal youth

Date: February 15, 2019 - 09:00am

A new resource has been launched in Darwin today designed to help youths cope with teasing and bullying.

Cases of deadly dirt disease melioidosis will increase, expert warns

Date: February 13, 2019 - 11:00am

Professor Bart Currie from the Menzies School of Health Research said he expected the melioidosis bacteria would increase in tropical regions.

International youth leaders sail into Menzies School of Health Research

Date: February 09, 2019 - 09:00am

The Ship for World Youth Leaders (SWY) program, have visited the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) to learn about some of the key public health challenges in the region.

Eliminating skin disease in Aboriginal children could reduce antibiotic use by almost 20%

Date: February 07, 2019 - 12:15pm

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

Menzies B.Strong training in Townsville

Date: January 24, 2019 - 08:37am

More than 80 Health workers from around the Townsville region are participating in Menzies B.Strong workshops.

Health survey of male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in the NT

Date: January 23, 2019 - 12:19pm

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

More banned drinkers busted trying to buy grog in Katherine than anywhere else

Date: January 07, 2019 - 10:00am

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

NT News | Our children's hearing crisis

Date: December 29, 2018 - 02:00am

To address chronic hearing problems in the NT's most vulnerable children a $7.9 million community-led program will be rolled out.

Safer Communities: BDR Evaluation Shows Positive Results

Date: December 20, 2018 - 09:00am

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

Menzies researcher wins prestigious Fulbright Scholar Award

Date: December 18, 2018 - 09:30am

Professor James Smith has been awarded an internationally renowned Fulbright Scholar Award.

Research offers hope for rheumatic fever sufferers

Date: December 13, 2018 - 11:03am

Northern Territory data has been used to prove that timely treatment for people with rheumatic fever reduces the risk of recurring illness and death.

Funding spotlight on eliminating malaria in Vietnam

Date: December 12, 2018 - 12:33pm

Menzies secures NHMRC funding to continue ground breaking research

Date: December 12, 2018 - 11:32am

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

Menzies School of Health Research home to three superstars of STEM

Date: December 11, 2018 - 07:30am

Three Menzies School of Health Research researchers are among the new round of 2019 Superstars of STEM.

BuzzFeed | Scientists Are Rejecting Massive Amounts Of Money

Date: December 05, 2018 - 14:00pm

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.

NT News | Researching the North

Date: December 05, 2018 - 02:00am

NT News Business section - Opinion by Tracey Hayes - Director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing North Australia.

Media Release | Researchers will not accept support from tobacco industry funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World

Date: December 05, 2018 - 00:00am

Leading Australian researchers have stated they will not accept any funding or support from the tobacco industry funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World in an Editorial in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health today.

$630,000 Injected into Suicide Prevention PhD Research

Date: November 28, 2018 - 09:00am

Six PhD candidates from five Australian universities in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory will each receive $105,000 in funding to undertake new research into suicide prevention over three years.

Words from Arnhem land: Aboriginal health messages need to be made with us rather than for us

Date: November 22, 2018 - 20:00pm

When researchers from Menzies School of Health Research starting working with us on rheumatic heart disease, we explained that the children needed better nutrition.

Media Release|True burden of rheumatic fever in NZ currently underestimated, new research reveals

Date: November 22, 2018 - 09:00am

Media Release | University of Otago

True burden of rheumatic fever in NZ underestimated

Date: November 22, 2018 - 09:00am

The joint study by researchers from the University of Otago, ESR, University of Auckland and the Menzies School of Health Research, Australia.

Project aims to develop roadmap for a sustainable bush medicine industry

Date: November 13, 2018 - 09:15am

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.

2GB | National Rural News November 8, 2018

Date: November 08, 2018 - 15:45pm

In today’s National Rural News a new research project to draw on the knowledge of Indigenous communities at 2:52"

Wire | RHD SCREENING CONTINUES

Date: November 08, 2018 - 09:00am

Health professionals and Maningrida stakeholders have come together to continue screenings of rheumatic heart disease (RHD).

Wire | RHD SCREENING CONTINUES

Date: November 08, 2018 - 09:00am

Health professionals and Maningrida stakeholders have come together to continue screenings of rheumatic heart disease (RHD).

SBS |Bush medicine and hopes to export it overseas

Date: November 07, 2018 - 08:00am

Research project investigating the possibility of developing commercial sector.

Open Forum.com.au | Bush plant medicine project set to bloom

Date: November 06, 2018 - 09:00am

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.

ABC NT Country Hour | Bush medicine opportunities go under the microscope

Date: November 05, 2018 - 14:00pm

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.

Xinhua.com | Aussie researchers tap native medicinal plants in major agribusiness project

Date: November 05, 2018 - 12:30pm

Katherine Times | Project to grow bush medicine business

Date: November 05, 2018 - 10:45am

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.

Media Release | GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR BUSH MEDICINE RESEARCH

Date: November 05, 2018 - 10:00am

The Coalition Government is contributing more than $360,000 to research traditional Australian medicinal plants.

CDU E-news | Menzies rewards commitment to health research

Date: November 05, 2018 - 09:00am

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.

Media Release | Bush medicine partnership to sow seeds of collaboration

Date: November 05, 2018 - 09:00am

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

Mirage News | Bush medicine partnership to sow seeds of collaboration

Date: November 05, 2018 - 08:45am

Noosa News | Heading up Peregian community hub is John's new role

Date: November 03, 2018 - 06:00am

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.

The Australian | Shortfall in transplants

Date: November 03, 2018 - 00:15am

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.

New program to tackle ear infection crisis

Date: November 01, 2018 - 07:00am

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.

Sun Newspapers | Recognised for hard work

Date: October 30, 2018 - 02:00am

Sun Newspapers report on Professor Paul Torzillo receiving the Menzies Medallion

NITV | Stop detaining kids under 14 and close Don Dale, former royal commissioner says

Date: October 29, 2018 - 14:45pm

NITV report on the 2018 Menzies Oration

NT News | Researcher recognised for his hard work

Date: October 27, 2018 - 02:00am

NT News report on Professor Paul Torzillo receiving the Menzies Medallion

The Australian| Stop jailing kids under age 14: Don Dale judge

Date: October 27, 2018 - 00:15am

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.

Leading respiratory physician presented with Menzies Medallion

Date: October 26, 2018 - 18:00pm

Professor Paul Torzillo has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion for being a national leader in Aboriginal health care, research and policy.

ANU Media Release | Professor Terry Dunbar moves closer to the hill

Date: October 23, 2018 - 09:00am

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.

‘Backlash’: Northern Territory alcohol floor price divides community

Date: October 21, 2018 - 06:00am

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.

Tackling smoking in remote communities

Date: October 15, 2018 - 13:30pm

The development of Yarning about Smoking is a collaboration between the Health Department’s Remote Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce Program in Primary Health Care and the Menzies School of Health Research

NTG Media Release | Tackling smoking in remote communities

Date: October 15, 2018 - 12:30pm

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

Smart phones to help with remote area heart sickness

Date: October 12, 2018 - 09:00am

Dr Alice Mitchell is helping in the fight against one of the leading causes of death among young Indigenous people

Territory bodybuilder and Menzies School of Health Research scientist Harry Owen wins strength competition

Date: October 11, 2018 - 02:00am

Harry Owen is a laboratory scientist at Menzies School of Health Research and was recently crowned Territory Strongman 2018 Strength Wars Champion.

Large donation for vital research

Date: October 09, 2018 - 07:00am

The generous staff at Darwin Airport have donated $13,000 to Menzies School of Health Research to go towards the purchase of Anaerobic Chamber.

Anaerobic Chamber to help improve lives of Indigenous Children.

Date: October 03, 2018 - 10:00am

The Chamber is a crucial piece of equipment for growing anaerobic bacteria that can be found in children under the age of 5 with middle ear infections and chronic lung disease.

ABC | Rheumatic heart disease going undiagnosed by NT's fly-in doctors, cardiologist warns

Date: October 01, 2018 - 13:35pm

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.

Our North, Our Future

Date: October 01, 2018 - 11:36am

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.

Gambling survey will measure gambling patterns and harms in the NT

Date: September 27, 2018 - 14:03pm

Menzies and Roy Morgan Research will conduct a survey on behalf of the NT Government to research patterns of gambling, problem gambling risk, harms from gambling and the health and wellbeing of Territorians.

Understanding how NT Aboriginal school attendance could be improved

Date: September 25, 2018 - 09:30am

Regular attendance at preschool in remote Northern Territory communities will improve a child

The Australian | Attendance at pre-school key to literacy, numeracy

Date: September 25, 2018 - 00:00am

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.

The Wire | Kidney bias: Indigenous Australians missing out on transplants

Date: September 20, 2018 - 09:22am

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.

National Indigenous Times | Indigenous patients in need of new kidneys aren’t getting a fair go

Date: September 19, 2018 - 15:57pm

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.

Health system struggling with organ donation success

Date: September 17, 2018 - 00:00am

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.

