News - Menzies

MEDIA RELEASE | Investigator Grants to tackle key health issues in the Territory

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February 27, 2025 - 08:30am

Researchers from Menzies have been awarded prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants in this week’s funding round announcement.
Diabetes rates in Central Australia among highest in the world, new research shows

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August 06, 2022 - 07:15am

New research has found that rates of diabetes in Central Australia are amongst the highest ever seen worldwide – and they are getting worse, with more people diagnosed every year at far younger ages than ever seen before.
VIDEO: Highest rates of diabetes found in Central Australia

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August 06, 2022 - 07:15am

New research has found the rates of diabetes in Central Australia is some of the highest in the world.
Aboriginal people in remote NT 26 times more likely to be diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes

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June 28, 2022 - 11:30am

New research shows that rates of diabetes among Aboriginal people in remote NT are some of the highest in the world, with Central Australia suffering the most.
Type two diabetes epidemic plaguing NT communities

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June 16, 2022 - 20:15pm

Type two diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in the Northern Territory with children as young as four diagnosed with the condition.
Diabetes epidemic hits Central Australia

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June 16, 2022 - 18:30pm

The rates of type 2 diabetes in remote communities are some of the highest in the world and getting worse, according to new research released by the Menzies School of Health Research.
Diabetes in poverty-stricken pregnant women in the NT, highest in the world

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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.
NT News | Diabetes concern for mums-to-be

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July 28, 2020 - 08:00am

A new study shows diabetes in pregnant women has grown substantially in the Territory.
Media release | Rates of diabetes in pregnancy continue to rise in the NT

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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.

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