Archive: The Common Good
Research Funded: Congratulations, Dr Prasadam!
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. Approximately 2.2 million Australians are affected by this chronic disease. It is characterised by the breakdown of the cartilage that overlies the…
Gin with a Twist Fundraiser | Sat 31 August
Delight in some of Australia's finest gins and help raise vital funds for silicosis research as we welcome in spring at the Gin with a Twist event.
Could a foot selfie save your life?
Diabetic foot disease is a silent but major epidemic. Researchers are developing a mobile app to help people care for diabetic foot ulcers at home.
Is there a best before date for blood?
With 1 in every 3 Australians needing a blood transfusion in their lifetime, Monica Ng wants to reduce the risks and complications associated with the transfusion procedure. Having identified evidence…
Understanding right ventricle complications
This is a world first project using fibre optics to create a responsive heart pump.
Advance our lifesaving research into silicosis. This is unprecedented. We’ve launched an Emergency Silicosis Appeal because we need your help to tackle an escalating health crisis.
Together, let's cure homesickness
Kids are admitted to hospital for all sorts of reasons, but there's one kind of sickness that unites them all: homesickness. And Australia is coming together to try to beat…
Orthopaedic Robot a Queensland public hospital first!
Thanks to $2 million in funding through The Common Good, The Prince Charles Hospital will be the first in Queensland to offer this technology to public patients.
World-first project to improve ICU environment
The patient’s experience will be at the centre of an innovative bed space design, or ‘Cocoon’, that infuses technology and personalised medicine with best practice architectural and engineering solutions.
Most of us don’t think twice about eating a piece of toast in the morning, however for 1 in 70 Australians with coeliac disease this is simply not an option.…
Sterling is just 10 years old. He has a dream – to find a cure to Dementia. The search for a solution is underway, and researchers working with The Common…
Making more hearts available for transplant
There is a desperate need for more hearts to be able to be transplanted for the thousands of patients in need every year.