NMRC Strives to Reduce Risk of Melioidosis Among Deployed Sailors and Marines

Date: September 15, 2018 - 01:30am

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.

The Australian | Silence is golden but not when it’s permanent

Date: September 14, 2018 - 00:15am

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.

Health Issues India | Could a malaria treatment be found in human blood?

Date: September 12, 2018 - 09:22am

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.

'Long-grassers' admit easy access to grog despite reintroduction of banned drinker register

Date: September 11, 2018 - 07:30am

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.

NT News | Hope to eradicate chronic Hep B

Date: September 11, 2018 - 02:00am

NT News | Hope to eradicate chronic Hep B

Chronic hepatitis B elimination partnership launched

Date: September 10, 2018 - 10:00am

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

The Lancet | Anne Chang: a champion of childhood lung health

Date: September 08, 2018 - 10:29am

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

Lend me your ear: New program targets hearing problems in NT children

Date: September 07, 2018 - 10:00am

RACGP report on the Hearing for Learning Initiative.

Creating food retail environments for health

Date: September 03, 2018 - 08:49am

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.

Arnhem Land children suffer world's highest known rates of rheumatic heart disease

Date: September 01, 2018 - 10:00am

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.

NT News | Data is lacking in BDR

Date: August 31, 2018 - 02:00am

The banned drinker register turns one tomorrow, but the NT Government is yet to begin to collect hospital data to evaluate its success.

NT Government media release | Evaluation of BDR

Date: August 30, 2018 - 10:00am

Safer Communities and Generational Change: Alcohol Reform Progress Update Report and BDR Evaluation Response

Katherine Times | Alcohol reforms rolled out, BDR on track

Date: August 30, 2018 - 09:00am

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.

Hearing loss a serious issue

Date: August 24, 2018 - 15:27pm

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.

F&P| Balnaves Foundation contributes $2.5m to treating Indigenous hearing loss

Date: August 21, 2018 - 11:59am

New initiative is jointly funded by the NT and federal governments, based on research from the Menzies School of Health Research.

Workshops to improve Indigenous health in the north west

Date: August 21, 2018 - 10:00am

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.

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

Date: August 17, 2018 - 10:17am

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.

ABC | 'Glue ear' project to fight hearing loss and improve outcomes for Aboriginal children

Date: August 15, 2018 - 16:41pm

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.

Sounds Like Progress | NT News 15 August 2018

Date: August 15, 2018 - 01:00am

$7.9 million investment in remote NT - Hearing for Learning Initiative

Ear Health Funding

Date: August 14, 2018 - 19:00pm

Coverage of the Hearing for Learning Initiative Launch with the Northern Territory Government and the Balnaves Foundation on ABC TV News.

Investing in Territory Kids and Generational Change – Hearing for Learning

Date: August 14, 2018 - 16:00pm

A public private partnership between the Northern Territory Government, Australian Government and the Balnaves Foundation is addressing chronic hearing problems in Territory children.

NT News 14 August 2018 OMOZ 2018 coverage and editorial

Date: August 14, 2018 - 02:00am

5th Australian Otitis media Conference underway in Darwin.

Menzies secures funding to improve Indigenous cancer outcomes

Date: August 13, 2018 - 13:59pm

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

Menzies clinician-researchers receive NHMRC funding

Date: August 13, 2018 - 13:55pm

Two Menzies School of Health Research clinician-researchers have secured competitive NHMRC funding to continue their valuable work over the coming years.

ScienceNews | A newly approved drug could be a boon for treating malaria

Date: August 10, 2018 - 11:17am

The first new treatment in 60 years for a particularly stubborn kind of malaria is raising hopes that it might help eradicate the disease.

PNG-Aust researchers to combine under new grant program

Date: August 07, 2018 - 23:00pm

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.

Research reveals defence against malaria parasites

Date: August 02, 2018 - 00:15am

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

Xinhuanet.com|Platelets kill up to 60 pct of malaria parasites: Australian study

Date: August 01, 2018 - 10:00am

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.

Platelets the first line of defence in malaria patients

Date: July 31, 2018 - 23:00pm

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

Remote Indigenous communities experience dramatic improvement in life expectancy

Date: July 28, 2018 - 09:00am

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.

Making hepatitis B information more widely available to Indigenous communities

Date: July 26, 2018 - 12:22pm

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

Katherine Times | Making hepatitis B information more widely available to Indigenous communities

Date: July 26, 2018 - 12:00pm

Katherine Times | Making hepatitis B information more widely available to Indigenous communities

ABC Radio Alice Springs | Professor Peter d'Abbs

Date: July 24, 2018 - 16:45pm

Professor Peter d'Abbs -Professor of substance misuse studies, licensed clubs in remote communities history and possibilities.

HOT NORTH Thursday Island Teaching Workshop

Date: July 24, 2018 - 13:34pm

Health professionals from around Queensland have gathered on Thursday Island for the much-anticipated HOT NORTH regional teaching workshop on 24-25 July.

ABC TV Back Roads program features Christine Wigger

Date: July 22, 2018 - 18:30pm

Christine Wigger has been researching otitis media in the Tiwi Islands over 15 years.

Xinhua News | "Radical cure" best treatment for common malaria: study

Date: July 20, 2018 - 11:00am

(Xinhua) -- Researchers have discovered that a "radical cure" is the best treatment for a type of malaria affecting 13 million people.

New evidence supports radical treatment of widespread form of malaria

Date: July 20, 2018 - 08:30am

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

The Wire | Alert Anaemia

Date: July 18, 2018 - 18:00pm

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.

Preventing RHD through community-driven activities

Date: July 18, 2018 - 08:52am

Health activities driven by remote Indigenous communities may be key to the sustainable and successful treatment and prevention of a potentially fatal disease, a study has found.

Newcastle Herald | Indigenous medical education program a ‘successful step’ in improving health outcomes

Date: July 12, 2018 - 11:23am

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.

The Ripple effect: Improving health outcomes for Indigenous Australians

Date: July 10, 2018 - 14:44pm

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

Bridging the Gap Foundation highlights Indigenous inequality

Date: July 10, 2018 - 13:59pm

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.

Bridging the Gap Foundation highlights Indigenous inequality

Date: July 10, 2018 - 13:59pm

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.

HealthLAB in Australian Geographic

Date: July 04, 2018 - 16:25pm

Australian Geographic July - August 2018 promotes HealthLAB National Science Week event at NT Parliament House.

Australian support for eliminating malaria and health research in the Indo-Pacific

Date: July 02, 2018 - 10:00am

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

NT Government | Evaluation Shows BDR Working to Cut Supply of Alcohol to Problem Drinkers

Date: June 29, 2018 - 15:38pm

Menzies School of Health Research has provided independent oversight of the 6-month process evaluation of the implementation of the BDR.

BDR is working, Govt says

Date: June 29, 2018 - 12:00pm

Minister Fyles said Menzies School of Health Research has provided independent oversight, and that report is now available online for all Territorians to read.

HPV champion and childhood blindness researcher honoured

Date: June 27, 2018 - 12:56pm

Menzies' Dr Lisa Whop received the NHMRC Rising Star Award last night.

Why aren't there stinger nets so people can swim at Darwin beaches?

Date: June 26, 2018 - 08:30am

Professor Bart Currie contributes to the "Curious Darwin" story.

National review to investigate low Indigenous kidney transplant rates

Date: June 24, 2018 - 14:30pm

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”.

Feds unveil review of kidney process | NT News

Date: June 22, 2018 - 01:15am

The Federal Government is poised to announce an inquiry into indigenous access to kidney transplants.

Territory sporting great, tough battle with melioidosis | NT News

Date: June 22, 2018 - 01:00am

Former Essendon great Michael Long credits Professor Bart Currie for his diagnosis and treatment for melioidosis.

Update on the National Indigenous Bowel Screening Pilot

Date: June 21, 2018 - 08:34am

The Australian Government Department of Health has funded Menzies School of Health Research to prepare for, and implement the National Pilot.

'Our kids need proper water': Families plead for action over uranium in drinking water

Date: June 19, 2018 - 15:30pm

Respected Northern Territory kidney specialist Alan Cass, from the Menzies School of Health Research, said those claims needed "careful research".

NT News | Sharing health message on FB

Date: June 14, 2018 - 02:00am

NT News | Sharing health message on FB

Media release | Feel-good social media posts more likely to encourage healthy behaviour

Date: June 13, 2018 - 12:00pm

Positive health-related social media posts that provide new information are more likely to be shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to encourage healthy behaviours, a study has found.

Balonne Beacon | Motivational techniques to boost Balonne

Date: June 12, 2018 - 14:45pm

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.

Antibiotic Resistance: The Epidemic Is Here

Date: June 12, 2018 - 09:00am

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.

Women in regional areas struggle with unplanned pregnancies

Date: June 08, 2018 - 08:37am

Susan Belton, an adjunct professor with Menzies school of health research in Darwin, said the lack of regional doctors did not help.

