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General tags, Alumni, Health and Medicine
The bush beat
When Hugh Stump was a child, the nearest hospital was at least an hour away from the family farm in north-west New South Wales. But flooding rains would turn black soil to mud and he, like so many people in the rural and remote areas, missed out on even the simplest of medical check-ups. Let alone major or critical services.
Study areas
2016: The Year in Review
It was a huge year for the University of Wollongong, with 2016 heralding remarkable discoveries, technological advancements, groundbreaking new buildings, and fascinating stories from our diverse student body. UOW photojournalist Paul Jones showcases his photographic year in review.
Community, Health and Medicine, Study areas
Placement on the path to recovery
An Australian-first Recovery Camp is creating an environment where therapeutic relationships can be built from the ground up.
Community, Health and Medicine, Study areas
No-needle diabetes
Managing complex conditions such as diabetes could be made cheaper and simpler following the development of a copper film that detects glucose from sweat or tears.
Community, Health and Medicine, Study areas
Disease freeze frame
Old enemies are making a comeback. Diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, and malaria are stealing ground won over the past century. Antibiotics that help patients undergoing chemotherapy and routine surgery to fight infection are under threat.
Health and Medicine
Dementia-fighting plums
Researchers are testing Queen Garnet Plum juice on blood pressure and memory in one of the first human trials on the new ‘superfood'.