Medical Research
An Aboriginal-led study aiming to reduce injury rates and improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has received a $5 million National Health Medical Research Council (NHMRC)...
An Indigenous-led program aimed at reducing smoking and vaping rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be expanded nationally. The 'Which Way?
Researchers from Menzies School of Health Research were awarded prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grants in this week's funding round announcement.
Professor Anne-Marie Eades made history as Curtin University's first Indigenous Professor of Nursing. Her appointment not only marks a personal achievement but also represents a significant milestone...
QUT's Carumba Institute and Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQHHS) have received an NHMRC Medical Research Futures Fund Indigenous Health grant just shy of $1 million.
Aboriginal cancer treatment is getting a significant funding injection with a new grant scheme and $9.6 million investment by the federal government.
A world-first study led by Menzies School of Health Research has uncovered an important breakthrough regarding effective vaccines to prevent hearing loss for Northern Territory First Nations children...
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has allocated over $3.6 million to the third phase of a study focusing on intergenerational trauma in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander you...
Community members and top medical bodies across the Hunter and New England regions have joined forces in a bid to improve First Nations health outcomes.
A poorly understood parasitic worm disease significantly impacting Indigenous communities is finally getting the attention it demands, researchers say.
A new research project is aiming to eliminate a potentially-fatal disease caused by a parasitic roundworm that burrows through the skin into the lungs and gut.
A funding grant will launch a QIMR Berghofer-led mission to eliminate one of the world's most neglected and dangerous tropical diseases, endemic in remote Indigenous communities across Australia.
Proud Kamilaroi woman Gail Garvey and her team at the University of Queensland will receive a $5 million grant to address the disparity between cancer screening for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Austr...