HOT NORTH Visiting Fellow, Arca Testamenti Travels to Darwin

Date: June 04, 2018 - 09:01am

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.

Researchers call for global action to improve Indigenous health outcomes

Date: June 01, 2018 - 09:46am

A Menzies researcher is calling on the WHO and governments to prioritise improvements in cancer control for Indigenous people globally.

Barunga cuts sugar for festival

Date: May 30, 2018 - 02:00am

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.

2018 Indigenous Men’s Conference and 2018 Indigenous Women’s Wellbeing Conference in Cairns QLD Australia.

Date: May 25, 2018 - 20:00pm

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.

NT News | HOT NORTH ASM

Date: May 23, 2018 - 02:00am

NT News report on the HOT NORTH Annual Scientifiv Symposium.

NT News | Traditional medicine helps patients

Date: May 23, 2018 - 02:00am

NT News report on traditional medicine research - page 5.

Systematic review of traditional and complementary medicine use among indigenous cancer patients

Date: May 22, 2018 - 15:30pm

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

HOT NORTH researchers gather in Darwin

Date: May 22, 2018 - 14:30pm

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

Menzies to provide training for Torres Strait health workers

Date: May 21, 2018 - 16:45pm

Health workers from 10 Torres Strait Islands will be taking steps to improve the health of their communities by participating in a brief intervention training program delivered by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) this week.

Research centre launches collaborative study into parechovirus – an emerging infection in infants

Date: May 10, 2018 - 08:55am

Researchers across Australia will work together to study an emerging virus that has caused three outbreaks of serious illness in infants since 2013. Parechovirus can cause sepsis-like and meningitis-like infection leading to developmental delays in severe cases.

Budget 2018: Aboriginal patients convinced the Government to help them get home

Date: May 10, 2018 - 08:46am

On her island home, far away from talk of tax cuts and budget wins and losses, Jacqueline Amagula got the news she has been waiting and fighting for.

Chronic hepatitis B to be eliminated from NT | Katherine Times

Date: May 08, 2018 - 10:00am

An important collaboration which will work to eliminate chronic hepatitis B from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the NT has been established.

Chronic hepatitis B to be eliminated from the Northern Territory

Date: May 08, 2018 - 09:00am

An important collaboration which will work to eliminate chronic hepatitis B (CHB) from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the Northern Territory (NT) has been established.

Bendigo Advertiser | Pain free staph fix given green light

Date: May 04, 2018 - 14:00pm

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), findings show there has been inaccurate reporting of resistance to the recommended antibiotic, trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim).

Pain free golden staph treatment cleared for use in remote communities

Date: May 03, 2018 - 11:31am

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

Scullion hails Indigenous health funding

Date: April 30, 2018 - 02:15am

NT Senator Nigel Scullion - "funding continues the Coalition Government's strong commitment to supporting the best health and medical research."

Win for dialysis patients in Northern Territory

Date: April 29, 2018 - 00:15am

THE Territory’s kidney disease sufferers will be the major beneficiaries of a new Medicare item to be announced by the Turnbull Government today.

Indigenous Funding Boost | NT News

Date: April 28, 2018 - 00:15am

Menzies will use NHMRC funding to boost health outcomes of Indigenous Australians through two projects.

NT News | Meetings for Health School

Date: April 24, 2018 - 02:00am

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.

Creating better guidelines for kidney health management

Date: April 23, 2018 - 09:00am

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) is hosting the first consultation to establish patient and community led national guidelines to be added to the overall management plans for people affected by kidney health issues.

Hospitalizations spike as booze bill hits hard | NT News

Date: April 16, 2018 - 06:00am

Professor James Smith comments on government policy, hospital data and harm-minimisation strategies.

Saving Lives of remote children | NT News

Date: April 16, 2018 - 06:00am

Darwin researchers have uncovered alarming rates of rheumatic heart disease in East Timorese children.

Cardiologists identify alarming levels of rheumatic heart disease in Timor-Leste

Date: April 16, 2018 - 00:15am

Research by Australian cardiologists has found the rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Timor-Leste are among the highest in the world. The landmark study was published in the Medical Journal of Australia.

Gambling study examines 'incredibly social' card games played in Indigenous communities

Date: April 13, 2018 - 06:00am

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.

National Forum on Child Protection | The Stringer

Date: April 09, 2018 - 09:00am

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.

Bush footy may be health key - researcher | Katherine Times

Date: March 26, 2018 - 10:15am

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.

HOT NORTH News - Issue 3 | 22 March 2018

Date: March 22, 2018 - 16:25pm

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

Uptake of revolutionary hepatitis drugs lowest in areas of greatest need | ABC AM

Date: March 20, 2018 - 08:30am

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.

Tuberculosis elimination course for Indonesian health workers

Date: March 14, 2018 - 16:45pm

Menzies is collaborating with the Burnet Institute to deliver training in the prevention and eradication of tuberculosis (TB) to 25 visiting Indonesian health professionals.

Heart Foundation partnership with HealthLAB - NT News

Date: March 14, 2018 - 02:00am

Heart Foundation partnership with HealthLAB - NT News report

HealthLAB expands educational offering through Heart Foundation partnership

Date: March 13, 2018 - 14:36pm

People living in remote NT communities will benefit from an expanded health education offering through a partnership between Menzies and the Heart Foundation.

NT Gambling Project - The Tiwi News | Issue #35

Date: March 13, 2018 - 09:24am

The NT Gambling Project has satrted in Wurrumiyanga on the Tiwi Islands.

Measuring cancer in Indigenous populations

Date: March 12, 2018 - 11:08am

Researchers Dr Kalinda Griffiths, Dr Suzanne Moore and Professor Gail Garvey, explain why cancer surveillance in Indigenous populations can be prone to bias.

Rheumatic heart disease in the Pacific island nations

Date: March 10, 2018 - 06:00am

A pending motion from WHO might seek to eradicate rheumatic heart disease, which is still prevalent in Pacific island nations where progress is lagging.

Malaria victim facing double hand amputation considers legal action against GP

Date: March 07, 2018 - 14:41pm

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.

Doctor targets kidney disease

Date: March 07, 2018 - 09:00am

Dr Jaquelyne Hughes - research fellow and nephrologist a finalist in the Bupa Health Foundation Emerging Health Research Award

Alcohol harm minimisation investments welcomed by leading NT research institute

Date: February 27, 2018 - 16:00pm

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has welcomed the investment in alcohol harm minimisation strategies released today by the Northern Territory Government in The Northern Territory Alcohol Harm Minimisation Action Plan 2018-19.

Rheumatic heart disease focus for NT Fulbright Scholar

Date: February 27, 2018 - 14:32pm

Associate Professor Anna Ralph awarded an internationally renowned Fulbright Scholarship to help eliminate rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Australia.

Roundtable Towards Roadmap For Renal Health - Media Release

Date: February 23, 2018 - 13:00pm

A renal roundtable convened by Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt AM in Darwin began charting the roadmap this week.

Katherine doctors push for more public housing

Date: February 21, 2018 - 14:00pm

Katherine Times reports on the HOT NORTH Teaching Workshop.

HOT NORTH Katherine Teaching Workshop 20-21 February

Date: February 19, 2018 - 13:39pm

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

Dr Jaqui Hughes | Finalist for the Bupa Health Award.

Date: February 14, 2018 - 15:27pm

Advancing the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic and end stage kidney disease.

Research centre gets the green light to begin critical pandemic research

Date: February 14, 2018 - 10:34am

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

Territory FM | Mornings with Mel Little. Professor Bart Currie

Date: February 07, 2018 - 10:30am

ASK AN EXPERT: Wednesday the 7th of February 2018 Professor Bart Currie, HOT NORTH Program.

Study confirms the importance of vaccinating for whooping cough during pregnancy

Date: February 01, 2018 - 12:01pm

An important baseline study to determine the benefits of mothers being vaccinated during the third trimester of pregnancy against pertussis, or ‘whooping cough’ has recently been published in the prestigious Cambridge University Press Epidemiology & Infection Journal.

Nursing Review profile Cherie Whitbread

Date: February 01, 2018 - 11:04am

Nursing Review profile Cherie Whitbread

Townsville Bulletin | HOT NORTH funding

Date: January 30, 2018 - 03:30am

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.

HOT NORTH 2018 funding awards released: Building the health research workforce in northern Australia

Date: January 29, 2018 - 09:30am

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

Indigenous ear health the "missing piece of the disadvantage puzzle"

Date: January 24, 2018 - 09:00am

RN Life Matters - In many Indigenous communities, middle ear infections are rife, leading to hearing problems and a life of disadvantage.

BMJ Journals - Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)

Date: January 22, 2018 - 15:15pm

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.

MJA Podcasts 2018 Episode 2: Men's health, with A/Prof James Smith

Date: January 15, 2018 - 11:19am

Professor James Smith discusses the importance of investing in men's health, particularly for vulnerable groups.

ABC | Opinion: Not all doctors agree my patient deserved his kidney transplant.

