{"results":[{"title":"Funding boosts trials of innovative breast cancer imaging technology","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/breast-cancer-detection-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/funding-boosts-trials-of-innovative-breast-cancer-imaging-technology","publisheddate":"2026-02-13","summary":"
Perth-based medtech innovator OncoRes Medical has secured $27 million in private funding, which will help progress clinical trials in breast cancer surgery using its world-class precision imaging technology.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Innovative projects funded to improve health outcomes","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/ideas-grants-2025-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/january/innovative-projects-funded-to-improve-health-outcomes","publisheddate":"2026-01-14","summary":"
Research to improve outcomes for transplant patients, identify osteoporosis risk, protect and strengthen bones and prevent the spread of the bacterial infection Strep A have received Federal funding.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"US-approved drug to improve quality of life for people with rare conditionn","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/fda-approved-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/us-approved-drug-to-improve-quality-of-life-for-people-with-rare-condition","publisheddate":"2025-11-27","summary":"
For the first time a drug to treat adult patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), a severe and rare condition that leads to extremely high level of blood fats called triglycerides, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Healthy communities need healthy doctors","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/rcswadr-emma-griffiths--steve-pratt-944x522.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/healthy-communities-need-healthy-doctors","publisheddate":"2025-11-25","summary":"
Researchers from the Rural Clinical School of WA are surveying rural doctors across the State about how they access healthcare for themselves and their families.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Panel to explore latest research into extending our healthspan","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/healthspan-panel-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/panel-to-explore-latest-research-into-extending-our-healthspan","publisheddate":"2025-11-20","summary":"
The results of an Australian-first study investigating the effect of weight loss drugs combined with exercise will be the focus of two free events at The University of Western Australia next week.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Near Miss Awards helping to hit health targets","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/near-miss-awards-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/near-miss-awards-helping-to-hit-health-targets","publisheddate":"2025-11-18","summary":"
Innovative health projects at The University of Western Australia investigating immune cells, air pollutants, cancer detection and treatment, respiratory viruses, healthcare delivery, neurological disorders and cardiovascular disease have been boosted by grants from the State Government.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Seed funding supports exciting medtech innovation","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/fhri-seed-funding-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/seed-funding-supports-exciting-medtech-innovation","publisheddate":"2025-11-10","summary":"
Eight researchers connected with The University of Western Australia have received valuable WA Government seed funding to help them pursue innovative start-up projects covering diverse health issues including heart health, cystic fibrosis and orthopaedic surgery.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Marshall Centre for Infectious Diseases"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Frontier technologies"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Surgery"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Home Page"}]},{"title":"UWA research recognised in Innovator of the Year Awards","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/innovator-awards-2025-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/uwa-research-recognised-in-innovator-of-the-year-awards","publisheddate":"2025-11-07","summary":"
Companies developing a new treatment for insulin resistance and a medication-assisted therapy program for post-traumatic stress disorder have been recognised with 2025 WA Innovators of the Year Awards.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Molecular Sciences"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Pharmacy"}]},{"title":"PM Science Prize for UWA innovator","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/pm-prize-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/pm-science-prize-for-uwa-innovator","publisheddate":"2025-11-05","summary":"
An Adjunct Research Fellow and PhD alumnus from The University of Western Australia and the UWA-affiliated Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research has won a 2025 Prime Minister’s Science Prize for two novel medical inventions that are making healthcare more affordable and accessible.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"STEM"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Oceans Institute"},{"title":"Resilient environment and climate change"},{"title":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"title":"Science and Environment"},{"title":"Environment"}]},{"title":"Study shows world-first Australian preterm birth prevention program is working","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/preterm-study-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/study-shows-world-first-australian-preterm-birth-prevention-program-is-working","publisheddate":"2025-10-29","summary":"
New data has shown that a world-first initiative to reduce preterm births in Australia has led to a significant decrease in rates of potentially harmful early birth and improved pregnancy outcomes for women across the country. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]}]}