Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Welcome to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. We value collaboration between health professionals and with our patients, concentrating our core purpose on developing holistic approach to medical training and education with focuses on three aspects - Heal, Learn, Discover
Our research
Research in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences spans the biomedical and clinical sciences, physiotherapy, health systems and e-health.
Particular areas of research excellence include cancer, neurosciences, cardiovascular disease and innovations in healthcare systems.
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News
Research news
Regardless of advances in medicine, cancer is still the diagnosis that strikes fear into our hearts - but what are the consequences for all concerned when we get the diagnosis and treatment wrong?
One of Australia’s leading lung cancer specialists says we could see a potential spike in lung cancer in coming decades, particularly if poor air quality persists.
New research shows that non-smokers and teens are taking up vaping thanks to advertising and social media ‘influencers’.
Macquarie University researchers developing an artificial intelligence that transcribes and summarises consultations between doctors and patients are eager for more data.
Dr Kathryn Mills, Lecturer in Physiotherapy in Macquarie University’s Department of Health Professions, explains.
PODCAST: Professor Anand Deva talks about the world-first Breast Implant Check Clinic where his team is pioneering a new way of providing long term health care for women with implants.
Macquarie University researcher Shivani Sachdev has developed new tests to analyse synthetic cannabinoids and found some are up to 300 times more powerful than the cannabis plant.
As legal attitudes towards cannabis change, what do we know about its medicinal properties? A Macquarie University expert is keen to set the record straight.
Content owner: Medicine and Health Sciences Last updated: 21 Dec 2018 11:00am