The George Institute for Global Health
@georgeinstitute.bsky.social
We believe that everyone has the right to a healthy life, so we research solutions to some of the world's biggest health challenges, making a real difference to people’s health, particularly those facing the most barriers.
www.georgeinstitute.org
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Most of us consume more salt than recommended, putting us at increased risk of heart disease and stroke. Simply swapping regular salt for salt substitutes can be an easy way to improve your health.
Prof. Bruce Neal in the @nytimes.com discusses practical ways to reduce salt intake: bit.ly/449wwqe
Prof. Bruce Neal in the @nytimes.com discusses practical ways to reduce salt intake: bit.ly/449wwqe
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Most of us consume more salt than recommended, putting us at increased risk of heart disease and stroke. Simply swapping regular salt for salt substitutes can be an easy way to improve your health.
Prof. Bruce Neal in the @nytimes.com discusses practical ways to reduce salt intake: bit.ly/449wwqe
Prof. Bruce Neal in the @nytimes.com discusses practical ways to reduce salt intake: bit.ly/449wwqe
Sex and gender influence many aspects of health, from disease risk to treatment outcomes, yet they’re often overlooked in research and policy.
This course provides the knowledge and skills to integrate sex and gender considerations throughout the research process. [1/2]
This course provides the knowledge and skills to integrate sex and gender considerations throughout the research process. [1/2]
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Sex and gender influence many aspects of health, from disease risk to treatment outcomes, yet they’re often overlooked in research and policy.
This course provides the knowledge and skills to integrate sex and gender considerations throughout the research process. [1/2]
This course provides the knowledge and skills to integrate sex and gender considerations throughout the research process. [1/2]
Great to see our colleague Prof Jane Hirst featured in the @financialtimes.com - discussing how rising global temperatures may impact maternal and newborn health, and the growing importance of understanding the links between climate and health.
Read here: bit.ly/4qFwpMX
Read here: bit.ly/4qFwpMX
How a warmer world is making pregnancy riskier
Some scientists argue that the link between increasing heat and adverse maternal outcomes is quietly becoming a public health emergency
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November 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Great to see our colleague Prof Jane Hirst featured in the @financialtimes.com - discussing how rising global temperatures may impact maternal and newborn health, and the growing importance of understanding the links between climate and health.
Read here: bit.ly/4qFwpMX
Read here: bit.ly/4qFwpMX
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At #WSC2025, the lovely Kathy Trieu of @georgeinstitute.bsky.social discussed a multifaceted strategy to switch the world’s salt supply to potassium-rich salt for cardiovascular disease and #stroke prevention.
Watch here: 👉 buff.ly/NhRDgpV
#Neuroscience #Neurology #MedSky
Watch here: 👉 buff.ly/NhRDgpV
#Neuroscience #Neurology #MedSky
October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
At #WSC2025, the lovely Kathy Trieu of @georgeinstitute.bsky.social discussed a multifaceted strategy to switch the world’s salt supply to potassium-rich salt for cardiovascular disease and #stroke prevention.
Watch here: 👉 buff.ly/NhRDgpV
#Neuroscience #Neurology #MedSky
Watch here: 👉 buff.ly/NhRDgpV
#Neuroscience #Neurology #MedSky
🌏 1 week to go for #SAF2025!
We’re excited to welcome delegates from our mission-aligned industry partners to join us in shaping the future of healthcare research at the 4th South Asia Forum 2025. [1/2]
REGISTER NOW🔗 shorturl.at/M3Smc
We’re excited to welcome delegates from our mission-aligned industry partners to join us in shaping the future of healthcare research at the 4th South Asia Forum 2025. [1/2]
REGISTER NOW🔗 shorturl.at/M3Smc
October 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
🌏 1 week to go for #SAF2025!
We’re excited to welcome delegates from our mission-aligned industry partners to join us in shaping the future of healthcare research at the 4th South Asia Forum 2025. [1/2]
REGISTER NOW🔗 shorturl.at/M3Smc
We’re excited to welcome delegates from our mission-aligned industry partners to join us in shaping the future of healthcare research at the 4th South Asia Forum 2025. [1/2]
REGISTER NOW🔗 shorturl.at/M3Smc
Congrats to Alta Schutte, who has been elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
This prestigious recognition celebrates Alta's outstanding contributions to cardiovascular research and global leadership in hypertension.
Read more: bit.ly/43BsJ4N
This prestigious recognition celebrates Alta's outstanding contributions to cardiovascular research and global leadership in hypertension.
