New metro rail link piles on progress
The first sod has been turned on the $125 million Flinders Link Project, extending the current Tonsley rail line to the Flinders medical and education precincts. […]
Older patients ‘need more vitamins’
Alarmingly low Vitamin C levels in older hospital patients has been described as a serious hurdle in recovery by Flinders University researchers. The study found large […]
Campaign to reduce liver disease deaths
Life-threatening liver disease is skyrocketing in Australia, with alcohol and hepatitis C and now obesity-related fatty liver disease on the rise. In the past 10-15 years, […]
First genetic testing for weighty issue
Lipoedema is a painful fat condition that affects more than one in 10 mainly women in Australia. In a world first, South Australian researchers are joining […]
Spotlight on health research at Flinders
Flinders Health Research Week opens a public window into the world-class health and medical research achievements of the precinct south of Adelaide. For the second consecutive […]
Gender imbalance ‘perplexing’ in heart attack treatment study
Women who suffer a serious heart attack called an ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) are less likely to receive lifesaving invasive management, revascularisation, or preventive medication at […]
Heart-stopper award for Prof Baker
One of the highest awards in the field of perfusion in heart and lung surgery, the American Society of Extracorporeal Technology’s John H Gibbon Jr Award, […]
New-era test to check for bladder cancer
Clinical trials of a new technique to tackle bladder cancer will commence at Flinders under an industry-university collaboration underway in South Australia.
A 35-year body of work
Thousands of Flinders students owe much of their knowledge of the human body to the School of Medicine’s Anatomy Museum and to its custodian Greg Souter.