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At the Kolling, we have brought together a talented team to investigate some of the biggest health challenges of our time from heart and kidney disease to musculoskeletal conditions, chronic pain and cancer.

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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Internationally recognised spinal cord injury researcher Professor Jane Butler believes the future of treatment lies in combining a range of promising new therapies to improve function and quality of life for people living with the injury. More: kollinginstitute.org.au/news/emergin... @bsky.app
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Emerging therapies offer hope following spinal cord injury - Kolling Institute
Leading investigator Professor Jane Butler believes a combination of exciting new therapies will see the biggest gains for people living with a spinal cord
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
With musculoskeletal conditions leading to a million emergency visits each year, they’re placing huge demand on already crowded hospitals. But a trial has found that employing physiotherapists as part of the frontline ED workforce can reduce treatment times. kollinginstitute.org.au/news/landmar...
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Landmark trial confirms benefits of physiotherapist-led emergency care - Kolling Institute
Clinician researchers at the Kolling Institute supported a large-scale trial which found that physiotherapist-led care significantly reduced emergency
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Register today for this valuable session focusing on the integration of the Clinical Trials and Management System and the Single Digital Patient Record. It's a great chance to hear about the benefits of these systems for clincians and researchers involved with clinical trials. Details below.
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today's newsletter profiles the impressive people and crucial health services across Northern Sydney. There's a focus too on the increasing research efforts at the Kolling Institute to reduce devastating heart attacks and bowel cancer. Read through for more: online.flippingbook.com/view/505245694
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NSLHD News - 25 September 2026
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In a sign of the expertise and leadership across the Kolling Institute, two highly-respected investigators will drive large-scale, collaborative research programs into heart disease and early-onset bowel cancer. More: kollinginstitute.org.au/.../kolling-...
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Kolling expertise secures funding to tackle some of our biggest health challenges - Kolling Institute
Internationally-recognised clinician researcher Professor Gemma Figtree will lead a Centre of Research Excellence to reduce heart attacks after securing
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Our Kolling Institute Year in Review highlights the significant impact, collaboration and momentum across the Kolling Institute, and comes as we mark an important milestone with the launch of our 2026–2030 Research Strategy. Read more: online.flippingbook.com/view/8630134...
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Kolling Institute Year in Review 2025
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We would like to thank the many people who attended our Living Longer, Living Better Showcase, supporting our researchers as they discussed the latest approaches to dementia prevention, medication management, and high-value osteoarthritis care. Read more: kollinginstitute.org.au/news/researc...
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Researchers unveil the key to ageing well - Kolling Institute
Clinical and research experts across the Kolling Institute passionately discussed the potential of their research to provide crucial new knowledge and
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Some welcome news for more than three million Australians living with osteoarthritis, with a multi-million dollar grant to help shift fragmented osteoarthritis care towards prevention, earlier prediction and much better outcomes. kollinginstitute.org.au/news/new-fun...
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New funding to shift fragmented osteoarthritis care towards prevention, earlier prediction and better outcomes - Kolling Institute
The unique expertise of our osteoarthritis researchers at the Kolling Institute has been recognised, with world-leading clinician researcher Professor David
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Today's newsletter features this week's launch of our research strategy - some exciting grant news, and two new internationally-recognised researchers join the institute. Flip through our flipping book for more:. online.flippingbook.com/view/849819555
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NSLHD News - 14 August 2026
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Check out the new Kolling Institute Health Research Strategy 2026-2030 - our roadmap for research growth, innovation, and high value healthcare. online.flippingbook.com/view/2068471...
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
In this episode of Tomorrow’s Medicine Today podcast, we speak with the Kolling Institute's Dr Emily Colvin where she discusses new approaches that could lead to more effective, personalised treatments for ovarian cancer patients. Listen 🎙on our website: bit.ly/44Y2uG3 🎙on Spotify: bit.ly/4pOCHd2
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Thank you to North Shore Living Magazine for your profile on Professor Jose Antonio Lopez-Escamez and his leading research into Meniere's disease - a disabling inner ear condition with no cure. Read more about their work and their expertise here - page 34 northsidelivingnews.com.au/wp-content/u...
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Kolling Institute researcher Brian Kim is driving research using AI to better understand muscle fat, helping clinicians better assess muscle health, plan surgery and track recovery. kollinginstitute.org.au/news/physiot...
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Join us for the launch of the Kolling Institute Research Strategy 2026-2030 – a roadmap to strengthen our world-leading discovery and translational research. It’s a chance to learn more about our researchers, our culture and our future direction. Details below:
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The latest newsletter is out today canvassing the activities and impact across Northern Sydney, including a large grant to help identify silent heart disease – and reduce the devastating number of people who lose their lives to a preventable heart attack. online.flippingbook.com/view/5394407...
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NSLHD News - 17 July 2026
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
In a rare achievement, leading Royal North Shore Hospital clinician researcher A/Professor Brendon Neuen has had three major studies published in the world’s three most prestigious medical journals on the same day. For more details: kollinginstitute.org.au/news/histori...