Read more: bit.ly/43BsJ4N
October 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Congrats to Alta Schutte, who has been elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
This prestigious recognition celebrates Alta's outstanding contributions to cardiovascular research and global leadership in hypertension.
Read more: bit.ly/43BsJ4N
This prestigious recognition celebrates Alta's outstanding contributions to cardiovascular research and global leadership in hypertension.
Read more: bit.ly/43BsJ4N
Have you registered for the South Asia Forum 2025?
SAF2025 will bring together leading experts and researchers to discuss innovations in cardio-renal care, equity in clinical trials, ethics in global research, strengthening regional collaboration and much more.
🔗 shorturl.at/M3Smc
SAF2025 will bring together leading experts and researchers to discuss innovations in cardio-renal care, equity in clinical trials, ethics in global research, strengthening regional collaboration and much more.
🔗 shorturl.at/M3Smc
October 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Have you registered for the South Asia Forum 2025?
SAF2025 will bring together leading experts and researchers to discuss innovations in cardio-renal care, equity in clinical trials, ethics in global research, strengthening regional collaboration and much more.
🔗 shorturl.at/M3Smc
SAF2025 will bring together leading experts and researchers to discuss innovations in cardio-renal care, equity in clinical trials, ethics in global research, strengthening regional collaboration and much more.
🔗 shorturl.at/M3Smc
Congrats to four of our researchers on their Heart Foundation grants for projects tackling cardiovascular disease.
From national food policy reform to rapid stroke diagnosis & heart failure prevention, discover how their work is set to transform the way we tackle heart disease: bit.ly/4qmLxP5
From national food policy reform to rapid stroke diagnosis & heart failure prevention, discover how their work is set to transform the way we tackle heart disease: bit.ly/4qmLxP5
October 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Congrats to four of our researchers on their Heart Foundation grants for projects tackling cardiovascular disease.
From national food policy reform to rapid stroke diagnosis & heart failure prevention, discover how their work is set to transform the way we tackle heart disease: bit.ly/4qmLxP5
From national food policy reform to rapid stroke diagnosis & heart failure prevention, discover how their work is set to transform the way we tackle heart disease: bit.ly/4qmLxP5
Just 15 days to go for the Fourth South Asia Forum 2025!
Join us in Colombo, Sri Lanka where the experts and leaders will explore the latest evidence on cardio-metabolic diseases, renal health, hypertension, and clinical trial innovation.
Register Now: shorturl.at/M3Smc #SAF2025
Join us in Colombo, Sri Lanka where the experts and leaders will explore the latest evidence on cardio-metabolic diseases, renal health, hypertension, and clinical trial innovation.
Register Now: shorturl.at/M3Smc #SAF2025
October 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Just 15 days to go for the Fourth South Asia Forum 2025!
Join us in Colombo, Sri Lanka where the experts and leaders will explore the latest evidence on cardio-metabolic diseases, renal health, hypertension, and clinical trial innovation.
Register Now: shorturl.at/M3Smc #SAF2025
Join us in Colombo, Sri Lanka where the experts and leaders will explore the latest evidence on cardio-metabolic diseases, renal health, hypertension, and clinical trial innovation.
Register Now: shorturl.at/M3Smc #SAF2025
Join expert speakers including our colleague, Jane Hirst for the launch of The BMJ Collection on women’s health innovation, developed in partnership with the Gates Foundation.
🕑 2 pm BST
➡️ Register: bit.ly/4qmBYQ3
🕑 2 pm BST
➡️ Register: bit.ly/4qmBYQ3
Launch of the BMJ Collection on Women's Health Innovation
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October 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Join expert speakers including our colleague, Jane Hirst for the launch of The BMJ Collection on women’s health innovation, developed in partnership with the Gates Foundation.
🕑 2 pm BST
➡️ Register: bit.ly/4qmBYQ3
🕑 2 pm BST
➡️ Register: bit.ly/4qmBYQ3
Medical guidelines highlight the importance of good nutrition in preventing and managing chronic conditions.
Food is Medicine programs put this into practice by providing or subsidising healthy foods as part of healthcare - improving diets, and supporting better health outcomes. [1/2]
Food is Medicine programs put this into practice by providing or subsidising healthy foods as part of healthcare - improving diets, and supporting better health outcomes. [1/2]
October 16, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Medical guidelines highlight the importance of good nutrition in preventing and managing chronic conditions.
