Australian teenagers are waiting an average of more than three months for treatment for anxiety and depression, new research shows. The wait time could be further harming the mental health of teenagers, the study found, prompting calls for urgent changes to mental health services. “Young people reported that they experienced a high level of psychological distress during this period. They felt a strong sense of abandonment and a loss of hope,” says Dr Mirjana Subotic-Kerry, a provisional psychologist at the Black Dog Institute and UNSW Medicine & Health. Professor Bridianne O'Dea, from the Black Dog Institute and Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing, says “we are now in the midst of a crisis where the demand for youth mental health care has increased rapidly … and we do not have the number of clinicians required to meet that demand.” Researchers are calling for changes, including the introduction of national wait time benchmarks to help minimise the risks to individuals' health. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ewkTxPqz
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UNSW Scientia Associate Professor Nadeem Kaakoush and the Guunu-maana (Heal) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Program from The George Institute for Global Health have been recognised at this year’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) awards night in Canberra. A/Prof. Kaaskoush received an inaugural Peer Review Excellence Award for his dedication to mentorship in the peer review and grant funding process. Involved in the assessment of NHMRC grants since 2019, A/Prof. Kaakoush said his role has been “to emphasise the importance of a great idea getting more support than it previously might have”. “What has been rewarding is that my colleagues have approached me to help them with their grants and the peer review process”. The Guunu-maana team received the Research Quality Award for their influential First Nations-led and community-informed research improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. “Our team is dedicated, experienced and dynamic,” says Associate Professor Julieann Coombes, Acting Co-Head of the Guunu-maana Program and Conjoint Associate Professor at UNSW Medicine & Health. “We’re grateful that their work has been recognised as having an impact not only on specific health issues but also in providing positive examples of how research can be conducted culturally and effectively in partnership with communities”. https://lnkd.in/evf_qV7a
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Congratulations to our March 2025 Medicine & Health graduates 🎓 We’ve had an amazing week celebrating the milestone achievements of our undergraduate and postgraduate students. We are so proud of you all for the tenacity you’ve shown through your studies and we look forward to seeing the exciting adventures you pursue from here.
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Congratulations to Dr Carolyn Mazariego-Jones, PhD and Dr Shona Ritchie, who have both been awarded Early Career Fellowships from Cancer Institute NSW. These prestigious and highly competitive grants will support them to become leaders of their own research teams and to create impact in improving outcomes for people living with cancer. Dr Mazariego, from the School of Population Health, will be developing specialised survey tools to help address the wide range of issues faced by patients with prostate, breast and colorectal cancers. The new tools will support and enhance the provision of person-centred cancer care. Dr Shona Ritchie, from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, will be advancing her research on a new therapeutic approach to pancreatic cancer. This potential treatment combines chemotherapies with drugs that act against PCSK9, a protein which, Dr Ritchie discovered, is expressed in abundance in highly metastatic pancreatic cancer cells. Read more about their research projects: https://lnkd.in/e3-7x8gy
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A/Prof Céline Valéry, from our School of Health Sciences, recently travelled to Antarctica as part of the Homeward Bound Projects STEMM leadership initiative. 🛳️ 🦭 She was joined by UNSW's A/Prof Negin Nazarian and Dr Selene Fernandez-Valverde on the two-week expedition. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eNyBKpJV
“Antarctica is genuinely magnificent and reignited my appreciation of the natural world,” says Dr Selene Fernandez-Valverde. Genomic data scientist Dr Fernandez-Valverde, urban climatologist Associate Professor Negin Nazarian and Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics A/Prof Céline Valéry recently represented UNSW on the ninth annual Homeward Bound Projects voyage. This expedition to Antarctica was the culmination of a year-long leadership program that empowers women and non-binary individuals in STEMM to be leaders in creating a sustainable future for our world. “Stepping onto the shores was both breathtaking and heartbreaking. The impact of human activity is etched into the very landscape,” says A/Prof. Negin Nazarian. “What happens in Antarctica doesn’t stay in Antarctica. It influences the climate we experience in our urban environments, and the threads of our shared future are woven across continents and oceans.” “I’ve spent my career working at the nanoscale, but this voyage was a powerful reminder of the bigger picture—the responsibility that scientists have to apply their expertise beyond the lab,” says A/Prof. Valéry. “Sustainability isn’t just about saving the planet—it’s also rethinking how we do science.” “We should never lose sight of our goal to make substantive discoveries that help us better understand and responsibly transform our world,” says Dr Fernandez Valverde. “The future depends on us coming together, across cultures, disciplines, and continents, to protect this planet we all call home,” says A/Prof. Nazarian. Read more about the Homeward Bound journey, and the insights it inspired for our researchers: https://lnkd.in/eNyBKpJV Sven Rogge UNSW Medicine & Health UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture
