Evidence for extending colonoscopy schedule limited
Extending the recommended time between surveillance colonoscopies from 5 years to 10 years for people who have had precursor lesions, such as polyps, removed may increase […]
Food-focused phone apps help families
Ensuring healthy family meals can be greatly helped by mobile phone apps, mainly due to the appeal of the best apps’ time-saving qualities for busy parents, […]
Health grants a big lift for researchers
New Flinders Foundation seed funding grants will support important research at the Flinders medical precinct, from common back injuries to glaucoma and gonorrhoea studies, along with […]
Research targets gastro outbreaks
Outbreaks of gastro sweeping schools, aged-care homes and hospital wards could become far less frequent, with new research on norovirus set to define parameters around the […]
Foundation funds 35 life-changing projects
Thirty-five exciting health and medical research projects across the Flinders medical precinct have received a boost with the announcement of Flinders Foundation’s Health Seed Grant Round […]
Free support for cancer awareness
A free online self-help tool to support people recently diagnosed with cancer has been launched in South Australia. The program, developed by Flinders University researcher Dr […]
Novel treatment for prostate cancer
A surprise discovery by researchers at Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer is giving hope for men with the most aggressive and incurable form of prostate […]
United by research – spotlight on Flinders medical excellence
The inaugural Flinders Health Research Week will turn attention to the world-class health and medical research south of Adelaide. From 4 to 8 September, the diversity […]
Tall Poppy helping people cope with cancer
Effective cancer care needs more than medical treatments and should incorporate evidence-based psycho-social interventions, says 2017 South Australian Tall Poppy of Science Dr Lisa Beatty. With […]