Food is Medicine programs put this into practice by providing or subsidising healthy foods as part of healthcare - improving diets, and supporting better health outcomes. [1/2]
Food is Medicine programs put this into practice by providing or subsidising healthy foods as part of healthcare - improving diets, and supporting better health outcomes. [1/2]
Join us at The Fourth South Asia Forum 2025 in Colombo, Sri Lanka for two days of knowledge-sharing and collaboration with experts and leaders driving innovation in cardiovascular, metabolic, and renal health. [1/2]
REGISTER NOW: shorturl.at/M3Smc
REGISTER NOW: shorturl.at/M3Smc
October 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Join us at The Fourth South Asia Forum 2025 in Colombo, Sri Lanka for two days of knowledge-sharing and collaboration with experts and leaders driving innovation in cardiovascular, metabolic, and renal health. [1/2]
REGISTER NOW: shorturl.at/M3Smc
REGISTER NOW: shorturl.at/M3Smc
Proud to share our colleagues’ contribution to The BMJ’s Collection on Women’s Health Innovation, developed in partnership with the Gates Foundation.
The Collection’s seven new articles explore how innovation can transform and improve women’s health and equity worldwide.
Read here: bit.ly/46Yx8Qh
The Collection’s seven new articles explore how innovation can transform and improve women’s health and equity worldwide.
Read here: bit.ly/46Yx8Qh
October 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Proud to share our colleagues’ contribution to The BMJ’s Collection on Women’s Health Innovation, developed in partnership with the Gates Foundation.
The Collection’s seven new articles explore how innovation can transform and improve women’s health and equity worldwide.
Read here: bit.ly/46Yx8Qh
The Collection’s seven new articles explore how innovation can transform and improve women’s health and equity worldwide.
Read here: bit.ly/46Yx8Qh
As we mark the eve of World Mental Health Day, we are glad to share an op-ed by our colleagues highlighting how gender-affirming care — including counselling, peer support, & hormone therapy — is essential, lifesaving healthcare for transgender people, not a luxury. [1/2]
Read here: bit.ly/4nH9oXR
Read here: bit.ly/4nH9oXR
Gender-affirming care and mental health: why India cannot wait
India's transgender community faces systemic barriers to gender-affirming care, impacting mental health and overall well-being. Action is urgent.
www.thehindu.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
As we mark the eve of World Mental Health Day, we are glad to share an op-ed by our colleagues highlighting how gender-affirming care — including counselling, peer support, & hormone therapy — is essential, lifesaving healthcare for transgender people, not a luxury. [1/2]
Read here: bit.ly/4nH9oXR
Read here: bit.ly/4nH9oXR
Glad to share that Professor Bruce Neal will be speaking at South Asia Forum 2025! 🌏
He’ll discuss:
💠 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Risk
💠 Population-Level Interventions: Evidence from SALT
REGISTER NOW: shorturl.at/M3Smc #SAF2025
More info here: bit.ly/46XSqNI
He’ll discuss:
💠 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Risk
💠 Population-Level Interventions: Evidence from SALT
REGISTER NOW: shorturl.at/M3Smc #SAF2025
More info here: bit.ly/46XSqNI
October 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Glad to share that Professor Bruce Neal will be speaking at South Asia Forum 2025! 🌏
He’ll discuss:
💠 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Risk
💠 Population-Level Interventions: Evidence from SALT
REGISTER NOW: shorturl.at/M3Smc #SAF2025
More info here: bit.ly/46XSqNI
He’ll discuss:
💠 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Risk
💠 Population-Level Interventions: Evidence from SALT
REGISTER NOW: shorturl.at/M3Smc #SAF2025
More info here: bit.ly/46XSqNI
How can we turn global promises on NCDs and mental health into real change? 🌏
Join health leaders, including our CEO Anushka Patel, for a webinar on the UN High-Level Meeting outcomes and how to turn global goals into local action for healthier futures.
📅 Weds 15 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
➡️ bit.ly/4o208gW
Join health leaders, including our CEO Anushka Patel, for a webinar on the UN High-Level Meeting outcomes and how to turn global goals into local action for healthier futures.
📅 Weds 15 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
➡️ bit.ly/4o208gW
October 8, 2025 at 7:25 AM
How can we turn global promises on NCDs and mental health into real change? 🌏
Join health leaders, including our CEO Anushka Patel, for a webinar on the UN High-Level Meeting outcomes and how to turn global goals into local action for healthier futures.
📅 Weds 15 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
➡️ bit.ly/4o208gW
Join health leaders, including our CEO Anushka Patel, for a webinar on the UN High-Level Meeting outcomes and how to turn global goals into local action for healthier futures.