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We would like to give a big shout out to UNSW Engineering's Associate Professor Julian Cox, who recently shaved his iconic hair and beard for his eighth World's Greatest Shave campaign! A/Prof Cox is well known for his work promoting food safety, but in addition to his research, he has been an avid supporter of the World's Greatest Shave, completing his first campaign in 1998! He is raising money to support people affected by blood cancer and critical cancer research, including the work of Dr Ashwin Unnikrishnan, from our School of Clinical Medicine. Dr Unnikrishnan is the Head of the Molecular Mechanisms of Leukaemia Laboratory, leading research to understand what drives the growth of blood cancers and their resistance to therapy. He was awarded the inaugural Leukaemia Foundation Breakthrough Fellowship. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gde9JZyV Congratulations and thank you to A/Prof Cox, it's a huge effort for a great cause! His World's Greatest Shave campaign is still accepting donations if you would like to support him 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gYaDPrPa
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Congratulations to Professor Minoti Apte, Director of the UNSW Pancreatic Research Group, who has been awarded the Herbert Falk Award for 2025. Presented by the Falk Foundation, this prestigious prize recognises world leaders in gastroenterology and hepatology, who have made seminal discoveries in diagnostics, therapy or pathophysiology. “I am of course honoured and humbled,” says Prof. Apte. “The credit goes to my mentors, the Pancreatic Research Group and the support we receive from South West Sydney Clinal Campus, the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research and UNSW!” This year, Prof. Apte has also become the first Australian President of the International Association of Pancreatology, an association of more than 3500 pancreatologists from around the world. “As President, I will have the privilege of hosting an international pancreatic conference in Melbourne later this year. This will be the first international pancreas-focussed meeting in Australia for over 15 years and an opportunity to make Australian pancreatic research even more visible on the world stage,” says Prof. Apte.
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Creatine has become a popular sports supplement among those hoping to build lean muscle mass. But a new UNSW-led clinical trial, which put people through a 12-week resistance training program, found no difference in muscle gains between those who took the supplement at the recommended dose and those who did not. “The benefits of creatine may have been overestimated in the past, due to methodological problems with previous studies,” says senior author Dr Mandy Hagstrom. “For your average person taking creatine, this will hopefully change their perception about what it can help them achieve,” says first author Dr Imtiaz Desai, PhD, from UNSW and NeuRA (Neuroscience Research Australia). Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/e4mdqcGy
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Congratulations to Professor Michael Kidd! ✨ 🩺
Professor Michael Kidd AO has been appointed as Australia’s new Chief Medical Officer! A highly respected medical leader, esteemed GP, educator and UNSW Medicine & Health academic, Prof Kidd, has served as president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the World Organization of Family Doctors, and was Deputy CMO during the COVID-19 pandemic. He is the Director of the International Centre for Future Health Systems at UNSW, and starts his role in the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care in June. Huge congratulations to Prof Michael Kidd!
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Australians who quit smoking after a cancer diagnosis could live several months to years longer, new modelling shows, gaining precious time as well as boosting their quality of life. “The minute you stop smoking, your response to radiotherapy is better, your response to chemotherapy is better. There are less toxic side effects,” says senior author Associate Professor Freddy Sitas , from UNSW's International Centre for Future Health Systems, who led an international team in this research. “It’s never too late to quit” says Dr Nouhad (Nina) El-Haddad, PhD APD, the first author of the study, published in Cancer Epidemiology on Wednesday. By providing patients and health practitioners with clear numbers, the research team hope their model will start more conversations on smoking cessation. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gQSb7g-f
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