Date: January 11, 2018 - 12:32pm

Just before Christmas 2016, a 68-year-old man received a kidney transplant, one of 1,091 Australians that year.

Inspire magazine | HOT NORTH

Date: January 11, 2018 - 11:56am

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.

A Katherine solution to a Katherine problem

Date: January 02, 2018 - 08:30am

The Katherine community decided there must be another avenue - Thomason Opie from Katherine Youth Justice Reinvestment Group

CRANAplus magazine | Thumbs up for GOOD TUCKER app

Date: December 20, 2017 - 11:07am

A free healthy food app designed to help people from remote communities make healthier food and beverage choices at local stores has been launched.

CRANAplus magazine | Alaska trip highlights global problem

Date: December 20, 2017 - 10:58am

It took a trip halfway around the world for Galiwin'ku researchers to be reminded that all Indigenous peoples face challenges of viral hepatitis.

Indigenous Australians far less likely to get a kidney transplant

Date: December 13, 2017 - 19:30pm

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.

Creating health apps that work for Indigenous youth

Date: December 13, 2017 - 15:00pm

Public health professionals working with Indigenous youth are urged to take a new and engaging approach to delivering positive health messages.

Fair access demanded for patients

Date: December 13, 2017 - 07:30am

KOORI MAIL | Remote Aboriginal Australians with kidney disease have demanded equitable access to life-saving treatment closer to home to prevent the removal of people from their traditional homelands.

Diabetes project | Cairns Post

Date: December 12, 2017 - 01:00am

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.

Listen to Indigenous patient experts on how to transform renal care

Date: December 08, 2017 - 13:00pm

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.

School attendance, birthweight fell during Northern Territory intervention rollout, study finds

Date: December 08, 2017 - 09:05am

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.

Children negatively impacted by early intervention restrictions

Date: December 08, 2017 - 05:00am

The research team from the School of Economics at the University of Sydney and the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin examined daily school attendance records of children attending NT government schools in the 73 Aboriginal communities and 10 town camps affected by the policy.

Racist’ heath system failing NT Indigenous kidney patients

Date: December 08, 2017 - 01:00am

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.

Diabetes researcher wins 2017 Harry Christian Giese—Research into Action Award

Date: December 05, 2017 - 11:35am

Harry Giese AM MBE (1913–2000) was a Territory community leader and administrator who played a key role in the establishment of the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) as the first faculty of the new Northern Territory University. During its...

Mine workers to be used for heat study

Date: November 30, 2017 - 00:15am

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.

Sustained reduction in petrol sniffing after low aromatic fuel rollout

Date: November 29, 2017 - 12:23pm

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).

Monitoring heat stress among mine workers to benefit northern Australia

Date: November 29, 2017 - 10:00am

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

Funding fillip for fever tool - NT News

Date: November 29, 2017 - 02:00am

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.

2017 Menzies Oration: Democratising Indigenous Data

Date: November 24, 2017 - 09:00am

The 2017 Menzies Oration delivered by Professor Ian Anderson AO, Deputy Secretary Indigenous Affairs in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Northern Territory paediatrician honoured with Menzies Medallion

Date: November 23, 2017 - 18:00pm

Long-term Northern Territory paediatrician, Professor Peter Morris has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.

DFAT: Foreign policy in action - malaria research

Date: November 23, 2017 - 11:31am

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.

Developing Northern Australia 2017 Implementation Report

Date: November 21, 2017 - 15:59pm

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.

Indigenous patients left feeling ’isolated’

Date: November 17, 2017 - 06:00am

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.

NT Australian of the Year awards: Cardiologist Bo Remenyi

Date: November 15, 2017 - 21:00pm

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.

Remote kidney patients face homelessness

Date: November 15, 2017 - 14:00pm

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.

Boosting Early Learning For Indigenous Children

Date: November 15, 2017 - 12:00pm

Dr D’Aprano, a paediatrician who works with children with developmental difficulties, first noticed the disparity while on sabbatical in the Northern Territory.

Diabetes researcher reminds mums with diabetes to focus on their health

Date: November 13, 2017 - 10:00am

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

Indigenous Australians travelling 1000 kilometres for kidney dialysis: report

Date: November 13, 2017 - 03:30am

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.

Indigenous kidney patients call for equitable care in new report

Date: November 13, 2017 - 00:15am

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

Longest running Aboriginal health study to enter new stage

Date: November 10, 2017 - 17:45pm

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.

$12 Million NT Investment aims to save lives

Date: November 10, 2017 - 08:00am

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

Menzies secures funding to improve Indigenous child health

Date: November 10, 2017 - 08:00am

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

Indigenous Australians under-reporting the amount of ‘unhealthy foods’ they consume

Date: November 06, 2017 - 06:00am

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.

Good Tucker app gets thumbs up from Rob

Date: November 03, 2017 - 02:30am

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.

'Good tucker, long life': Hopes app will turn Indigenous eating habits around

Date: November 02, 2017 - 18:00pm

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.

Tracking nutrition found to be vital - Koori Mail

Date: November 01, 2017 - 09:00am

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

B.strong Brief Intervention Face-to-Face Training Workshop

Date: October 30, 2017 - 08:00am

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.

Dr John Boffa: reviewing NT alcohol policies

Date: October 29, 2017 - 06:00am

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

Rivers of grog could run dry - Centralian Advocate

Date: October 27, 2017 - 06:00am

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.

Food data vital - Centralian Advocate

Date: October 24, 2017 - 09:36am

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.

Award no tall order for Matthew - Darwin Sun

Date: October 24, 2017 - 07:00am

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.

Making connections: Medibank and Wadeye

Date: October 23, 2017 - 10:00am

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.

It’s time for another type of story about Indigenous smoking rates

Date: October 22, 2017 - 23:45pm

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.

Aboriginal Australians ditch cigarettes

Date: October 20, 2017 - 17:30pm

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.

Lucky Luke - The Darwin poet whose muse is a dialysis machine

Date: October 20, 2017 - 10:00am

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.

Encouraging Indigenous smoking and quitting trends in latest ABS Report

Date: October 19, 2017 - 10:00am

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

Tracking food and beverage purchases in remote NT communities

Date: October 19, 2017 - 08:00am

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

Monkey malaria researcher presented with NT Young Tall Poppy award

Date: October 18, 2017 - 08:30am

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

Herald Sun | We are delivering for North: Joyce

Date: October 18, 2017 - 04:00am

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.

HOT NORTH: A community of excellence in tropical medicine

Date: October 16, 2017 - 09:00am

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.

PhD: malaria paralyses immune cells

Date: October 14, 2017 - 06:00am

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

Katherine Times | Dr Grigg wins science award

Date: October 13, 2017 - 08:48am

Menzies School of Health Research clinical research fellow Dr Matthew Grigg has been named the 2017 NT Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year.

NT News | Brains Trust Born

Date: October 13, 2017 - 07:00am

Researchers at Darwin's Menzies School of Health Research will play a key role in a new push to fight the scourge of malaria in the Asia-Pacific region.

Monkey malaria researcher named NT Young Tall Poppy

Date: October 12, 2017 - 17:30pm

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

New Australian-led malaria research powerhouse gears up to hunt down malaria across the Asia-Pacific

Date: October 11, 2017 - 09:00am

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

Burnet welcomes new regional Health Security Initiative

Date: October 10, 2017 - 10:00am

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.

Let’s quit being idiots

Date: October 07, 2017 - 06:00am

The time has come to think seriously about the impact smoking has on us - NT News Opinion Jill Poulsen.

Sharing a Heartbeat: Rheumatic heart disease movie released in Darwin

Date: October 06, 2017 - 13:00pm

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.

Top doctor calls for total ban on cigarettes, switch to e-cigarettes

Date: October 05, 2017 - 06:00am

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.

Researchers at World Conference

Date: October 04, 2017 - 11:24am

Community-based researchers Sarah Bukulatjpi, George Gurruwiwi and Roslyn Dhurrkay, from Galiwin'ku in the Northern Territory, recently spoke on viral hepatitis at the World Indigenous Peoples' Conference in Anchorage.

Call to ban durries in Oz

Date: October 04, 2017 - 06:00am

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.

Indigenous women are less likely to survive breast cancer

Date: October 03, 2017 - 19:30pm

Prof. Gail Garvey from @MenziesHealth explains why Indigenous women are less likely to survive breast cancer than other women

Is it time to outlaw cigarette sales in Australia?

Date: October 03, 2017 - 08:00am

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

CRANAplus magazine | From Elcho to Alaska

Date: September 28, 2017 - 11:28am

A team of community-based researchers from Elcho Island, made the long journey to Anchorage to present at a conference.

Curious Darwin: Why is there no malaria in Australia's northern capital?

Date: September 26, 2017 - 07:00am

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.

Preterm babies at risk of developing kidney disease

Date: September 26, 2017 - 05:00am

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.

