Saving young lives by the million Professor Ruth Bishop, 2013 CSL Florey Medallist By their third birthday, just about every child in the world has had a rotavirus infection. Every day about 1200 children die from it; half a million children every year. That’s changing. We’re fighting back thanks to a discovery made in 1973…
Presentation 8.30pm, Wednesday 30 October, in the Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra HD Australian and international vision available Saving young lives by the million wins national honour for Ruth Bishop Because of the rotavirus Ruth Bishop found in Melbourne babies in 1973: 10,000 Australian kids won’t go to hospital this year half a million young…
Australian bionic ear pioneer Professor Graeme Clark will receive the CSL Florey Medal tonight in the presence of 90 of his peers at the 2011 Association of Australian Medical Research Institute’s annual dinner in the Mural Hall at Parliament House Canberra. High resolution images of Graham Clark can be found here.
Monday: Niall’s in Canberra for the $50,000 CSL Florey Medal announcement. Release and images here. Tuesday: Niall’s at the Excellence in Health Journalism awards at the National Press Club. Update: Niall accepted the Health Journalist of the Year 2011 award on behalf of Melbourne film-maker Sonya Pemberton. More here. Wednesday: Blamey & Saunders Hearing’s new…