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- Background Snakebite is a public health problem in South Asia, Africa and South America, leading to at least 138,000 deaths and 8,076,000 disability-adjusted life years, being lost every year. A lot…22/2/2022 -Projectentity:node46,311,176
- Background: Excess salt intake is strongly associated with high blood pressure, a leading risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in India. Behaviour change approaches to reduce salt intake and…12/8/2020 -Projectentity:node46,298,732
- PEDro is a free, internet-based database of research evidence for physiotherapy interventions. The database indexes evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, systematic reviews and randomised…09/4/2013 -Projectentity:node46,283,508
- For the first time ever, French-speaking physiotherapists can now access PEDro, a global resource for evidence-based physiotherapy. The Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP), based in the…10/8/2012 -Media releaseentity:node46,123,000
- SYDNEY, OCT 3 - The George Institute for Global Health will receive $902,000 to evaluate the best treatments for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage, it was announced today. This condition,…14/10/2019 -Media releaseentity:node46,033,448
- The Point Prevalence Program (PPP) is a collaborative project between Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group (ANZICS CTG) and the Critical Care Division of The George…11/4/2013 -Projectentity:node45,688,932
- A landmark study by Australian and New Zealand researchers has found that a widely used starch fluid for resuscitation of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) provides no clinical benefit and its…18/10/2012 -Media releaseentity:node45,624,800
- SYDNEY, MAY 14 - A large international trial has confirmed previous findings that a commonly used antidepressant is not effective in supporting the recovery of patients who have had a stroke. The…14/5/2020 -Media releaseentity:node45,612,208
- This small change could have a big impact on high blood pressure control, experts say A call to include recommendations on low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines has…29/1/2024 -Media releaseentity:node45,368,516
- New research on intravenous fluids used in intensive care shows that commonly used saline is as effective at keeping people alive and their organs functioning as more expensive ‘balanced’ solutions.…18/1/2022 -Media releaseentity:node45,354,556
- A new study, published in The Lancet Neurology, has revealed an optimal approach to lowering elevated blood pressure (BP) for treating patients with acute stroke due to spontaneous bleeding in the…08/8/2019 -Media releaseentity:node44,955,012
- Background Evidence-based medicine is informed by randomised control trials (RCT) and systematic reviews. Outcomes chosen in these research methods are important in determining if interventions are…13/9/2023 -Projectentity:node44,469,928
- SYDNEY, NOV 14, 2019 - Women are more likely to survive a stroke, but have worse disability and poorer quality of life afterwards compared to men, according to research published in the latest issue…15/11/2019 -Media releaseentity:node44,463,092
- Congratulations to Xia Wang, Sonali Gnanenthiran and Julieann Coombes from The George Institute for making it to onto the list of 36 female researchers awarded Federal funding to advance women in…25/6/2021 -Media releaseentity:node44,442,060
- The current practice of intensively lowering blood glucose in critically ill patients increases the risk of death by 10%. Results of the largest trial of intensive glucose lowering in critically ill…24/3/2009 -Media releaseentity:node44,269,216
- Recently, the George Institute for Global Health, together with Ningxia Medical University, Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutritional Sciences and Policy, and the Peking University Clinical…06/12/2019 -Media releaseentity:node44,269,216
- Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in up to 20% of patients treated in intensive care units (ICU). When severe, it requires renal replacement therapy (RRT) and is associated with high healthcare costs…29/5/2017 -Projectentity:node44,211,896
- A small but clinically important trial of a new ultra-low dose four-in-one pill to treat high blood pressure has produced remarkable results. Every patient on the pilot trial conducted by The George…10/2/2017 -Media releaseentity:node44,154,728
- A global study of over 28,000 people has provided the strongest evidence to date that lowering blood pressure in later life can cut the risk of dementia. Dr Ruth Peters, Associate Professor at UNSW…26/10/2022 -Media releaseentity:node44,141,096
- Lead author Dr Brendon Neuen from The George Institute for Global Health commented: “We found SGLT2 inhibitors clearly and powerfully reduce the risk of kidney failure.” “These findings…02/9/2019 -Media releaseentity:node44,086,932