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Leukaemias are difficult-to-treat blood cancers, which are common among both young and older people. In Australia in 2023, around 20,000 people were diagnosed with a blood cancer and blood cancers accounted for an estimated 38% of all cancer cases among the 0–19 year-old age group. Over 5,000 Australians die each year from blood cancers.1 NHMRC-funded researchers at WEHI have made revolutionary breakthroughs in our understanding of leukaemia biology, leading to the development of a new type of anti-cancer drug, venetoclax, that has significantly improved treatment for leukaemia patients.
Australia’s capacity for health and medical research translation is receiving a $3.7 million funding boost to help improve public health policy and service delivery.
NHMRC, guided by its Principal Committee Indigenous Caucus (PCIC), conducted a national consultation on the Indigenous Research Excellence Criteria (IREC) to consider how the criteria are working in practice and whether improvements are needed.
Members of NHMRC’s Dietary Guidelines Governance Committee (the Governance Committee) have been appointed to consider possible conflicts of interest and potential bias across the revision of the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines.
This section provides definitions of terms used in the Staying healthy guidelines.
This section explains infections, their causes, and how you can break the chain of infection.