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Millions of back pain patients around the world risk being sent for unnecessary and expensive x-rays and MRIs due to screening methods that are too lax, an Australian study has found. The study,…

Our group has established that falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospitalisation in older Aboriginal people in NSW and contribute to a significant number of deaths each year. Despite this…

So many Australian shoppers have embraced the first ever smartphone app that provides healthier packaged food options in supermarkets, that the free app will now be launched in the United Kingdom…

What is your job and what does it involve? I am currently a Research Fellow and the Global Database Manager for The George Institute's Food Policy Division. My main responsibility is the…

Australian researchers have discovered that the reductions in heart events and death, from using blood pressure-lowering drugs in patients with type 2 diabetes, persist for many years after treatment…

A new alliance of experts in emergency medicine, critical care medicine and infectious diseases have joined to push for increased awareness and earlier intervention to fight the unfolding threat of…

Solving the large challenges facing healthcare systems around the world will require a huge shift in the way care for patients is provided, Professor Robyn Norton said in the first Oxford India…

Jeffrey Leckstein Bloomberg: We are delighted to welcome the World Bank and The George Institute today for this special event. On behalf of Bloomberg L.P, I would like to extend a warm welcome to…

Emma is a Senior Research Fellow at The George Institute and a conjoint Senior Lecturer within the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Sydney. Emma is an epidemiologist with over 10 years’…

Chris Maher  is the Director of the Musculoskeletal Division at The George Institute for Global Health, leading a program of research focusing on the management of musculoskeletal conditions in…

Enabling people to monitor health conditions from the comfort of their own home could have transformative effects for patients, health services and the wider economy. In this video Professor Kazem…

Aussie children are getting a better start than their UK cousins, with Australian first research finding that the majority of baby and toddler foods sold at our supermarkets are of a high nutritional…

It’s a practice that’s growing in popularity as a way to deal with the stresses and noise of modern life, and improving your mental and even physical health. But what exactly is mindfulness and does…

Why is it that in Australia, women make up more than half of science PhD graduates but only 17% of senior academics? The George Institute is proud to take part in a national pilot program of…

High blood pressure sufferers have an almost 60% greater chance of developing diabetes, according to a major global study, released today. Study author Professor Kazem Rahimi, Deputy Director of the…

Are you a proactive Senior Media Advisor? Do you want to work for a world leading Health Research Institute?   Do you want to work with some of the top researchers in their fields and help…

Caroline Lukaszyk is a PhD student and Project Manager of the Ironbark project, which works with communities to help improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. How…

The George Institute for Global Health is moving its Sydney CBD offices, as part of a phased approach that will culminate in two close locations within Sydney’s academic, research and clinical hub…

Cold weather leads to a heightened risk of the most lethal form of stroke, intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), a study by The George Institute for Global Health has shown. The researchers…

Gaps in kidney failure treatment While kidney disease is a leading cause of death and disability around the world, it is a vastly under-recognised health problem. Our research,…