LET’S ATTACK
Heart Disease
Every
12 mins
one Australian dies from Cardiovascular Disease
It’s the leading cause
of death
worldwide
$48 = 1hr
of research time
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Our risk of heart disease can be reduced through a number of lifestyle factors including maintaining a healthy weight, regular exercise and eating a healthy diet.
Denise drives donations for cause close to her heart
In 2023, Denise will participate in her second Australian Unity Tour de Brisbane. She’ll take on the ride for the second time to support transplant research.
Over Thirty Lives Saved Due To Transplant Revolution
The Prince Charles Hospital’s Critical Care Research Group is revolutionising the way donated organs are transported, addressing one of the major challenges facing the transplant field.
Echocardiography is used to identify a range of heart conditions including those to do with how the heart and its valves function. Learn more.
Lite n 'Easy joins The Common Good
Lite n’ Easy will make a donation to The Common Good on behalf of customers who restart their Lite n’ Easy healthy meal delivery service between now and April 3.
21-year-old heart transplant recipient Zac Esso is back in training for Tour de Brisbane following a very generous gift from The Common Good partner CUA.
Your support is the glue that keeps this lab alive
Walk into the laboratory of the Cardiovascular Molecular and Therapeutics Translational Group and you’ll feel as if you’ve crossed into a unique and exciting dimension of science. Pipes and pumps,…
Optimising medication dosage for bypass patients
While any surgery is a physical shock to the body, major surgeries such as open heart and transplant are some of the most traumatic with the longest recoveries. Amazingly, although…
Technology driving healthcare forward
When thinking of mechanical engineering you’d be forgiven for automatically picturing cars, trucks and heavy machinery engines rather than devices used to save lives, and that is exactly where Clayton…