News: COVID-19
Global leaders unite for World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day
Seven global leaders in evidence-based healthcare, including the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s JBI, have joined forces to raise awareness for better evidence to inform healthcare policy, practice and decision making to improve global health outcomes.
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The untapped workforce potential of refugee women
This Refugee Week (19-25 June), a new highlights need for a national refugee employment strategy to better allow women from refugee background to contribute to Australia’s labour market.
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COVID detector dog squad begins hospital duty
A team of detector dogs trained by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at Lyell McEwin Hospital in Adelaide’s northern suburbs to screen for COVID-19 to help keep patients safe.
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Broadening and scaling the reach of mRNA vaccines
The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s key partner BioCina Pty Ltd has received a grant under the Federal Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants scheme to fund work between the University and co-partner Cytiva.
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Research Tuesdays: Covid pawsitive . . .
Our most loyal companions could soon be among our most valuable frontline health workers.
Post-COVID – POTS may impact an already struggling health system
As Australia struggles with rising infection rates from the Omicron variant of COVID-19, researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ are grappling with the likely aftermath of the pandemic, especially for people suffering from illnesses such as long COVID.
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Parents more likely to refuse COVID jab for children than adults
In a study of South Australian households, researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have found parents are more likely to refuse COVID-19 vaccination for their child than the proportion of adults refusing vaccination for themselves.
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New research shows lasting impact of COVID-19 infection on immune system
A world leading research collaboration between SAHMRI, the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, Flinders University, the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and the Royal Adelaide Hospital has delivered crucial insight into the lasting immune system dysregulation caused by COVID-19.
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World EBHC Day campaign to fight fake news
On World Evidence-Based Healthcare (EBHC) Day, seven leaders in evidence-based healthcare spotlight the global impact of evidence on healthcare research, policy, practice and health outcomes.
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Screens seem ok for young people in lockdown
Young adults have suffered disproportionate mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic due to a combination of employment, study, and financial challenges specific to their transitional stage of life, but green infrastructure and screen time appear to help, a new study from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has found.
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