📅 Weds 15 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
➡️ bit.ly/4o208gW
Congratulations to our colleague, Jane Hirst, on her FIGO Women's Award recognising contributions of outstanding female obstetrician/gynaecologists globally.
And congrats to the many other outstanding awardees from around the globe recognised for their stellar contributions to women's health.
And congrats to the many other outstanding awardees from around the globe recognised for their stellar contributions to women's health.
October 7, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Congratulations to our colleague, Jane Hirst, on her FIGO Women's Award recognising contributions of outstanding female obstetrician/gynaecologists globally.
And congrats to the many other outstanding awardees from around the globe recognised for their stellar contributions to women's health.
And congrats to the many other outstanding awardees from around the globe recognised for their stellar contributions to women's health.
Our mental health is a part of what makes us who we are — but how much is it shaped by what we eat?
Join UNSW for this upcoming webinar, where leading experts, including our colleague Jason Wu, will discuss the relationship between nutrition and mental wellbeing.
📅 Tues 14 Oct
➡️ bit.ly/4okD7WP
Join UNSW for this upcoming webinar, where leading experts, including our colleague Jason Wu, will discuss the relationship between nutrition and mental wellbeing.
📅 Tues 14 Oct
➡️ bit.ly/4okD7WP
MHM 2025: Fuel Your Mind Webinar
Get tickets on Humanitix - MHM 2025: Fuel Your Mind Webinar hosted by UNSW Health Promotion Unit. Online. Monday 13th October 2025. Find event information.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Our mental health is a part of what makes us who we are — but how much is it shaped by what we eat?
Join UNSW for this upcoming webinar, where leading experts, including our colleague Jason Wu, will discuss the relationship between nutrition and mental wellbeing.
📅 Tues 14 Oct
➡️ bit.ly/4okD7WP
Join UNSW for this upcoming webinar, where leading experts, including our colleague Jason Wu, will discuss the relationship between nutrition and mental wellbeing.
📅 Tues 14 Oct
➡️ bit.ly/4okD7WP
Just one month to go for South Asia Forum 2025!
The two-day forum in Colombo, Sri Lanka will bring together global & regional leaders to discuss advances in cardiovascular, metabolic, and renal health, and innovations in clinical development.
🗓️ 6–7 Nov 2025
REGISTER NOW: shorturl.at/M3Smc #SAF2025
The two-day forum in Colombo, Sri Lanka will bring together global & regional leaders to discuss advances in cardiovascular, metabolic, and renal health, and innovations in clinical development.
🗓️ 6–7 Nov 2025
REGISTER NOW: shorturl.at/M3Smc #SAF2025
October 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Just one month to go for South Asia Forum 2025!
The two-day forum in Colombo, Sri Lanka will bring together global & regional leaders to discuss advances in cardiovascular, metabolic, and renal health, and innovations in clinical development.
🗓️ 6–7 Nov 2025
REGISTER NOW: shorturl.at/M3Smc #SAF2025
The two-day forum in Colombo, Sri Lanka will bring together global & regional leaders to discuss advances in cardiovascular, metabolic, and renal health, and innovations in clinical development.
🗓️ 6–7 Nov 2025
REGISTER NOW: shorturl.at/M3Smc #SAF2025
Congrats to Julie Brown on securing funding for a study looking at how fuel tank design may influence pelvic injuries from frontal collisions involving motorbikes.
Better understanding of how different designs perform could lead to improved global manufacturing standards: bit.ly/4mHFula
Better understanding of how different designs perform could lead to improved global manufacturing standards: bit.ly/4mHFula
World-first study to assess role of fuel tanks in motorcycle injury
A new George Institute study looking at the role of fuel tank design on outcomes in motorcycle crashes has received funding from the Victorian Government’s...
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October 2, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Congrats to Julie Brown on securing funding for a study looking at how fuel tank design may influence pelvic injuries from frontal collisions involving motorbikes.
Better understanding of how different designs perform could lead to improved global manufacturing standards: bit.ly/4mHFula
Better understanding of how different designs perform could lead to improved global manufacturing standards: bit.ly/4mHFula
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🫀 Using #AI to help detect one of the leading killers of #women worldwide: A new machine learning model developed at 🇦🇺 @georgeinstitute.bsky.social, in collaboration with 🇦🇺 @unsw.edu.au and 🇦🇺 @sydney.edu.au, can successfully predict #heartdisease risk by analysing #mammography images.
