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A global study of appendicitis has found longer time to surgical assessment was associated with a progressively higher risk of perforation to the appendix, or a 'burst appendix'.

A $5 million Cancer Institute NSW grant is powering the next generation of researchers to help drive more equitable cancer outcomes for regional NSW communities.

Six University of Newcastle researchers have secured more than $6.6 million in Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships to advance cutting-edge research, fill critical knowledge gaps and tackle major national and global challenges.

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The University of Newcastle's new winangay tiny forest was planted in Tamworth, marking 25 years of the Department of Rural Health and commemorating the establishment of the University's Tamworth campus.

The University of Newcastle's Department of Rural Health celebrated its 25th anniversary in Tamworth, bringing together staff, community partners and students to recognise a quarter century of improving health outcomes across rural and regional NSW.

A life-saving melanoma diagnosis made following a visit to the 2025 AgQuip Health Clinic is highlighting the important contribution University of Newcastle students make to the health and wellbeing of rural communities.

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Improving ear health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is at the heart of a landmark national research initiative, to be led by Indigenous researchers and coordinated by the University of Newcastle.

Building on a 10 year commitment to MHF Innovation Grant Funding, with over $10 million allocated, the MHF Centre is now honing their investments in brain cancer research with targeted project funding for key partnerships. Professor Ivan Kempson, Professor of Biophysics at Adelaide University and his team are leading the first Partner Node project

The Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research and the University of Newcastle have reached a major milestone in the establishment of a new Preclinical Imaging Facility within the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Imaging Precinct.