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The battle for psychiatry’s bible

21 May 2013
Only two Australians were involved in negotiations at the highest level about what to include in the fifth edition of psychiatry’s bible the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders –...

Bill Gates to speak at UNSW

17 May 2013
The University of New South Wales is delighted to announce that Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will speak on campus this month (Tuesday 28 May...

Australasia’s cancer research breakthroughs showcased at 2nd Lowy Cancer Symposium

16 May 2013
MEDIA RELEASE: The Lowy Cancer Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, Medicine Faculty (UNSW Medicine) will host the 2nd Lowy Cancer Symposium: Discovering Cancer Therapeutics,...

Funds target trouble in paradise

16 May 2013
Tackling premature death in Pacific Islanders caused by conditions such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease is the focus of a project funded by AusAID. UNSW received two of the five grants awarded...

Australasia’s cancer research breakthroughs showcased at 2nd Lowy Cancer Symposium: Discovering Cancer Therapeutics

16 May 2013
MEDIA RELEASE: The Lowy Cancer Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, Medicine Faculty (UNSW Medicine) will host the 2nd Lowy Cancer Symposium: Discovering Cancer Therapeutics,...

Re-stigmatising the mentally ill

15 May 2013
OPINION: Just when we thought we were heading for a more tolerant and accepting attitude toward people afflicted by mental illness, a feature and a news article in Saturday’s The Australian quoting...

Mapping the human brain

9 May 2013
Two UNSW researchers are among 11 world experts to address the US Congress this week as part of President Barack Obama’s initiative to map the human brain. Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo, who is a senior...

Updating systematic reviews at the click of a mouse

7 May 2013
Systematic reviews could one day be updated in minutes at a fraction of the current cost thanks to new automation, according to Dr Guy Tsafnat of the Centre for Health Informatics. Reviews of the...

Antibiotic prescribing: how to achieve policy compliance?

7 May 2013
The antimicrobial prescribing policy of a major Sydney teaching hospital has been revised following an AIHI study which highlighted widespread misuse of antibiotics by prescribers. The study was...

Electronic information systems improve patient care

7 May 2013
Introducing an electronic information system into the emergency department (ED) enables faster and better-informed decision making and specialty consultations, according to a study of the doctors and...

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