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Helping premature babies breathe

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/794-helping-premature-babies-breathe

19 Nov 2018: Hundreds of hospitals around the world are using a gentle intervention developed at the University of Tasmania to save the lives of premature babies by helping them breathe. The treatment, known as ‘minimally-invasive surfactant therapy (MIST)’,
United approach the key to addressing the issue of obesity

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/805-united-approach-the-key-to-addressing-the-issue-of-obesity

22 Nov 2018: For University of Tasmania’s Professor Andrew Hills, recent recognition as a national leader in obesity research is a culmination of many years of work and achievements. Associate Dean, Global and Professor of Sports and Exercise Science, Professor
Workplace health programs a good idea

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19 Nov 2018: Employers that provide programs designed to improve employees’ health and wellbeing need to ensure that funding and resources match their goals, otherwise they could be disappointed with the results. Researchers from the University of Tasmania have
Why Tasmania gives you an excellent health education

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/747-why-tasmania-gives-you-an-excellent-health-education

6 Nov 2018: At the heart of it, working in health is about changing lives: delivering babies, administering CPR, performing life-saving surgery and providing comfort for people in pain. It takes a special person to devote their studies to caring for others. If
New ways to support young people with Traumatic Brain Injury

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/777-new-ways-to-support-young-people-with-traumatic-brain-injury

19 Oct 2018: TBI can lead to changes in emotional, behavioural and social functioning and produce difficulties in a person's ability to communicate with others, a person's thinking abilities (such as concentration, and learning and remembering information), and
Australia is undergoing a major change...

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/800-australia-is-undergoing-a-major-change

9 Sep 2018: It’s time for employers and organisations to transform awareness of mental health issues at work into action, and researchers are developing the tools and strategies to help make that happen. When it comes to safety in the workplace, physical
The wildly popular MOOC that’s changing how we think about dementia

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/776-the-wildly-popular-mooc-thats-changing-how-we-think-about-dementia

11 Sep 2018: These days, you’d struggle to find an Australian who hasn’t been affected by dementia in some way. It’s estimated that 400,000 people across the country have dementia, and many of those are yet to be diagnosed. Dementia is a terrifying prospect
Solving one of Australia’s most overlooked healthcare risks

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/763-solving-one-of-australias-most-overlooked-healthcare-risks

22 Aug 2018: As you wander through the aisles of your local pharmacy, killing time as your prescription is being filled, do you ever wonder what’s going on behind the counter?For the uninitiated, it might seem as though a pharmacist’s job isn’t all that
Rewarding rural opportunities

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9 Aug 2018: The secret is out about the State’s rural and remote destinations, but what isn’t widely known is their appeal as a medical training destination. Newly qualified University of Tasmania medical graduates are opting to further their education and
Going online to keep it local

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/703-going-online-to-keep-it-local

10 Aug 2018: A group of University of Tasmania students are helping change the health of their own North-West community one lesson at a time. The 10 students from the Circular Head Aboriginal community are studying as part of the Wicking Dementia Research and