NSW Health and Medical Research

Health & Medical Research news

05 SEP 2025

Innovative heart valves designed to last a lifetime, aim to reduce complications and use of revision surgery and medication

Patients who require the implantation of heart valves may benefit in the future from this ground-breaking...

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28 AUG 2025

Empowering rural women: why joining clinical trials matters

Before sunrise on her farm in Western NSW, Felicity begins her day tending to animals, supporting the family...

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21 AUG 2025

New genomic technology to fast-track detection of Legionnaire’s disease

To help to detect Legionella bacteria more quickly and protect public health, researchers, supported...

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12 AUG 2025

Celebrating National Science Week: research as a catalyst for regional growth

How clinical trials are driving change in rural, regional and remote NSW and the ACT. National Science...

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06 JUN 2025

A new chapter for research and clinical innovation in NSW

By Dr Jean-Frédéric Levesque, Deputy Secretary, Clinical Innovation and Research and Chief Executive,...

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30 MAY 2025

Bringing clinical trials closer to home for rural, regional and remote communities

A program expanding access to clinical trials in rural, regional and remote NSW and the ACT is bringing...

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20 MAY 2025

Clinical trials crucial for life of Brian and many others

Today is International Clinical Trials Day and Brian Cotterill is living proof of the importance of trials...

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15 MAY 2025

Novel 3D bioprinting device ‘prints’ skin-growing ink from patient cells in world-first clinical trials

Transforming how soft tissue wounds are treated, this groundbreaking medical device restores and regenerates...

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07 MAY 2025

New Health Research and Innovation Strategy to drive NSW’s health and economic prosperity

The NSW Government has today released the NSW Health Research and Innovation Strategy 2025 to 2030 – a 5-year...

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01 MAY 2025

How ‘genetic scissors’ are helping researchers identify new drug targets for child cancers 

By understanding how genetic mutations impact cancer growth and using cutting edge technology to alter...

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