Dr Jaqui Hughes interview, National TalkBlack

Date: September 22, 2017 - 15:00pm

Kidney specialist, Dr Jaqui Hughes talks to National TalkBlack

Kimberley patients forced to travel thousands of kilometres for essential dialysis training

Date: September 18, 2017 - 14:00pm

A kidney health forum held in Darwin last week tabled the concerns of remote dialysis patients from Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Centralian Advocate | Kids miss out on early intervention

Date: September 08, 2017 - 07:00am

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,”

ABC Online | Indigenous dialysis patients pushing for grassroots community health services

Date: September 06, 2017 - 19:00pm

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.

CAAMA | Great potential to learn from Aboriginal people

Date: September 06, 2017 - 11:30am

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.

NT News - Kidney research wins prize

Date: September 06, 2017 - 09:40am

NT NEWS reports Professor Alan Cass, wins the prestigious Kidney Health Australia Clinical Science Award.

Professor Alan Cass, wins clinical science award

Date: September 06, 2017 - 09:22am

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

Koori Mail | Liquor permit schemes in the spotlight

Date: September 06, 2017 - 07:00am

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.

Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation teams with Menzies

Date: September 06, 2017 - 07:00am

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.

Indigenous voices to be heard

Date: September 05, 2017 - 10:00am

Indigenous people with end-stage kidney disease from across northern and central Australia will be sharing their stories at an upcoming kidney conference in the hope of effecting change.

Malaria parasite spreads from howler monkeys to humans

Date: September 01, 2017 - 16:44pm

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”

Menzies part of the Eureka Prize winning team

Date: August 31, 2017 - 09:00am

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.

Koori Mail | B.Strong Program

Date: August 23, 2017 - 10:20am

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.

ABC Radio AM | Belyuen Hip Hop on Mental Health

Date: August 23, 2017 - 07:00am

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.

Report urges simpler liquor permit management in communities

Date: August 22, 2017 - 14:00pm

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

West Arnhem Wire | HealthLAB in Jabiru

Date: August 15, 2017 - 09:30am

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.

NT News - Menzies HealthLAB at Parliament House

Date: August 15, 2017 - 06:00am

HealthLAB in Parliament House for Science Week pollies health checks, NT Thunder captain Shannon Rioli calls on the general public to come along.

NITV | $2.24m health initiative by Menzies in QLD

Date: August 09, 2017 - 17:15pm

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

Mobile health lab aims to reduce chronic disease during National Science Week

Date: August 09, 2017 - 12:15pm

An interactive mobile health laboratory will tour the Top End between 11 and 18 August as part of National Science Week.

QLD Government | B.Strong training program release

Date: August 09, 2017 - 10:00am

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

ABC Radio National - 'tsunami' of kidney disease

Date: August 08, 2017 - 11:14am

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

Australian Financial Review - Dr Paul Lawton at Garma

Date: August 07, 2017 - 06:00am

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.

ABC online | Research targeting asthma and smoking

Date: August 04, 2017 - 08:00am

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.

Research in the HOT NORTH

Date: August 03, 2017 - 14:00pm

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.

ABC online | Elcho Island researchers bound for Alaska

Date: August 02, 2017 - 10:18am

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.

Elcho Island community researchers Alaska-bound

Date: August 02, 2017 - 10:14am

Three community-based researchers from Elcho Island working with Menzies School of Health Research are bound for Alaska to present at an international Indigenous viral hepatitis conference.

Weekend Australian | Legacy of Dr G Yunupingu

Date: July 29, 2017 - 06:00am

Weekend Australian | Legacy of Dr G Yunupingu - Dr Paul Lawtton

ABC Life Matters - the gap in Indigenous life expectancy

Date: July 28, 2017 - 09:00am

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.

Dr G Yunupingu chose to leave dialysis knowing he would die, doctor says

Date: July 27, 2017 - 19:00pm

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.

Who'd wanna listen to me? The humble genius of Dr. G. Yunupingu

Date: July 27, 2017 - 13:56pm

The sad passing of Dr G Yunupingu with Mark Grose from the record label Skinnyfish and Dr Paul Lawton.

Territory Q congratulates Cherie Whitbread

Date: July 26, 2017 - 14:30pm

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!

Consortium to help close gap | Koori Mail

Date: July 12, 2017 - 10:45am

Eleven organisations have united to form the new Central Australia Academic Health Science Centre (CAAHSC).Efforts to close the health gap in central Australia.

NT Aboriginal men fall behind in life expectancy

Date: July 11, 2017 - 09:03am

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.

Red Centre of medical innovation

Date: July 05, 2017 - 01:15am

A research oasis in the desert, this centre for innovation is fertile ground for investment by government, corporations and philanthropists alike.

World-class focus on boosting remote health

Date: July 05, 2017 - 01:00am

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.

Territory Q features HOT NORTH

Date: July 04, 2017 - 15:21pm

Read about our HOT NORTH collaboration in the latest Territory Q Magazine.

Central Australia Academic Health Science Centre

Date: July 04, 2017 - 14:18pm

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

Academic Health Science Centre - Media Release

Date: July 04, 2017 - 14:00pm

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

Central Australia Academic Health Science Centre (CAAHSC)

Date: July 04, 2017 - 14:00pm

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).

Tuberculosis, Why haven’t we eliminated TB already?

Date: July 03, 2017 - 07:00am

Tuberculosis - Medical Republic Why haven’t we eliminated TB already?

Menzies HealthLAB to visit Bowali Visitor Centre

Date: July 01, 2017 - 07:00am

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.

STI swabs reveal pattern | NT News 1 July 2017

Date: July 01, 2017 - 06:00am

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

Study finds the monitoring of toilet surfaces could impact public health surveillance

Date: June 30, 2017 - 10:00am

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

Professor Sven Silburn contributes to NT's Royal Commission into Youth Detention and Child Protection

Date: June 30, 2017 - 07:00am

Royal Commission into Youth Detention and Child Protection in the Northern Territory - Professor Sven Silburn contributes to the hearings.

ABC TV coverage of lung capacity study collaboration

Date: June 25, 2017 - 19:00pm

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.

Australian Doctor - otitis media clinical trial

Date: June 23, 2017 - 09:25am

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.

Child abuse reports in NT double after intervention

Date: June 20, 2017 - 07:00am

The abuse of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory - the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children.

Fatal croc attacks rising in NT

Date: June 19, 2017 - 06:00am

A study has found crocodile related deaths have jumped in the past two decades.

Petrol sniffing stunts the growth of children

Date: June 16, 2017 - 12:00pm

“Petrol sniffing makes you shorter, and there’s no way to catch up even after you stop sniffing” says Professor Andrew Lawrence at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Adult male farmers most at risk of contracting monkey malaria in Malaysia

Date: June 10, 2017 - 08:00am

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

New Vaccine could help reduce Chronic ear disease.

Date: June 09, 2017 - 09:10am

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)

Extra vaccines may reduce 'unacceptable rates' of chronic ear disease in Indigenous children

Date: June 08, 2017 - 12:58pm

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.

Combination Therapy in Treating S. aureus Infections

Date: June 08, 2017 - 09:16am

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.

Mosquito poo could help to detect diseases

Date: June 07, 2017 - 12:12pm

SCIENTISTS are experimenting with mozzie poo as a new method of controlling the spread of mosquito-borne diseases throughout tropical Australia. HOT NORTH

Medicare Review Taskforce’s recommendation for ‘on country’ dialysis

Date: June 07, 2017 - 09:00am

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.

New treatment trialled in battle against ear disease

Date: May 28, 2017 - 10:00am

In a world first, Northern Territory researchers are trialling a new treatment to heal an ear disease plaguing Indigenous communities and causing lifelong disadvantage.

Rheumatic heart disease program in East Timor 'saving lives' with 'simple' penicillin injections

Date: May 22, 2017 - 10:22am

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.

Weeding out Malaria

Date: May 19, 2017 - 16:24pm

A study led by the Menzies School of Health Research recommends a two-stage treatment for the notoriously difficult-to-cure Plasmodium vivax malaria

Science to win ahead of zombies

Date: May 17, 2017 - 07:00am

NT News features Dr Tegan Harris to promote Pint of Science Event

Study emphasises the need for radical cure of vivax malaria

Date: May 17, 2017 - 03:30am

A study into the treatment of the difficult-to-cure Plasmodium vivax malaria in Ethiopia.

Cherie Whitbread 2017 Midwife of the Year

Date: May 15, 2017 - 07:00am

Cherie Whitbread received the award of 2017 Nurse/Midwife of the Year! Picture: Justin Kennedy NT News

Australian native animals spreading scrub typhus mite prompt warning

Date: May 13, 2017 - 07:00am

Scrub typhus is just one of many tropical diseases in the NT that are not so well known down south.

NT Government - Gambling Prevalence Survey Released

Date: May 13, 2017 - 06:45am

A study from the Menzies School of Health Research, released by the Territory Government, shows gambling participation declined significantly.

NT News editorial on Menzies gambling report

Date: May 13, 2017 - 06:00am

NT Government release Menzies report into gambling rates

Rheumatic heart disease researchers on mission

Date: May 12, 2017 - 10:00am

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.

