Barwon Health

Details

Name :

Barwon Health

Address  :

59 & 59a Sydney Parade

Town  :

Geelong

State  :

Victoria

Post Code:

3218

Phone  :

61 3 5222 2270

Fax  :

61

Web URL  :

Not Available
Warning over hospital bug

A leading Perth microbiologist is warning that a doubling in cases of a bacterial gut infection could be opening the way for more deadly and virulent strains to get into Australian hospitals Professor Thomas Riley from the University of WA said the rates of Clostridium difficile infection in WA had increased significantly in the past nine months... Read More

Better to transplant smokers lungs than staying on wait list UK study finds

Transplant patients who need new lungs have a better overall chance of survival if they receive donor lungs from smokers than if they remain on wait lists new British research shows The study provides strong evidence there is a net benefit to patients receiving smokers lungs even though recipients of such organs are less likely to live as long... Read More