Health news

Chinese Vice-President opens an Australian first
Australia’s first Chinese Medicine Confucius Institute has been opened at RMIT University by His Excellency Xi Jinping, Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China.
23/06/2010

Vietnam health project brings students together
Students from RMIT University's campuses in Australia and Vietnam have come together for a groundbreaking hospital project to improve health care for women and children in one of Vietnam's largest cities.
11/06/2010

Body image putting pregnant women at risk
Pregnant women may not be eating enough fruit and vegetables, according to preliminary findings of a study by RMIT University and the Parenting Research Centre.
19/05/2010

Analysing the Cuban health miracle
A new book by RMIT University academic Dr Elizabeth Kath looks beyond the statistics to analyse the true story behind Cuba’s extraordinary public health performance.
14/05/2010

Young carers shoulder a world of responsibility
Caring for people with a disability, who are frail aged, or who have a severe mental or physical condition normally falls to older people. But young people, too, can find themselves in this important role.
19/03/2010

Lab-on-a-chip joins battle against blood clotting
RMIT University is leading the development of a portable device for on-the-spot blood analysis, enabling doctors to accurately predict a patient’s risk of excessive or ineffective blood clotting.
10/02/2010