The Australian - Third World disease a blight on indigenous

Date: May 11, 2017 - 08:53am

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.

Bold bid to end Rheumatic Heart Disease

Date: May 10, 2017 - 09:01am

Some of the nation’s leading medical researchers are in Darwin to step out a plan to wipe out rheumatic heart disease – a life-threatening condition that disproportionately affects Indigenous Australians.

Menzies director Alan Cass podcast on Territory FM

Date: May 04, 2017 - 17:07pm

Professor Alan Cass, discusses how rigorous research that explores patterns in health and disease – in collaboration with Indigenous communities – is key to improving health.

Red hot Alice puts mums and bubs at risk

Date: April 24, 2017 - 09:00am

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.

No long term benefits for NT Government alcohol rehab program

Date: April 21, 2017 - 14:03pm

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.

RISE OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE “DEEPLY ALARMING”

Date: April 17, 2017 - 12:15pm

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.

MJA Podcast on the clinical experience of patients with hepatitis C virus infection.

Date: April 17, 2017 - 09:00am

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.

Melioidosis: More cases of potentially fatal bacteria from NT dirt emerge

Date: April 10, 2017 - 09:53am

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.

Associate Professor Steven Tong honoured with Frank Fenner Award

Date: March 31, 2017 - 11:00am

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

Addressing racism in Australia's health system.

Date: March 31, 2017 - 09:44am

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.

CAAMA Radio | Traditional food trends

Date: March 29, 2017 - 11:30am

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.

Traditional food trends in remote Northern Territory communities

Date: March 29, 2017 - 08:30am

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

Check-up gives health insight - HealthLAB

Date: March 21, 2017 - 10:35am

Darwin Sun | The Menzies School of Health and Research runs HealthLAB, a free initiative that visits public spaces and schools around the NT

HOT NORTH Fellowships to improve health outcomes in the tropics

Date: March 20, 2017 - 13:28pm

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

Menzies helps track the travels of the deadly melioidosis bacteria

Date: March 06, 2017 - 09:00am

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

Northern Territory children are in a humanitarian crisis.

Date: February 27, 2017 - 19:00pm

Felicity Gerry, QC, was speaking as part of a Menzies and Charles Darwin University Child Rights Forum at CDU on the rights of children.

Pregnant women snub flu jab

Date: February 25, 2017 - 09:00am

AUSTRALIAN women are advised to get the flu jab during pregnancy to protect themselves and their baby, yet only one-third are opting to have the shot.

Positive Birth Outcomes For FLU Vaccine During Pregnacy

Date: February 24, 2017 - 18:30pm

Almost 2500 women had the vaccination, while more than 4600 opted not to. Menzies School of Health Research PhD student and lead author Lisa McHugh said they found no clinically significant differences in infants’ birthweight or gestational age at birth between the two groups of women.

Study shows the safety of flu vaccine during pregnancy

Date: February 24, 2017 - 09:00am

An Australia-wide study published in the international journal Vaccine has provided reassuring evidence on the safety of influenza vaccination during pregnancy.

Child Rights Forum, Law Research Workshop and Student Showcase

Date: February 15, 2017 - 10:00am

Charles Darwin University’s senior law lecturer Felicity Gerry QC talks with 104.1 Territory Fm's Peter Butler about a forum discussing the rights of children in the Northern Territory.

NITV: Two months' could be key to Indigenous women's survival of cervical cancer

Date: February 13, 2017 - 13:49pm

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.

Melioidosis: The Most Neglected Tropical Disease

Date: February 09, 2017 - 09:32am

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.

Menzies HealthLAB National Science Week Grant

Date: February 09, 2017 - 09:00am

In August 2017, HealthLAB is planning to travel from the Tiwi Islands in the Arafura Sea across to west Arnhem Land.

Forum to focus on NT child rights

Date: February 08, 2017 - 09:00am

Health and law experts will discuss the rights of children in the Northern Territory at two events, hosted by Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University’s School of Law.

Women missing timely Pap follow-up

Date: February 06, 2017 - 12:00pm

BOTH Indigenous and non-Indigenous Queensland women may have missed out on timely follow-up for abnormal Pap test results over a decade.

MJA Videos 2017 Episode 5

Date: February 06, 2017 - 06:30am

Dr Lisa Whop, cervical cancer in Indigenous women

Pack warning labels help Aboriginal smokers butt out

Date: January 30, 2017 - 10:00am

Pack warning labels are motivating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smokers to quit smoking according to new research released by Menzies.

Scientists complete the genome sequences of malaria parasites

Date: January 26, 2017 - 06:00am

An international team of scientists has sequenced the genomes of the final two species of malaria parasites. The findings have important implications for malaria eradication worldwide and will help researchers to develop new drugs and a vaccine.

Jessica Webb 2016: Barbara Hale Fellowship Winner

Date: January 24, 2017 - 09:00am

Congratulations are extended to Jessica Webb for her 2016 Australian Federation of Graduate Women (AFGW) Barbara Hale Fellowship award.

New research may help break the cycle of intergenerational diabetes

Date: December 08, 2016 - 08:00am

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.

Rapid iron infusion trial to tackle widespread deficiency among children in Australia’s Northern Territory

Date: December 06, 2016 - 14:30pm

Foodnavigator-asia.com: A project in Australia’s Northern Territory is to trial giving anaemic children rapid iron infusions before they are discharged from hospital in an attempt to reduce the risk of ongoing iron deficiency.

Australia’s first Indigenous kidney specialist wins Harry Christian Giese Award

Date: December 06, 2016 - 12:00pm

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

Menzies secures 2016 NHMRC funding for groundbreaking projects

Date: December 03, 2016 - 07:00am

Innovation and transformation are at the heart of the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) projects which have secured funding in the highly competitive NHMRC grant round.

Researchers tackle Indigenous suicide

Date: November 28, 2016 - 10:30am

A suicide prevention project by the Menzies Centre for Child Development and Education is targeting one of the most susceptible groups in Australia, Indigenous youth in remote areas.

Rheumatic heart disease: Preventable illness in Indigenous communities 'a national failure', AMA says

Date: November 28, 2016 - 08:59am

The Australian Medical Association has singled out a preventable disease caused by impoverished living conditions and untreated infections as Australia's "national failure".

Heat stress costing us billions in lost work

Date: November 22, 2016 - 09:00am

THE Top End’s humid and horrible build-up weather is making us cranky, sick and costing us serious coin.

Facebook could help lower Indigenous smoking rates

Date: November 21, 2016 - 17:45pm

Indigenous people have the highest rates of smoking in the country, but researchers in the Top End believe Facebook could be the most effective way of helping them quit.

NACCHO Aboriginal Health "What Works Part 9"

Date: November 21, 2016 - 10:15am

Hon Linda Burney’s Menzies Research Oration "Community led programs"

Public health champion receives Menzies Medallion

Date: November 21, 2016 - 09:00am

CDU E-News: A trailblazer in public health in the Northern Territory for more than 25 years, Dr Christine Connors has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.

Funding boost to tackle health challenges in northern Australia

Date: November 21, 2016 - 08:00am

Work will begin to help close critical gaps in healthcare across northern Australia as the result of a $6m grant awarded today to Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Public health champion honoured with Menzies Medallion

Date: November 21, 2016 - 08:00am

A trailblazer in public health in the Northern Territory for over 25 years, Dr Christine Connors has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.

Stop silencing Aboriginal voices: Burney

Date: November 18, 2016 - 21:00pm

Australia's first female Aboriginal MP Linda Burney has slammed the Turnbull government's "paternalistic" approach towards indigenous people and demanded decision-making power be delivered back to the bush.

Top End doctor wins top health gong

Date: November 18, 2016 - 20:30pm

SBS: Dr Christine Connors has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion for being a trailblazer in Northern Territory public health for more than 25 years.

Facebook could help lower Indigenous smoking rates, ABC TV

Date: November 18, 2016 - 19:00pm

Smoking causes 1/5 deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Many social media tobacco control campaigns exist, but there is minimal understanding of their effectiveness.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention and Health Promotion Resources Project

Date: November 17, 2016 - 15:25pm

NACCHO has partnered with the Menzies School of Health Research and the Telethon Kids Institute (TKI) to develop and implement health promotion resources and interventions to prevent and reduce the impacts of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and young children.

Rising stars in pioneering health research celebrated

Date: November 17, 2016 - 08:00am

Menzies researcher Assoc Prof Gail Garvey was announced as the winner of the BUPA Health Foundation Emerging Health Researcher Award last night.

Bigger picture for healthcare

Date: November 16, 2016 - 13:03pm

The $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund will favour efforts to improve systems and structures, rather than pursue any single cure or miracle therapy, in an attempt to maximise the impact of health spending in Australia.

NHMRC fellow shapshot: Dr Paul Lawton

Date: November 14, 2016 - 10:30am

Menzies research fellow, Dr Paul Lawton was recently awarded an Early Career Fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) yearly multi-million dollar funding round. Paul’s fellowship provides support for his...

