October
Articles
Pop-up NSW Health vaccination clinic at University of Sydney
New program helps people find their way forward after dementia diagnosis
Gene therapy saves the sight of Australians with eye disease
Two teenage siblings with a rare disease have had their vision loss halted and their eye sight improved, after surgery using the world's first approved gene replacement therapy for any inherited blinding eye condition.
Lift in restrictions: Sydney experts on what we can expect
Review of COVID and mental health finds hope but growing inequalities
Australia's Mental Health Think Tank review of mental health impacts of the pandemic has found most people will recover. However, those hit particularly hard will find it difficult to bounce back, write Sydney experts.
As vast amounts of polystyrene go to landfill, could wool be the answer?
Working in the meal kit delivery industry, Joanne Howarth was horrified by the volume of EPS polystyrene packaging it generated. The solution she came up with was both disruptive and effective. It also won her a 2021 University of Sydney Alumni Award.
The female Australian coach bringing boss energy to African basketball
Raised in the suburbs of Sydney, Liz Mills built a successful career in African men's professional basketball. As a driven and goal orientated coach, her style is underpinned by the African idea of ubuntu: I am because we are.
'Mother of all cannabinoids': anti-seizure compounds found in cannabis
Guidelines for treatment of alcohol problems notes risks, stigma
The University of Sydney has led the development of the updated federal Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problems, publicised in the MJA yesterday, which sits alongside the NHMRC alcohol consumption guidelines.