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Top tips to keep your heart happy and healthy

The George Institute for Global Health

Top tips to keep your heart happy and healthy

Show your heart some love today with these handy tips to keep your heart happy and healthy with Dr. Clare Arnott, Cardiologist and Research Fellow ..

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22 Oct 2020
ASHAs show the way - caring for the mental health of communities starts with self-care

The George Institute for Global Health

ASHAs show the way - caring for the mental health of communities starts with self-care

NEW DELHI, FEB 18. Anita (name changed), an accredited social health activist from a village in Haryana, was one among several frontline health wor..

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22 Oct 2020
More people with diabetes are developing kidney disease, with new risks emerging

The George Institute for Global Health

More people with diabetes are developing kidney disease, with new risks emerging

 A new study in people with diabetes suggests that 1 in 20 people will develop kidney disease each year and that this increases to 1 in 4 each..

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22 Oct 2020
Hypertension and COVID-19 – is there a link? Q&A with Professor Alta Schutte

The George Institute for Global Health

Hypertension and COVID-19 – is there a link? Q&A with Professor Alta Schutte

Recent claims linking hypertension treatments to COVID-19 led to a series of statements being issued by medical societies, including the Internatio..

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22 Oct 2020
Are smokers more likely to catch COVID-19?

The George Institute for Global Health

Are smokers more likely to catch COVID-19?

Two UNSW Sydney academics discuss how coronavirus – primarily a respiratory virus – affects smokers.    ..

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22 Oct 2020
Social distancing and exercise – is 1.5 metres enough?

The George Institute for Global Health

Social distancing and exercise – is 1.5 metres enough?

With gyms closed, many more people are taking to the streets to get their daily exercise, but what does this mean for social distancing? We asked r..

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22 Oct 2020
The George Institute supports calls for a gendered response to COVID-19

The George Institute for Global Health

The George Institute supports calls for a gendered response to COVID-19

Colleagues from the Institute joined the GENDRO call for a renewed commitment to gender-responsive research for health equity and human rights in t..

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22 Oct 2020
The George Institute announces new research to address pressing health concerns

The George Institute for Global Health

The George Institute announces new research to address pressing health concerns

The George Institute for Global Health has today confirmed key research projects will go ahead as part of its plan to support the national research..

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22 Oct 2020
The role of effective communication while sustaining public health systems

The George Institute for Global Health

The role of effective communication while sustaining public health systems

Monday, May 25, 2020 Leading experts from the public health sector shared their views on sustaining public health systems through effective communi..

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22 Oct 2020
Supporting the mental wellbeing of Community Health Workers

The George Institute for Global Health

Supporting the mental wellbeing of Community Health Workers

In May 2020, the George Institute for Global Health and the Thematic Working Group on Community Health Workers (CHWs) of Health Systems Global coll..

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22 Oct 2020
George Institute trial to test role of common treatment in easing COVID-related lung failure

The George Institute for Global Health

George Institute trial to test role of common treatment in easing COVID-related lung failure

The George Institute has announced a new trial to test whether common blood pressure medications reduce the duration and severity of lung failure d..

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22 Oct 2020
George Institute’s cardiovascular research receives government funding boost

The George Institute for Global Health

George Institute’s cardiovascular research receives government funding boost

An Institute-led project and two collaborative projects led by UNSW have received funding as part of $29 million for life-saving research initiativ..

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22 Oct 2020
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