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Historic research achievement - Kolling Institute
Leading Royal North Shore Hospital clinician researcher Associate Professor Brendon Neuen has had three major studies published in the world’s three most
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Researchers from the Kolling Institute will help drive the development of new cancer therapies following the launch of an early phase clinical trials centre at Royal North Shore Hospital. Read more about the centre's trials and official opening: kollinginstitute.org.au/news/innovat...
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Innovative cancer clinical trials unit unveiled - Kolling Institute
Researchers from the Kolling Institute will help progress the latest cancer treatments following the official opening of an early phase clinical trials unit
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Flip through our flipping book for the latest activity behind the scenes. The latest news offers an insight into the teams driving high-quality care, including the clinicians supporting a new cancer clinical trials centre at Royal North Shore Hospital. online.flippingbook.com/view/311989832
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NSLHD News - 03 July 2026
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Tomorrow’s Medicine Today Edition 2 is here - highlighting the growth and impact of research across the Kolling Institute and Northern Sydney Local Health District. Click here for all the details: online.flippingbook.com/view/448161142 @sydney.edu.au
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Tomorrow's Medicine Today Edition 2
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
In the latest episode of Tomorrow's Medicine Today, Associate Professor Mark Montebello explores why addiction is often misunderstood, the barriers to treatment, and how earlier intervention can change lives. Listen to this fascinating episode here: bit.ly/4uFOs6o or on Spotify bit.ly/4aAEN9Y
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Check out the latest news across Northern Sydney - including ground-breaking research into a new medication for those with kidney disease but not diabetes. And much more: online.flippingbook.com/view/448322265
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NSLHD News - 19 June 2026
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
In an instant, Sam’s life changed. But thanks to medical research, he was given hope through an innovative stem cell transplant. Today, Sam has a second chance at a future he thought was out of reach. Donate today to the NORTH Foundation and help many more people like Sam. bit.ly/49iQ8Lg
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The latest news from Northern Sydney Local Health District is out today - offering a window into the large number of people working behind the scenes to drive innovation in research and truly impactful healthcare. Flip through the flipping book for more: online.flippingbook.com/view/501054407
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NSLHD News - 22 May 2026
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Check out our bumper Kolling Institute newsletter - profiling the latest impactful research across the Kolling. It's an insight into the talented investigators behind the scenes, and their exciting progress improving the care we all receive. More: online.flippingbook.com/view/867826688
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Check out today’s newsletter featuring a game-changing approach to cancer treatment, and a remarkable story where an off-duty emergency doctor jumped into action at a Sydney Kings game, and helped save the life of a spectator who’d suffered a heart attack. online.flippingbook.com/view/137650399
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NSLHD News - 08 May 2026
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
In a sign of the research expertise at the Kolling Institute, our investigators are attracting interest from across the globe. One patient has generously shared her experience following her life-changing diagnosis. For more: kollinginstitute.org.au/news/unique-...
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Our charity partner - the NORTH Foundation has launched its EOFY Tax Appeal to support our research impact. Make a tax-deductible donation to the NORTH Foundation to help ensure world-class care is available today, and for generations to come: bit.ly/4mXTYz4
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
A collection of our investigators at the Kolling Institute will have the chance to travel internationally and broaden their research experience thanks to the generosity of the Skipper family. Read more: kollinginstitute.org.au/news/2026-be...
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2026 Beryl and Jack Jacobs Travel Awards announced - Kolling Institute
A collection of five early-to-mid career researchers will share close to $40,000 in funding through the Skipper Jacobs Charitable Trust. The Skipper family
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Researchers at the Kolling Institute have received a multi-million dollar grant to introduce a life-changing technique for cancer diagnosis and treatment into healthcare across New South Wales. kollinginstitute.org.au/news/funds-t...
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
As NASA gears up for extended spaceflights and possible missions to Mars, our investigators at the Kolling Institute are driving cutting-edge research to protect the health of astronauts before, during and after their space travel. Read more: kollinginstitute.org.au/news/lessons...
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Today's newsletter profiles the exceptional people and exceptional care at Northern Sydney, as well as crucial new research to identify and reduce gestational diabetes. More: online.flippingbook.com/view/726160869
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
More than $2-million is being invested in new research at the Kolling Institute to reduce low value care for knee osteoarthritis across Australia. Read more in the Medical Republic. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/low-value-ca...
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Low value care in knee OA to be put under the microscope - Medical Republic
A new research project aims to tackle low value care for knee osteoarthritis in the areas that need it most.
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Generous funding from the Balnaves Foundation is supporting crucial new research at the Kolling Institute to reduce gestational diabetes and its generational impacts. More: kollinginstitute.org.au/news/researc...
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Research to offer generational change - Kolling Institute
Kolling Institute investigators are launching exciting research to transform pregnancy care in Australia through early identification and treatment of
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
It is certainly a bumper edition today, showcasing our latest news. There’s a focus on a major grant to improve osteoarthritis care across Australia, and an international project to improve mental health after a major spinal cord injury. online.flippingbook.com/view/281215112
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NSLHD News - 27 March 2026
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Leading researchers from the Kolling Institute will partner with their UK counterparts on an exciting project to boost the mental health and wellbeing of people with a spinal cord injury. For more details: kollinginstitute.org.au/news/interna...
