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Run 4 Jess and support our oncology ward

15 Mar, 2018, 1:29 pm15 Mar, 2018, 1:29 pm Linda Clavecillas c5c, foundation, fundraise, fundraising, jess clark, run 4 jess, westmead foundation, WMRF

For six consecutive years Steve Clark with the assistance of his mother Lynette Clark have organised the Run 4 Jess initiative in memory of Steve’s wife, Jess Clark, who passed away in early 2013.

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Former patient Snezana Drazic riased more than $6500 for WMRF to support head and neck radiation.
Featured Our People Westmead Hospital 

A warrior says thanks to Westmead’s cancer centre

09 Oct, 2017, 12:17 pm Anne Markey 0 Comments Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, WMRF

Snezana Drazic has raised $6500 for WMRF after surviving her own cancer journey.

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Sian and Zac on their wedding day. The couple made a generous donation to further pancreas and kidney transplant research.
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Wedding gesture helps fund transplant research

27 Sep, 2017, 9:29 am27 Sep, 2017, 3:02 pm Anne Markey 0 Comments kidney transplants, pancreas transplants, professor jeremy chapman, WMRF

A young couple’s wedding gesture will help fund kidney and pancreas transplant research.

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Western Sydney Local Health District’s director of supportive and palliative medicine Dr Philip Lee
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Dr Lee set to pump the pedals for My Westmead

15 Aug, 2017, 2:47 pm15 Aug, 2017, 3:08 pm Anne Markey 0 Comments palliative care, Phillip Lee, Westmead Medical Research Foundation, WMRF

WSLHD’s former director of supportive and palliative medicine Dr Phillip Lee is about to amp up his therapeutic bike rides by taking on the 2017 Bowral Classic in October.

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Raise money for Westmead Medical Research Foundation by signing up for the Blackmore's Running Festival.
Events Research 

Run across the Harbour Bridge for WMRF – car-free!

18 Jul, 2017, 9:44 am18 Jul, 2017, 9:48 am Anne Markey 0 Comments research, WMRF

Ever wondered what it would be like to run across the Harbour Bridge without  a car in sight? Wonder no

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Support the Westmead Medical Research Foundation in this year's City to Surf.
Events Research 

How to be a guaranteed winner in the City to Surf

06 Jul, 2017, 3:55 pm12 Jul, 2017, 11:26 am Anne Markey 0 Comments Westmead Medical Research Foundation, WMRF

It’s just a few short weeks until this year’s Sun-Herald City to Surf – and there’s a simple way to

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AlertsView All

  • Western Sydney community urged to stay alert for meningococcal symptoms

    Western Sydney community urged to stay alert for meningococcal symptoms

    05 Aug, 2022, 12:01 pm05 Aug, 2022, 12:01 pm Alyssa Terese
  • COVID-19 reinfection period reduced to four weeks

    COVID-19 reinfection period reduced to four weeks

    12 Jul, 2022, 10:52 am12 Jul, 2022, 10:52 am Alyssa Terese
  • COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments available to additional western Sydney residents

    COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments available to additional western Sydney residents

    11 Jul, 2022, 9:00 am12 Jul, 2022, 12:30 pm Alyssa Terese
  • Eleven cases of Monkeypox confirmed in NSW

    Eleven cases of Monkeypox confirmed in NSW

    06 Jul, 2022, 4:12 pm06 Jul, 2022, 4:12 pm Alyssa Terese

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