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IEBH Newsletter: December 2022

Too much or not enough: the healthcare dilemma

Globalisation has significantly improved access to quality healthcare but some patients in developing countries are getting too much of it.

Rewriting the script on heart disease

A team of Bond University researchers are rewriting the script on heart disease with a grant from the Heart Foundation.

Professor Paul Glasziou collects top research award

Professor Paul Glasziou AO has taken out the top prize at the Vice Chancellor’s Research Awards.

Flu may be back, but COVID is far from over. How do they compare?

Professor Paul Glasziou and Professor David Henry from the Bond University Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare compare COVID and seasonal influenza.

Beacon of brilliance inspires new medal

Professor Chris Del Mar was a world-class teacher, researcher and beloved mentor.

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.

$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.

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.

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.

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.

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).