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
In this thought-provoking episode of Tomorrow's Medicine Today, PhD candidate Kirsty McGinley explores how sex hormones influence heart disease and why transgender patients are often missing from the evidence base. Listen here bit.ly/4deFE28 or on Spotify: bit.ly/4cHh2ir
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Our researchers at the Kolling Institute have received a remarkable $2.6 million grant for a large-scale project to improve how osteoarthritis care is delivered across Australia. For more details: kollinginstitute.org.au/news/nationa...
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National research program to increase access to high-quality osteoarthritis care - Kolling Institute
Researchers at the Kolling Institute have received a remarkable $2.6 million Medical Research Future Fund grant for a large-scale project to reduce low-value
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
A landmark study by Kolling Institute researchers has found that additional intensive rehabilitation after a spinal cord injury doesn’t result in a faster recovery or significantly better outcomes. For more: kollinginstitute.org.au/news/major-s... @sydney.edu.au
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Major study finds extra intensive training does not change outcomes following spinal cord injury - Kolling Institute
A landmark study led by researchers from the Kolling Institute has confirmed that stepping up rehabilitation soon after a spinal cord injury does not improve
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
In this episode of Tomorrow's Medicine Today, A/Prof Connie Diakos discusses how innovations like genomic testing and targeted therapies are transforming the way cancer is treated and responding. Listen here bit.ly/4aL8RPr or bit.ly/4tZSOq2 @sydney.edu.au
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
We would like to thank the very generous donor who has provided more than a million dollars to fund a ground-breaking research program for one of the most aggressive forms of bowel cancer. Read more here about the remarkable gift: kollinginstitute.org.au/news/introdu...
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Introducing BRIDGE: A life- changing gift advancing research and treatment for a rare form of bowel cancer - Kolling Institute
The University of Sydney and the Kolling Institute have launched a groundbreaking research program aimed at transforming treatment for one of the most
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Check out the latest NSLHD news, incl. a special event with our leading cancer researchers and the expert team from Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York. The partnership is offering opportunities to access the very latest cancer treatments. online.flippingbook.com/view/4305117... @sydney.edu.au
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NSLHD News - 27 February 2026
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
On the Health Report, Prof David Hunter challenges new research questioning the value of exercise for osteoarthritis. Listen here for more details: Benefits of exercise on osteoarthritis 'inconclusive' www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... via @abcaustralia.bsky.social @kollinginstitute.bsky.social
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Benefits of exercise on osteoarthritis 'inconclusive' - ABC listen
A review of evidence has cast doubt on the idea that exercise improves symptoms of osteoarthritis. But experts are warning people not to change their routines, pointing to the limits of these types o...
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Flip through our latest flipping book to learn more about the wealth of activities and news across Northern Sydney, including a focus on clinical trials to help people lose weight safely, and maintain muscle mass. online.flippingbook.com/view/607187762
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NSLHD News - 13 February 2026
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Our latest episode of Tomorrow’s Medicine Today with Professor James Elliott and Dr Matthew Doane, features Professor Thomas Eade, where he reveals how cancer treatment is getting smarter and faster. Listen to the latest episode here: bit.ly/4raMp9m Or on Spotify: bit.ly/4aIw7yL
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
In a sign of the investment in crucial research, three fellows have been appointed at Royal North Shore Hospital to drive investigations into heart disease, lung conditions and debilitating Meniere's disease. Read more: kollinginstitute.org.au/news/investi...
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Investing in our research pipeline
Investing in our research pipeline. Three senior clinical research fellows have been appointed to drive activity and build crucial research capability.
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
In this month's edition of North Shore Living Magazine, a feature on the increasing use of medications like Ozempic, and our researchers discuss some of the precautions to consider with their use. northsidelivingnews.com.au/wp-content/u...
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The Kolling’s Prof Lisa Harvey will present the results of a unique clinical trial measuring the impact of early and intensive rehab for people with spinal cord injury. The event is hosted by the University of Nevada's Clinical Trials Forum. February 20 - 4pm Join: unlv.zoom.us/j/9689102978...
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
It’s the first NSLHD newsletter for the year - and in a sign of the remarkable dedication across Northern Sydney, a collection of health professionals have been featured in this year’s prestigious Australia Day awards. For more details: online.flippingbook.com/view/1040736...
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NSLHD News - 30 January 2026
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Chronic pain affects so many of us, but could a small network of neurons in the brain hold the key to better treatment? PhD researcher Caitlin Fenech discusses how the brain processes pain and what changes when it becomes chronic. 🎧 Listen here bit.ly/4k14owg or on Spotify bit.ly/4aeBoxP
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Kolling Institute @kollinginstitute.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
RETHINKING LUNG CANCER - In this episode of Tomorrow's Medicine Today, Professor Nick Pavlakis discusses how genomic testing for lung cancer is helping doctors choose treatments that are more targeted, effective and better tolerated. 📷 Listen bit.ly/49Go1VN 📷 Or on Spotify: bit.ly/3LLq9U6
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