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New cancer screening resources for multilingual and migrant groups

26 Feb, 2020, 2:03 pm26 Feb, 2020, 2:05 pm Jenny Harrison

Understanding cancer screening is now a little easier with the new single-source information brochure by Cancer Institute NSW on bowel, breast and cervical cancer myths for multicultural communities.

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Events Redevelopment Top 4 Westmead Redevelopment 

Westmead proudly presents photography’s finest

25 Feb, 2020, 4:30 pm25 Feb, 2020, 4:30 pm Jenny Harrison

Gasps of excitement and surprise signalled a fitting finale to the Westmead Redevelopment Photography Competition.

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Events Top 4 

Special offer: Bangarra Dance Theatre at the Sydney Coliseum

24 Feb, 2020, 4:03 pm24 Feb, 2020, 4:06 pm Taylah Massingham

The team at the new Sydney Colisuem Theatre is offering a special discounted deal to the staff and friends of the Western Sydney Local Health District.

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Blacktown Mount Druitt Research Spotlight Top 4 

Exercise proves effective for prostate cancer patients

24 Feb, 2020, 1:01 pm24 Feb, 2020, 1:04 pm Harrison Vesey

A home-based exercise program reduces the side effects of hormone therapy.

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News Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

Your voice to change Westmead Hospital

19 Feb, 2020, 4:36 pm20 Feb, 2020, 9:05 am Jenny Harrison

Westmead Hospital invites local residents who are passionate about the future of healthcare to lend their voice for change at the hospital as a consumer representative.

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Blacktown Mount Druitt Events Top 4 

Train with an Olympian and raise money for charity

19 Feb, 2020, 9:13 am19 Feb, 2020, 2:24 pm Jenny Harrison

Think you’ve got what it takes to survive a training session with a champion athlete?

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News Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

NSW joins national push to reduce stillbirths

18 Feb, 2020, 1:46 pm18 Feb, 2020, 3:52 pm Jenny Harrison

NSW has joined a national push to drive down the number of stillbirths that stands at six babies lost across Australia every day.

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Community Health Spotlight Top 4 

Sexual health gets busy at Festival X

18 Feb, 2020, 11:31 am18 Feb, 2020, 11:31 am Harrison Vesey

617 young people did a sexual health check at the festival.

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News Top 4 

Westmead Health Precinct leads fight against antibiotic resistance with promising phage therapy

18 Feb, 2020, 10:51 am18 Feb, 2020, 5:06 pm Sia Anthopoulos

New research coming out of the Westmead Health Precinct has demonstrated the safety of bacteriophage therapy in treating severe Staphylococcus aureus infections in the blood, a step forward in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

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People Top 4 

General services squad spread Valentine’s Day love

14 Feb, 2020, 2:02 pm14 Feb, 2020, 2:02 pm Taylah Massingham

General services staff have arrived at Westmead Hospital in red outfits to mark Valentine’s Day today, with the aim of spreading love and happiness across the facility.

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