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Bond academic awarded NHMRC grant to research effective non-drug treatments

Sufferers of common ailments such as lower back pain and depression could soon seek relief through evidence-based effective non-drug treatments, thanks to funding awarded to a Bond University researcher.

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$2.5M NHMRC Grant awarded aiming to provide better value care for all Australians

The Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, in collaboration with 3 other Australian universities, have been awarded a $2.5M Centre for Research Excellence grant to address the global problem of medical overuse.

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COVID vaccines offer the pharma industry an opportunity to reset its reputation

Just weeks before the first COVID-19 cases emerged, Gallup published its latest poll on America’s views about business. At the bottom of the list of 25 sectors was the pharmaceutical industry. Below advertising. Below oil and gas. Below the banks.

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How well do COVID vaccines work in the real world?

Many Australians will be weighing up whether to be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is widely available, or to wait for Pfizer later in the year. There are many factors to consider. One is how well these COVID-19 vaccines work in the “real world” of those getting vaccines now.

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2021 Queen's Birthday Honours List

Institute for Evidence Based Healthcare professors Paul Glasziou and Chris Del Mar have received Order of Australia awards in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

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Queen’s Birthday honours for professors

Bond University professors Paul Glasziou and Chris Del Mar have been appointed to the Order of Australia. Professor Glasziou was announced as an Officer of the Order (AO) in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List while Professor Del Mar becomes a Member of the Order (AM).

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The media is overhyping early detection tests, and this may be harming the healthy

Do you remember hearing about the simple blood test that could tell if you had any of several different cancers? What about the Apple Watch that promised to catch your hidden heart problems before it was too late? Or the artificial intelligence test to diagnose your dementia years before symptoms appear?

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Pandemic may offer opportunity to wind back unnecessary care

A systematic review of more than 80 scientific studies from around the world has found a pandemic-induced median reduction of 37 per cent in the use of healthcare services, such as visits to emergency departments. Published in BMJ Open, the review summarised 81 studies from the first four months of the COVID-19 pandemic and found similar reductions across all forms of healthcare, from hospital visits to diagnostic tests and treatments. The review also found that in many cases, the reductions in the use of healthcare were greater for those with milder conditions, such as for example visits to emergency departments for abdominal pain for example.

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Health and medical app research recognised with top award

Researching the effectiveness of popular health and medical apps has proven a prescription for academic success for Bond University’s Oyuka Byambasuren. Four years of fulltime study culminated for Dr Byambasuren when she graduated with her PhD, alongside receiving the Vice Chancellor’s Doctoral Award in recognition of an exceptional doctoral thesis.

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OAM for Professor Tammy Hoffmann, the patient’s friend

Bond University’s Professor Tammy Hoffmann has received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her services to clinical epidemiology and occupational therapy.

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Face masks cut disease spread in the lab, but have less impact in the community - we need to know why

In controlled laboratory situations, face masks appear to do a good job of reducing the spread of coronavirus (at least in hamsters) and other respiratory viruses. However, evidence shows mask-wearing policies seem to have had much less impact on the community spread of COVID-19.

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Hat-trick of success for Professor Paul Glasziou

The Director of Bond University’s Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare (IEBH), Professor Paul Glasziou, has for the third successive year been named in a prestigious international list of medical researchers. Professor Glasziou once again appeared in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list, which identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly-cited papers in the past decade.

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