March 2020



New report explores sugar from a food systems perspective

In Australia much of the debate around sugar to date has focussed on a sugar tax, a concept which is often polarising and where we haven’t seen much progress. The George Institute’s new commissioned report, “Sugar in Australia: A Food System Approach. Competing Issues, Diverse Voices, and Rethinking Pathways to a Sustainable Transition”, aims to broaden the debate through investigating different sides of sugar in Australia from a food systems perspective.

The report was launched at a breakfast meeting in Sydney on February 20. The report’s author, Vanessa Clarkson, presented the findings followed by a lively discussion chaired by The George Institute Australia Executive Director Professor Bruce Neal and attended by 50 delegates from across health, environmental and food industry sectors. DOWNLOAD REPORT…

Treating depression important after stroke, but caution may be needed

The George Institute researchers analysed the results of 49 trials involving over 3,000 people with depression following a stroke and found that while psychological therapy or medication could be useful, the latter may come with some potentially harmful side effects. READ MORE…

Study examines quality of life in patients with kidney disease in India

A new study indicates that even early stages of chronic kidney disease can negatively impact individuals’ quality of life. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, point to the importance of addressing, in addition to the medical aspects of chronic diseases, other factors that are important to patients. READ MORE...

New study reveals burden of silent killer vastly underestimated

There are three times as many cases of sepsis and almost twice as many Australians dying from it each year than previously thought, according to the first assessment of the worldwide burden of sepsis published in The Lancet today. READ MORE…

Study finds drug class provides cardiovascular benefit for all patients with type 2 diabetes

All type 2 diabetes patient subgroups are likely to achieve cardiovascular protection from the use of SGLT2 inhibitors, according to a large multi-study review published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. READ MORE…

Community health workers can help reduce blood pressure in rural areas of India

In what could come as a big boost to control of hypertension in rural areas of India, a new study has provided fresh evidence that a low-cost education and monitoring intervention delivered by community health workers is effective in controlling blood pressure and is potentially scalable in resource-poor settings in country, as well as globally. READ MORE…

Self-regulation leaves bad taste as food industry fails to drop the salt

Major Australian food manufacturers are failing to deliver on voluntary commitments to make healthier products when it comes to salt, according to a new study of salt levels in foods on the country’s supermarket shelves. READ MORE…

Research reveals link between high cholesterol levels and risk of aortic valve disease

Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford have found that while having high cholesterol levels does not influence your risk of aortic or mitral valve regurgitation, it does increase your risk of developing another major heart valve disease - aortic stenosis. READ MORE…

Urgent action needed to reduce chronic disease in less-developed nations

Researchers investigating differences in diet and related disease risk factors between men and women in lower income countries instead found an alarming degree of poor dietary habits that likely masked effects of gender. READ MORE…

Domestic and family violence – improving outcomes through integrated support

Honorary Research Fellow at The George Institute Dr Patricia Cullen discusses what the health sector can do to address the issue of domestic and family violence in Australia and whether the country needs a Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre. READ MORE…

Circulation: Sex differences in primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in China

A new study, published in the “Go Red for Women” issue of the prestigious cardiovascular journal, Circulation, found there are significant gender differences in the use of primary and secondary prevention strategies for cardiovascular diseases in China. READ MORE…

Awareness campaign in Haryana to strengthen post and ante-natal care

The George Institute held a three-day awareness campaign on high-risk pregnancies in Jhajhar district of Haryana as part of the SMARThealth pregnancy project from February 3-5 to strengthen post and ante-natal care in the region. The campaign follows a similar initiative carried out in villages in Guntur for high-risk mothers and community health workers. READ MORE…

Placing health at the heart of climate action

Senior epidemiologist Samuel Yutong Cai reports from the Symposium of Climate Change and Health, held on December 5-6, where participants discussed emerging climate-related health risks and potential mitigation measures. READ MORE…

In defence of ‘imprecise’ medicine: the benefits of routine treatments for common diseases

While new treatments targeting genes and their processes can have significant benefits, the UK’s National Health Service should strive to become a global leader in the standardisation of care for common serious diseases, says Principal Director of The George Institute Stephen McMahon. READ MORE…

Webinar - meeting call for sex-disaggregated and gender-sensitive data

The webinar aims to raise awareness of the importance of collecting disaggregated data and conducting gendered analyses in order to understand noncommunicable disease, care pathways and outcomes for women and men (and how these differ), and to discuss the challenges, opportunities and strategies of taking this work forward in different contexts. REGISTER HERE…

Improving the health of urban slum populations in India

This film brings you inside the first year of The George Institute and HCL Foundation’s Urban Health Project - a program that aims to improve the health and health service uptake of residents in 10 urban slum areas of Vijayawada, Hyderabad. WATCH NOW…
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