NHMRC fellowship snapshot: Dr Emma McMahon

Date: November 14, 2016 - 10:00am

Menzies’ Dr Emma McMahon was recently awarded an Early Career Fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s latest multi-million dollar funding round. Emma’s fellowship provides support for her salary for the...

Top End health service delaying need for dialysis treatment amid soaring demand

Date: November 12, 2016 - 11:00am

A kidney health program at a Top End health service is making inroads in the battle against dramatically rising numbers of patients with dialysis-dependency and renal failure.

Linda Burney to deliver Menzies Oration

Date: November 07, 2016 - 11:00am

CDU E-news | The first Aboriginal woman to be elected to the House of Representatives in the Australian Parliament will give the 2016 Menzies Oration in Darwin this month.

Collaborative approach delivers research with influence

Date: November 02, 2016 - 16:38pm

Collaborating with governments not only in Australia, but in at least 20 neighbouring countries, is a key to much of the successful work undertaken by the Menzies School of Health Research, says Director Professor Alan Cass.

Research probes Indigenous smoking

Date: October 10, 2016 - 10:00am

Understanding the reach and impacts of tobacco control strategies on smoking rates in Australia’s Indigenous population has been the focus of PhD research by a Charles Darwin University graduand.

$2m grant to combat drug resistant malaria and tuberculosis

Date: October 07, 2016 - 16:15pm

A $2m research grant to work towards the prevention, control and elimination of malaria and tuberculosis (TB) in Southeast Asia and the Pacific has been awarded to a consortium led by Menzies School of Health Research, in collaboration with Burnet Institute, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced today.

Paddy's life with rheumatic fever

Date: October 04, 2016 - 08:00am

ONCE a month for the next nine years, Paddy Cahill must receive a painful penicillin shot or the young Territorian will develop rheumatic heart disease.

Bulging ear drums and hearing loss: Aboriginal kids have the highest otitis media rates in the world

Date: September 16, 2016 - 06:15am

This article is the final in our three-part series on blinding, deafening and sometimes deadly conditions in Indigenous Australian children that have little to no impact on their non-Indigenous counterparts.

Support call over children's ear health

Date: September 07, 2016 - 10:00am

LEADING ear health experts at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) are calling for more investment in the prevention and treatment of ear disease and hearing loss among Indigenous children.

Promoting health and wellbeing in remote communities

Date: September 02, 2016 - 11:30am

Northern Territory’s transmission and distribution company is helping educate locals about positive lifestyle choices to reduce their risk of developing a chronic disease.

Research: petrol sniffing on decline

Date: August 29, 2016 - 17:07pm

Petrol sniffing rates in Indigenous communities have declined since the introduction of low aromatic unleaded fuel (LAF), a study by Menzies School of Health Research has revealed.

Sharp decreases in petrol sniffing rates

Date: August 26, 2016 - 16:30pm

NEW research has found that petrol sniffing in Indigenous communities across the Northern Territory has declined by 30 per cent since 2011.

What is the relationship between lifelong hearing loss and Indigenous incarceration? A powerful story to mark Hearing Awareness Week

Date: August 23, 2016 - 13:00pm

What profound impact could be had on high rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander incarceration by ensuring better hearing for children and adults? It’s an important question raised in this moving post below, to mark Hearing Awareness Week, from Sam Harkus, Principal Audiologist, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Services.

Call to prevent hearing loss and improve school readiness in young children

Date: August 23, 2016 - 11:50am

In recognition of Hearing Awareness Week (August 21-27), leading ear health experts at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) are calling for more investment in the prevention and treatment of ear disease and hearing loss in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

Health workers upskilled to help close the gap

Date: August 23, 2016 - 09:00am

Queensland Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Cameron Dick announced Menzies School of Health Research had been awarded $2.25 million over three years to deliver the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Brief Intervention Training Program.

Mobile health lab to visit remote communities

Date: August 15, 2016 - 16:00pm

An interactive mobile health laboratory will visit four Northern Territory communities this week as part of National Science Week.

Petrol sniffing on the decline in Indigenous communities

Date: August 15, 2016 - 10:05am

Petrol sniffing rates in Indigenous communities have declined since the introduction of low aromatic unleaded fuel (LAF), a study by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has found. The results of this study were released today by Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion Minister for Indigenous Affairs.

Severe hep B strain afflicts indigenous population

Date: August 14, 2016 - 06:30am

INDIGENOUS Territorians with hepatitis B suffer from an aggressive strain of the virus not found anywhere else in the world, researchers from Menzies School of Health Research have found.

Letter to the editor | A health priority

Date: August 11, 2016 - 12:28pm

I WELCOME the NT News call to tackle kidney disease affecting indigenous Australians (editorial, 08/08/16).

Mobile health lab aims to reduce chronic disease during National Science Week

Date: August 09, 2016 - 13:00pm

An interactive mobile health laboratory will visit four Northern Territory (NT) communities between 15 and 20 August as part of National Science Week, to spark people’s interest in science and health, and demonstrate how lifestyle choices can impact people’s future health.

Economic Report Reveals Menzies Among Most Cost Effective in Health Research

Date: August 03, 2016 - 13:30pm

Economic analysis just published, reports Menzies School of Health Research is one of Australia’s most cost-effective health research institutes working to close the gap for health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Deloitte report launch

Date: July 28, 2016 - 14:48pm

The Deloitte Access Economics report on the Social and Economic Contribution of the Menzies School of Health Research in 2015 was launched on Tuesday 26 July 2016 at the Deloitte offices in Sydney, at a luncheon hosted by Keith Jones, the Chairman of Deloitte Australia.

2016 NHMRC Research Excellence Awards

Date: July 14, 2016 - 13:00pm

Two inspiring health researchers from Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) were awarded prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Excellence Awards last night in Canberra.

Alcohol, pregnancy and its effects - A community conversation

Date: July 07, 2016 - 08:00am

Researchers from Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) and WA’s Telethon Kids Institute want to hear from member of the community about what they think are important issues in preventing and addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

Monitoring malaria parasite reveals evolving drug resistance and infection history

Date: June 30, 2016 - 16:15pm

Scientists have discovered that the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax is evolving rapidly to adapt to conditions in different geographical locations, in particular to defend itself against widely-used antimalarial drugs.

Time for a shift in focus to improve food affordability for remote customers

Date: June 20, 2016 - 13:19pm

People living in remote communities in Australia pay the highest average prices in the nation for food, and this affects their access to healthy food and drink.

Whooping cough vaccination: One quarter of mums failing to pass on immunisation

Date: June 09, 2016 - 12:53pm

Tens of thousands of mums are missing the chance to protect their babies from whooping cough when they're most vulnerable, in the first two months of life.

Indigenous health: Queensland's gulf in cancer survival rates fails to improve

Date: June 06, 2016 - 12:51pm

A study tracking survival rates five years after diagnosis from 1997 through to 2012 finds little evidence of gap closing

Funding boost for health research

Date: May 24, 2016 - 15:26pm

Menzies School of Health Research will receive an additional $5 million in Budget 2016 to increase support to fund research that is delivering strong economic and health returns for the Territory.

Kidney test hailed as groundbreaking

Date: May 18, 2016 - 12:48pm

A simple urine test can predict the onset of kidney damage among Indigenous Australians, according to a new study.

'It's very worrying': The impact of a dialysis access gap in semi-remote Northern Territory regions

Date: May 10, 2016 - 12:39pm

Compared to other remote Northern Territory communities often cut off by monsoons or jolting roads, Jilkminggan is a relatively accessible bushland home just 140 kilometres from Katherine.

Budget 2016: Is a tobacco excise hike good for Indigenous people?

Date: May 03, 2016 - 12:42pm

Experts in Indigenous health are in favour of the tobacco excise hike in the 2016 budget, but whether it will work in remote Indigenous communities remains to be seen.

The evaluation of Northern Territory’s smoke-free prison policy: successes and unexpected results

Date: April 14, 2016 - 17:00pm

An evaluation of the Northern Territory’s smoke free prison policy has been published today in the online journal, Public Health Research & Practice.

Powerful predictor for the progression of kidney disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations

Date: April 14, 2016 - 08:00am

Study reveals powerful predictor for the progression of kidney disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations

First ever World Indigenous Cancer Conference comes to Brisbane

Date: April 12, 2016 - 09:17am

Indigenous communities, consumers and health experts will come together today at the opening of the inaugural World Indigenous Cancer Conference (WICC) at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Menzies wins cancer grant funding

Date: April 02, 2016 - 10:51am

Darwin's race for research

Date: March 31, 2016 - 14:28pm

Darwin and Townsville are the frontrunners in the race to host the headquarters of a $75 million co-operative research centre for Northern Australia.

'I'm too young to die': the disease of disadvantage forcing Indigenous children to have open-heart surgery

Date: March 26, 2016 - 13:31pm

An entirely preventable condition called rheumatic heart disease is leaving Indigenous children with severe and irreversible heart damage

Tuberculosis remains a worry in Australia despite low disease rates, experts warn

Date: March 24, 2016 - 18:00pm

Health experts have urged people most at risk of tuberculosis to be tested, in order to help keep the killer disease at bay in Australia.

