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2026 Jian Zhou Medal
Dr Charles Cox awarded 2026 Jian Zhou Medal The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences has awarded the 2026 Jian Zhou Medal to Dr Charles Cox, recognising his pioneering research into how cells sense physical forces and the potential to translate these discoveries into new treatments. Dr Cox leads…
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2026 Outstanding Female Researcher Medal
Professor Michelle Haber awarded 2026 Outstanding Female Researcher Medal The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences has awarded the 2026 Outstanding Female Researcher Medal to Professor Michelle Haber AM FAA FAHMS, recognising more than four decades of research that has transformed the diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer.
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2026 Outstanding First Nations Researcher Medals
Professor Gail Garvey and Professor Lisa Whop awarded 2026 Outstanding First Nations Researcher Medals The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences has awarded the 2026 Outstanding First Nations Researcher Medal to two exceptional Indigenous researchers whose work is advancing cancer prevention, care and health equity: Professor Gail Garvey AM…
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Evidence does not support leucovorin for autism
New evidence brief finds leucovorin is not supported as a routine autism treatment Following its release of Autism: An Evidence Brief, the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences has published a new evidence brief examining leucovorin (folinic acid) and autism. The brief finds that current evidence does not…
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Trust in HMS under pressure
Trust in health and medical science under pressure, Academy warns Australia’s comparatively strong trust in health and medical science is under growing pressure, with real consequences for public health, research and the health system – warns a report today from the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS).
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Academy welcomes Senate report on microplastics
Academy welcomes Senate report on microplastics and toxic chemicals The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) has welcomed the FINAL REPORT of the Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the impacts of microplastics and toxic chemicals on human health, particularly the recommendation that the…
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Academy welcomes HMR Strategy as major step
Academy welcomes National Health and Medical Research Strategy as a major step for Australian health and medical science The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences has welcomed the release of the Federal Government’s National Health and Medical Research Strategy 2026-2036, describing it as a significant step towards a more…
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29 of Australia’s leading health and medical researchers elected as AAHMS Fellows
The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) has announced the election of 29 new Fellows for 2025, recognising the nation’s most outstanding minds in health and medical research, innovation, and leadership. Election to the Academy is one of the highest honours in Australian health and medical…
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President’s opening address: 2025 AAHMS Annual Meeting
Good morning, everyone – Fellows, and guests – welcome. I’d like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we are gathered, lands which have never been ceded, lands of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, and to pay my respects to their Elders past…
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Professor Ray Lovett awarded Academy’s prestigious Outstanding First Nations Researcher Medal
A leading Indigenous epidemiologist whose work is transforming the understanding of health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples has been awarded the 2025 Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Outstanding First Nations Researcher Medal. Professor Ray Lovett FAHMS, Director of the Mayi Kuwayu Study…