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Xia Wang, Sonali Gnanenthiran and Julieann Coombes from The George Institute have been awarded Federal funding to advance women in early and mid-career stages of their research careers.

The authors of a recently published paper, including Prof Simon Finfer from The George Institute, make a case for using the successful trial platforms set up during the pandemic to support research on sepsis, and also to integrate sepsis education and awareness into national health systems, as urged by the World Health Assembly resolution of 2017.

A large international study on the effects of cooling the brain after a cardiac arrest shows that contrary to current treatment recommendations, it doesn’t actually improve survival or recovery. The study, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that a less intensive approach to temperature control in these patients may be warranted.