News - Menzies

MEDIA RELEASE | New guidelines recommend earlier screening of young people at risk of type 2 diabetes

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October 08, 2026 - 09:00am

The intergenerational cycle of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and the need for earlier screening of at-risk children and young people have been recognised in recently published Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) youth clinical guidelines for T2D.
MEDIA RELEASE | New phase to strengthen local approach to diabetes in Manayingkarirra (Maningrida)

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March 12, 2026 - 09:30am

A new phase of the Manayingkarirra (Maningrida) Healthy Women’s Project will deliver culturally appropriate health resources, shaped by the priorities of local women. This work is led by Menzies through the DIABETES across the LIFECOURSE: Northern Australia Partnership, in collaboration with Mala’la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation and the community.
MEDIA RELEASE | New research identifies co-designed school-based recommendations to support First Nations youth living with type 2 diabetes

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August 07, 2025 - 15:45pm

A new study has identified seven co-designed recommendations for schools to better support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people living with type 2 diabetes.
PODCAST | The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

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February 04, 2022 - 07:00am

In conversation with....Angela Titmuss on T2D in First Nations young people in northern Australia.
$20m Committed to Launch Leading National Research Centres for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

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January 14, 2022 - 07:00am

Bringing together a team of internationally renowned Australian researchers and institutions, ASHRA is a partnership between Monash University, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, The George Institute for Global Health (Australia), University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, Menzies School of Health Research, University of Melbourne and Australian National University.
Aboriginal women with gestational diabetes at increased risk of developing type 2 form, new research shows

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November 15, 2021 - 07:00am

New research, led by Darwin's Menzies School of Health Research, shows that Aboriginal women who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy, will have a one-in-four chance of developing type 2 diabetes within two and a half years after giving birth.
Media Release | Gestational diabetes an important indicator of developing type 2 diabetes for Aboriginal women

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November 12, 2021 - 12:00pm

A new study has found that Aboriginal women with gestational diabetes (GDM) are at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes within a short timeframe after pregnancy than non-Indigenous women.
The Australian | Spotlight on Indigenous diabetes crisis

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November 02, 2021 - 02:00am

A new study has found Indigenous children in Northern Australia suffer youth-onset type two diabetes at rates at least 10 times higher than previously thought, and possibly above those anywhere else in the world.
ABC Darwin | New research shows northern Australia leads the world for type 2 diabetes in young people

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October 30, 2021 - 08:00am

She's still learning the rules on-court, but off-court six-year-old Kudin Brogan has already mastered complex systems governing her health and fitness.
Youth-onset type 2 diabetes in the NT exceed international figures

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October 29, 2021 - 15:44pm

The study uncovered what is arguably the highest reported prevalence in any population of youth internationally within the past 25 years and ten times higher than previously reported in Australia.
ABC Online | Amputee Crystal Love Johnson set for stage comeback after long battle with diabetes

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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.
Making diabetes care more culturally safe

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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.
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 | The Hon Greg Hunt MP

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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.
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.
Five medical research projects recognised in the Northern Territory

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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.
$400 million funding boost for health and medical research

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May 20, 2020 - 16:04pm

Including Menzies School of Health Research work towards the elimination of chronic hepatitis B in the Northern Territory.
Q&A with Menzies endocrinologist, Professor Louise Maple-Brown

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May 05, 2020 - 15:31pm

Prof Louise Maple-Brown discusses new diabetes guidelines during COVID-19.
Tongans use social media to fight lifestyle diseases

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

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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.
Mix 104.9 | Diabetes Symposium in Darwin

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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

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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

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September 24, 2019 - 16:00pm

Menzies - Diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership – Annual Educational Symposium on Friday, 27 September.
Sport a boost to Menzies Indigenous health research

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April 01, 2019 - 08:00am

Charles Darwin University E-news | Issue 2 Monday, 01 April 2019
$6.57 MILLION TO KICK GOALS FOR YOUTH AND DIABETES HEALTH

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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.
COAG Health Council | Communiqué 8 March 2019

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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.
Metformin appears safe in treating hyperglycemia during pregnancy

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

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February 25, 2019 - 09:00am

Ten years after the “Closing the Gap” targets were laid out, a health disaster is emerging.
NACCHO Aboriginal Health | #Obesity #Diabetes News

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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.
Intervention needed to reduce Type 2 Diabetes in young Indigenous Australians

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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.
Diabetes project | Cairns Post

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

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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...
Diabetes researcher reminds mums with diabetes to focus on their health

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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.
Cherie Whitbread 2017 Midwife of the Year

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May 15, 2017 - 07:00am

Cherie Whitbread received the award of 2017 Nurse/Midwife of the Year! Picture: Justin Kennedy NT News
New research may help break the cycle of intergenerational diabetes

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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.
Ronald's story to be told

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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.
TerritoryQ: Dedicated Life, Assoc Prof Louise Maple-Brown

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July 09, 2015 - 11:49am

A/Prof Louise Maple-Brown is dedicating her life to a grim epidemic - diabetes among Indigenous people. She particularly focuses on diabetes in pregnant women.
NHMRC fellowship snapshot: Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown

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September 05, 2014 - 10:00am

Menzies’ Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown was recently awarded a Practitioner Fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s latest multi-million dollar funding round.
Specialists calls for greater focus on diabetes in pregnancy this National Diabetes Week

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July 13, 2014 - 13:09pm

To mark National Diabetes Week 2014 (13-19 July), one of Australia’s leading diabetes specialists has called for greater awareness about the importance of early screening for high-risk women in order to diagnose type 2 diabetes in pregnancy.
730NT: Fight against kidney disease scourge

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October 14, 2013 - 09:00am

For people from remote communities, the diagnosis of kidney failure often means moving far from home to have life-saving dialysis. Some communities are so concerned about the increasing number of people leaving for dialysis, that they've rallied to set up their own clinics.
Body and build of Indigenous Australians in the spotlight

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May 28, 2013 - 12:00pm

The first ever detailed study of the body build and composition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has been undertaken to help reduce the risk and impact of kidney disease in Indigenous populations.
Indigenous kidney specialist named NT's Young Tall Poppy

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October 29, 2012 - 12:00pm

Australia’s first Indigenous kidney specialist has been announced as the Northern Territory’s Young Tall Poppy as part of the recent 2012 NT Research and Innovation Awards.
730NT: New Director of the Menzies School of Health Research

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October 12, 2012 - 12:00pm

Kidney disease expert Professor Alan Cass takes over the reins at Menzies.
Research endorses national standard for assessment of kidney function in Indigenous Australians

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September 24, 2012 - 12:00pm

A new Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) study has backed the nation’s standard kidney function test for Indigenous Australians, deeming it accurate and valid.

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