Dr Rini Poespoprodjo wins the Humanitarian Award in the Australia Indonesia Awards

Date: March 16, 2016 - 15:18pm

Dr Rini Poespoprodjo wins the Humanitarian Award in the Australia Indonesia Awards.

Kids get kidney message

Date: March 15, 2016 - 15:15pm

EARLY education is the best way to bring down the NT's sky-high rate of kidney disease, according to Kidney Health Australia medical adviser Alan Cass.

Call to cut salt, sugar in basic foods as remote NT communities tackle kidney disease

Date: March 09, 2016 - 15:24pm

Food manufacturers should find ways to reduce salt and sugar in basic foods to help prevent the high rates of kidney disease in remote Australian communities, health experts have said ahead of World Kidney Day on March 10.

Cosgrove drops in for tropical diseases tour

Date: March 03, 2016 - 14:00pm

GOVERNOR-GENERAL Peter Cosgrove stopped in at Darwin’s Menzies School of Health Research’s new facilities at the Royal Darwin Hospital campus yesterday.

Working to beat kidney disease

Date: March 01, 2016 - 15:19pm

A commentary by Senator Nigel Scullion, Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister

Researchers praise restricted grog sales

Date: February 13, 2016 - 15:17pm

A voluntary restriction on the sale of alcohol in Norseman has proven such measures can have a long-term impact on problem drinking, according to researchers.

Kidney disease: National taskforce needed to address health crisis among Indigenous people, medical experts warn

Date: February 10, 2016 - 15:21pm

Dialysis patient Didamain Uibo says she does not get homesick anymore, after more than three decades receiving treatment at a clinic far away from her community.

Regular fuel ban for the Barkly

Date: January 22, 2016 - 15:14pm

THE sale of regular fuel has been banned in the Barkly in a bid to combat the scourge of petrol sniffing in town and surrounding communities.

A global picture of melioidosis

Date: January 21, 2016 - 15:22pm

The bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei is found in soil and water and causes the disease melioidosis in humans and animals. It was upgraded to a Tier 1 Select Agent by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2012 — the designation given to pathogens considered of highest risk.

Deadly soil-borne disease warning issued

Date: January 13, 2016 - 14:30pm

GOVEITES are being reminded that December's heavy rains have created ideal conditions for the bacteria which causes the potentially deadly soil-borne disease, melioidosis.

Trial results hold hope for scabies prevention

Date: December 14, 2015 - 08:00am

A NEW trial that reduced scabies outbreaks by 94 per cent in one year could hold the key to its prevention in indigenous communities in the Territory.

Barkly fuel ban to stem sniffing

Date: December 11, 2015 - 08:00am

REGULAR unleaded petrol could be outlawed in Tennant Creek as early as January, in a bid to completely stamp out petrol sniffing in the Barkly.

AUSTRALIAN RESEARCHERS PLAY VITAL ROLE IN ADDRESSING THE GLOBAL SCABIES CRISIS

Date: December 10, 2015 - 08:20am

In a world-first study, treatment of a whole community with oral ivermectin has been shown to virtually eliminate scabies, providing new hope in the fight to control this debilitating disease.

Queensland mayor slams Commonwealth move to ban regular unleaded fuel on Palm Island

Date: December 09, 2015 - 18:45pm

A north Queensland mayor has slammed the Federal Government's decision to ban the sale of regular unleaded petrol in his community.

$25k grant boosts lung researcher

Date: December 02, 2015 - 08:00am

A HEALTH researcher who is tackling some of the world's highest rates of respiratory disease in Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory has won a $25,000 national grant.

Cancer care training tools win Harry Christian Giese - Research into Action Award

Date: November 30, 2015 - 10:45am

Cancer care training tools win Harry Christian Giese - Research into Action Award Harry Giese AM MBE (1913–2000) was a Territory community leader and administrator who played a key role in the establishment of the Menzies School of Health Research...

PIONEERING MALARIA RESEARCH IDENTIFIES BEST TREATMENT FOR MONKEY MALARIA

Date: November 24, 2015 - 09:50am

The Lancet Infectious Diseases clinical trial published on Wednesday 18th November 2015 is the first ever clinical trial in Plasmodium knowlesi malaria (P. knowlesi).

2015 Emerging Health Researcher Award winner announced

Date: November 19, 2015 - 13:37pm

An inspiring health researcher working to identify ways to improve health outcomes in Indigenous communities has been named the Bupa Health Foundation Emerging Health Researcher of the Year.

Life changing research to roll-out after Menzies over performs on the National stage

Date: November 10, 2015 - 10:14am

Eight critical projects led by researchers from the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), have secured significant funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Australian Story: Mother's Day

Date: October 30, 2015 - 13:06pm

Ronald "Ronno" Morgan is a young tour guide from Wyndham in Western Australia's spectacular Kimberley region. But he's lucky to be alive, having twice faced a life-threatening challenge – first as a five-year-old and again as an adult. Until recently, his life was very much a roller coaster but he was fortunate to have the strong support of a very close family.

Drug-Resistant Golden Staph Breakthrough Tested By Volunteer Australian Doctors

Date: October 21, 2015 - 15:04pm

When strains of the potentially deadly golden staph bacteria stopped responding to antibiotics in the 1960s, doctors scrambled to find a solution.

Researcher tackles NT respiratory disease

Date: October 19, 2015 - 09:42am

A health researcher who is tackling some of the world's highest rates of respiratory disease in indigenous children in the Northern Territory has won a $25,000 national grant to further her fight.

Focus on infections

Date: October 16, 2015 - 16:13pm

RESEARCH by a Charles Darwin University PhD candidate into a respiratory disease that hospitalises indigenous children throughout the NT is aimed at helping these kids breathe easier.

Defeating serious MRSA infections using an everyday drug that shouldn’t work

Date: October 15, 2015 - 10:25am

A new drug combination is the first step towards improving treatment of drug resistant golden staph (MRSA) - a breakthrough that could potentially save hundreds of lives, every day.

Jails escape worst link to smokes ban

Date: October 12, 2015 - 09:55am

TERRITORY prisons have escaped the worst of tobacco black markets, violence and low compliance rates that researchers have penned as problems amid smoking bans in southern states, an expert has said.

Ronald's story to be told

Date: October 08, 2015 - 11:04am

It's been more than two decades since Maria Morgan gave her son Ronald the best gift she could, one of her own kidneys, which enabled him to live independently for 23 years.

Rheumatic heart disease a worry in the Top End

Date: October 07, 2015 - 10:19am

AUSTRALIAN researchers say Indigenous children in the Northern Territory are up to three times more likely to suffer rheumatic heart disease than children in other remote areas.

Expecting trouble

Date: October 01, 2015 - 16:08pm

The outcomes for pregnant women in the Northern Territory with diabetes were the focus of a presentation at a conference held by the Australian Diabetes Society and the Australian Diabetes Educators Association.

NT LEADS GENOMICS RESEARCH INITIATIVE THAT COULD HOLD THE KEY TO ENDING EBOLA, ANTHRAX AND SARS OUTBREAKS

Date: September 28, 2015 - 15:56pm

A Darwin-led workshop will study African Ebola outbreaks, including the most recent devastating outbreak in West Africa, as part of this week’s inaugural Genomics North Australia (GNA) workshop training series.

NT kids more likely to get heart disease

Date: September 15, 2015 - 09:53am

AUSTRALIAN researchers say indigenous children in the Northern Territory are up to three times more likely to suffer rheumatic heart disease compared to children in other remote areas.

Cutting Edge Science Q&A

Date: September 14, 2015 - 12:04pm

A panel of cutting edge scientists will present at the third round of a popular Q & A series offered as part of 30th Anniversary celebrations for the Menzies School of Health Research.

Leaders in the field acknowledged for exemplary engagement and evaluation

Date: September 09, 2015 - 08:44am

A prestigious award has been announced by the Australasian Evaluation Society (AES) for leadership and excellence in evaluation practice and evaluation capacity building.

Food price gap shows need for subsidies and promo deals for remote areas

Date: September 07, 2015 - 09:41am

Every year in the Northern Territory, government and non-government public health nutritionists gather data on the cost of a standardised basket of food... the price difference for grocery type foods was 136%.

Mental health experts address health equity and access to treatment through the use of digital media

Date: September 03, 2015 - 20:17pm

An Alice Springs health workshop has received a record number of registrations from clinicians looking for new tools that will bring mental health services to the forefront of the digital age.

Child Health - Early Life Intervention Q&A

Date: September 03, 2015 - 12:13pm

A transformative group of specialists leading the charge in addressing health disadvantage are offering a public Q & A in Darwin. They will be sharing their knowledge and experience on some of the most significant child health issues affecting those among the poorest populations in the world.

Food price gap shows need for subsidies and promo deals for remote areas

Date: August 31, 2015 - 17:06pm

Every year in the