/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2023/07/14/research-reveals-how-covid-19-virus-infects-the-placenta-and-how-this-can-be In a landmark study published in Nature Cell Biology, Australian researchers, led by Professor Jose Polo from Monash University and the ³ÉÈË´óƬ and University of Melbourne’s Professor Kanta Subbarao from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), have revealed how COVID-19 can infect the human placenta. July 14 2023 Poppy Nwosu /newsroom/news/list/2023/07/14/research-reveals-how-covid-19-virus-infects-the-placenta-and-how-this-can-be /newsroom/news/list/2022/07/26/call-for-screening-of-women-for-heart-disease-after-complicated-pregnancies Women with complicated pregnancies are often unaware of their higher risk of heart disease, Australian researchers warn in a new paper published in respected journal PLOS ONE.   July 27 2022 Lee Gaskin /newsroom/news/list/2022/07/26/call-for-screening-of-women-for-heart-disease-after-complicated-pregnancies /newsroom/news/list/2022/02/22/study-to-lift-vital-vaccine-uptake-to-protect-pregnant-women-and-vulnerable The ³ÉÈË´óƬ has secured more than $960,000 from the NHMRC to lead an international project to improve the uptake of vaccinations against influenza and COVID-19 for some of our most vulnerable people – pregnant women and children with chronic health conditions. February 22 2022 Michele Ann Nardelli /newsroom/news/list/2022/02/22/study-to-lift-vital-vaccine-uptake-to-protect-pregnant-women-and-vulnerable