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May 17, 2012
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the single biggest risk factor for the world’s biggest killers - heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and diabetes.
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May 17, 2012
Local and international experts in non-communicable diseases will convene on May 24 and 25 in the historical city of Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, China to discuss public health solutions and advise doctors, hospitals, and governments on strategies to prevent and control chronic disease in China.
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May 14, 2012
George Institute Principal Director, Professor Stephen MacMahon is elected as a fellow of the United Kingdom’s independent Academy of Medical Sciences.
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Apr 5, 2012
Our research has already shown that exercise can prevent falls, specifically through exercise targeted at improving balance. Currently, our musculoskeletal research team is investigating the benefits of yoga practice on falls in older people.
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Apr 2, 2012
This Saturday, The George Institute is celebrating ‘healthy ageing’ as part of 2012 World Health Day – a global initiative that marks the founding of the World Health Organization in 1948, and calls for a united focus on a health issue with global impact.
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Mar 27, 2012
Twenty-one new scientific leaders have been elected to join The Fellowship for the Australian Academy of Science, and The George Institute for Global Health’s Principal Director, Professor Stephen MacMahon is one of these elected Fellows.
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Mar 20, 2012
The year of the rabbit is known for celebrations of friendship and family. In The closing months oF 2011, senior staff From The George Institute in China did just that, visiting the network of old and new friends in Sydney, Australia.
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Mar 6, 2012
The George Institute is pleased to welcome the appointment of two new board members, Ms Gina Anderson and Mr Will Delaat.
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Feb 22, 2012
Professor Christine Jenkins has been appointed Professorial Fellow and Head of Respiratory Trials at George Clinical.
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Feb 7, 2012
He’s published over 80 articles, and presented world-first research findings in more than a dozen countries. He has led numerous research projects, analysis and clinical trials and treated hundreds of patients, but Professor Vlado Perkovic is set to take the biggest step in his career, as the newly announced Executive Director of The George Institute Australia.
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