‘Two-for-one’ screening uses mammograms to predict heart disease in women
New AI algorithm uses mammograms to accurately predict cardiovascular risk in women
healthcare-in-europe.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
🫀 Using #AI to help detect one of the leading killers of #women worldwide: A new machine learning model developed at 🇦🇺 @georgeinstitute.bsky.social, in collaboration with 🇦🇺 @unsw.edu.au and 🇦🇺 @sydney.edu.au, can successfully predict #heartdisease risk by analysing #mammography images.
We are happy to share that our colleagues Dr. Suparna Ghosh-Jerath and Dr. Ridhima Kapoor have co-authored a book chapter in the edited volume 'Transforming Health in India: The 2030 Innovations Agenda', published by the Observer Research Foundation. [1/2]
🔗 bit.ly/4nGbKWU
🔗 bit.ly/4nGbKWU
Transforming Health in India: The 2030 Innovations Agenda
This edited Volume examines India’s health care system, highlighting approaches and strategies to strengthen nutrition, equity, and innovation by 2030.
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October 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
We are happy to share that our colleagues Dr. Suparna Ghosh-Jerath and Dr. Ridhima Kapoor have co-authored a book chapter in the edited volume 'Transforming Health in India: The 2030 Innovations Agenda', published by the Observer Research Foundation. [1/2]
🔗 bit.ly/4nGbKWU
🔗 bit.ly/4nGbKWU
Congrats @faradoost.bsky.social on receiving the go-ahead for the first NHMRC/MRFF-funded study on headache disorders in over 20 years.
The study will investigate the use of psilocybin for the treatment of cluster headache, a severe condition with still no effective treatments: bit.ly/42LQO8C
The study will investigate the use of psilocybin for the treatment of cluster headache, a severe condition with still no effective treatments: bit.ly/42LQO8C
Hope for cluster headache community as psilocybin trial funded
One of the world’s first clinical trials into the potential for psychedelic compound psilocybin to prevent disabling cluster headache will be funded...
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September 30, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Congrats @faradoost.bsky.social on receiving the go-ahead for the first NHMRC/MRFF-funded study on headache disorders in over 20 years.
The study will investigate the use of psilocybin for the treatment of cluster headache, a severe condition with still no effective treatments: bit.ly/42LQO8C
The study will investigate the use of psilocybin for the treatment of cluster headache, a severe condition with still no effective treatments: bit.ly/42LQO8C
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I’m very excited to share some big news 🎉
Our team has received funding from the Australian MRFF to launch The Psilocybin Efficacy and Acceptability on Cluster headache Episodes (PEACE) Trial.
Read: www.georgeinstitute.org/news-and-med...
@georgeinstitute.bsky.social @clusterbusters.bsky.social
Our team has received funding from the Australian MRFF to launch The Psilocybin Efficacy and Acceptability on Cluster headache Episodes (PEACE) Trial.
Read: www.georgeinstitute.org/news-and-med...
@georgeinstitute.bsky.social @clusterbusters.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I’m very excited to share some big news 🎉
Our team has received funding from the Australian MRFF to launch The Psilocybin Efficacy and Acceptability on Cluster headache Episodes (PEACE) Trial.
Read: www.georgeinstitute.org/news-and-med...
@georgeinstitute.bsky.social @clusterbusters.bsky.social
Our team has received funding from the Australian MRFF to launch The Psilocybin Efficacy and Acceptability on Cluster headache Episodes (PEACE) Trial.
Read: www.georgeinstitute.org/news-and-med...
@georgeinstitute.bsky.social @clusterbusters.bsky.social
Earlier this week, we, along with the University of Oxford, organized a National Consultation on Perinatal Mental Health “Mother’s Mental Health Matters” in Delhi, which
focused on shaping policy recommendations & intervention strategies for perinatal mental health in India. [1/2]
🔗 bit.ly/4gJEEmr
focused on shaping policy recommendations & intervention strategies for perinatal mental health in India. [1/2]
🔗 bit.ly/4gJEEmr
September 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Earlier this week, we, along with the University of Oxford, organized a National Consultation on Perinatal Mental Health “Mother’s Mental Health Matters” in Delhi, which
focused on shaping policy recommendations & intervention strategies for perinatal mental health in India. [1/2]
🔗 bit.ly/4gJEEmr
focused on shaping policy recommendations & intervention strategies for perinatal mental health in India. [1/2]
🔗 bit.ly/4gJEEmr