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May 17, 2012
High blood pressure is the single biggest risk factor for the world’s biggest killers.
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May 17, 2012
Non-communicable diseases claim 36 million lives annually and are preventable. This week in China local and international experts in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) will convene to discuss public health solutions.
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May 15, 2012
For people receiving health care for acute and persistent low-back pain, symptoms will improve significantly in the first six weeks, but pain and disability may linger even after one year
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May 14, 2012
George Institute Principal Director, Professor Stephen MacMahon is elected as a fellow of the United Kingdom’s independent Academy of Medical Sciences.
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May 10, 2012
When Anushka accepted the position of Senior Research Fellow at The George Institute in 2001, she would have been completely unaware of the impact she was set to have at her new workplace.
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Apr 12, 2012
Husband and wife team Rafael and Marcia are part of the musculoskeletal research team at The George Institute for Global Health.
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Apr 12, 2012
The Outback Vascular Health Service is designed to harness the best possible healthcare for patients living with chronic disease in remote NSW
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Apr 5, 2012
Our research has already shown that exercise can prevent falls, specifically through exercise targeted at improving balance. Currently, our musculoskeletal research team is investigating the benefits of yoga practice on falls in older people.
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Apr 5, 2012
New research has revealed the high rate of sleep apnea among commercial truck drivers.
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Apr 2, 2012
This Saturday, The George Institute is celebrating ‘healthy ageing’ as part of 2012 World Health Day – a global initiative that marks the founding of the World Health Organization in 1948, and calls for a united focus on a health issue with global impact.