News

‘Laughing gas’ to treat severe depression

7 May 2025

Researchers at The Alfred have opened the door to new avenues of research into the treatment of depression, after a clinical trial that used laughing gas to treat patients with severe depression had “beneficial and persistent antidepressant effects” on symptoms.

mental health

1000 Hearts: Eddie’s Story

5 May 2025

When Eddie Toh woke up in The Alfred’s ICU in late 2022, one month after a regular gym session, he had no idea how he’d got there or what was to come.

heart

New partnership to support mental health in the CBD

2 May 2025

A dual general health and mental health clinic, operated in partnership between Co-Health, The Salvation Army and The Alfred, will transform how some of Victoria's most vulnerable people access lifesaving health care.

mental health

Alfred Health launches Ngamai Wilam: a state-of-the-art residential eating disorder treatment centre

28 April 2025

Victoria’s first state-wide, publicly funded residential eating disorder treatment centre is getting ready to open, following completion of the impressive home’s build.

mental health

New, minimally invasive epilepsy surgery is changing lives

7 April 2025

The Alfred is the first hospital in Victoria and the second in Australia to offer a new and highly effective kind of brain surgery to treat previously ‘inoperable’ drug-resistant epilepsy.

epilepsy

neurosurgery

patients

New imaging technology cuts treatment times for patients

7 April 2025

Cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy at The Alfred are now experiencing shorter treatment times, thanks to the arrival of state-of-the-art imaging technology.

cancer

patients

radiation therapy

Gearing up for the Grand Prix

13 March 2025

As Formula 1 fever once again takes hold in Melbourne, one of Australia's leading trauma teams is standing by as the event’s official medical provider.

emergency & trauma

Partner treatment key to curing bacterial vaginosis

6 March 2025

Introducing the newest STI – and how to cure it.

infectious diseases

sexual health

Young footballer’s fight for life

27 February 2025

In July 2024, an accident on the footy field left rising star Michael Pisker in a coma for 17 days. Less than a year later, the determined young man is able to share his story as his dedicated team of medical professionals reflect on his road to recovery.

acquired brain injury

trauma

For epilepsy, it’s PERSONAL

27 February 2025

For the first time Australian patients are being prescribed AI-informed epilepsy medication as part of a nationwide, multicentre randomised control trial led by neurologist Professor Patrick Kwan.

clinical trials

epilepsy