The George Institute for Global Health is delighted to announce the launch of The Scan, a new podcast exploring the latest research, emerging evidence, and progress towards improving health outcomes in non-communicable diseases and injury around the world. Each episode of The Scan will deep dive into a new...
Dr. Adrian Liew, a nephrologist and scientific leader with George Clinical, was the recipient of the 2020 International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis Congress John Maher Award, honoring young individuals who have contributed substantially to the field of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Maher was a great contributor...
Around half a billion people worldwide have diabetes and up to 40% will go onto develop kidney disease. The global cost of treating diabetes is estimated at almost US$830 billion per year. The lack of access to costly dialysis treatment for kidney failure kills several million...
The AustralaSian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT) has been expanded into India, with the first patients recruited to the first two sites, Christian Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana in Punjab and Sterling Multispecialty Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra. ASCOT aims to discover which existing treatments are most effective in patients...
An innovative study to assess whether a commonly used cholesterol lowering medication can prevent brain complications from COVID-19 has received over $2.3m from the Government’s Medical Research Future Fund. The study, a collaboration between The George Institute for Global Health, the University of New South Wales,...
“Extraordinary achievements under unprecedented conditions,” is how Chief Medical Officer Maria Ali describes the reality of a George Clinical team drawing on proven working models, established global relationships and an unflinching dedication to implement a clinical trial in a matter of weeks during a global...
A new Australian product designed to make kidney dialysis more broadly available at low cost has won first prize in a global health innovations competition. The Affordable Dialysis System, developed by Sydney-based Ellen Medical, beat more than 500 entries from 43 countries to score top prize...
Affordable dialysis worldwide: Q+A with John Knight of Ellen Medical Devices about the world’s first low-cost dialysis system. Professor John Knight, a children’s kidney specialist, is the Managing Director of Ellen Medical Devices and a senior researcher at The George Institute for Global Health. He speaks...
$53 million cash injection from Australian investors - one of the country’s largest-ever private-public health partnerships. Funds set to accelerate research and development by George Health and George Medicines – companies established by one of the world’s leading medical research institutes. Sydney, Australia, March 10 – The...