Health + Wellbeing

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26 July 2024

Nationwide survey asks if organ transplant recipients should be supported to connect with donor families.

A Griffith University-led study aims to discover how Australians feel about identity disclosure between organ transplant recipients and the families of diseased donors.

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25 July 2024

Four in ten residents in Australian Aged Care homes are malnourished

Australia’s largest scale Aged Care nutritional study has shown 40 per cent of people living in residential care are malnourished.

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15 July 2024
Man flu

Is there a difference between ‘man flu’ and flu?

Is man flu real? Is there a valid biological reason behind men’s symptoms or are men just malingering? And how does man flu differ from flu? Professor Thea van de Martel explains.

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15 July 2024

Landmark discovery solves baffling mystery around Gulf War Illness in veterans

In a world-first discovery, Griffith University researchers have discovered faulty cell function in veterans suffering from Gulf War Illness (GWI),...

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14 June 2024

Low-sodium alternatives can lead to major health gains in Indonesia

Excess sodium intake and a lack of potassium are major contributing factors towards high blood pressure in Indonesia, prompting calls for low-sodium potassium-rich salt substitutes (LSSS) to be readily available to improve health and curb health costs.

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4 June 2024
Cruel Summer

Hot weather increases risk of emergency hospitalisations for patients with multimorbidity

Australians are no strangers to long, hot summers, but new Griffith University research has looked at the impact of hot...

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27 May 2024

People who care for loved ones with arthritis carry an economic burden

Informal carers looking after a loved one with arthritis are financially worse off than non-carers to the sum of $388 million, Griffith University research has discovered.

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22 May 2024

Landmark training facility at new Tweed Valley Hospital brings new opportunities for students and researchers

The Northern NSW Academic Health Alliance, of which Griffith University is a founding member, unveiled a state-of-the-art training hub at the new $723-million Tweed Valley Hospital today.

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21 May 2024

Pharmacy alumnus leads medication automation at Tugun Satellite Hospital

The digitisation and automation of medication management is helping nurses and doctors to provide quality care to patients.

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16 May 2024

Helping Australian organisations to become accessible and inclusive

Helping Australian organisations become more accessible by providing crucial insights about how users with disability are able to navigate services.

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