Friend of The George Institute for Global Health, June Oscar AO (pictured above, right), will become Australia’s new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner starting in April.
Type 2 diabetes often causes damaging effects to the kidneys, sometimes resulting in the need for dialysis or kidney transplantation. The ongoing CANVAS-R trial is testing whether canagliflozin -- a member of a new class of diabetes treatments known as sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors -- can slow kidney function decline and provide other benefits to diabetic patients.
A new study by The George Institute for Global Health has revealed the driving patterns of people aged over 75 in a bid to improve road safety across Australia.
The George Institute has been awarded more than $18 million to improve the health of all Australians, in the latest round of funding from Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
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