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CDU pharmaceutical scientist Dr Nazim Nassar and RMIT biophysicist Professor Stefan Kasapis have filed an application in the US patent office for a new technology of a “gel-like casing” in an oral tablet form to deliver naturally occurring therapeutic proteins and vaccines.

Got a chronic disease and fear of needles? A prick-free natural alternative is on the horizon

A Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher is a step closer to replacing the needle to deliver drugs in the treatment of many chronic diseases. 

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Charles Darwin University (CDU) student paramedics put through their paces after “explosion”.

CDU student paramedics tested in a simulated explosion

Charles Darwin University (CDU) paramedic students were put through their paces in a real-life scenario that included the sights and sounds they would expect while responding to emergencies.

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Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Associate Professor - Pharmacy Heather Volk said the Master of Pharmacy was attracting rural and remote students from around Australia.

New course tackling critical health professional shortages

A new Charles Darwin University (CDU) course launched this year is helping to address critical health workforce shortages in rural and remote areas of Australia.

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CDU Menzies School of Medicine clinical Professor David Mitchell said the study explored the psychological impact of supervised quarantine for COVID-19.

People quarantined at NT’s COVID-19 facility suffered low psychological distress, report finds

The psychological distress of people in Northern Territory’s COVID-19 quarantine facility was low because those in the facility realised its importance in controlling the pandemic, according to a Charles Darwin University (CDU) study.

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CDU Paramedicine Lecturer Amy McCaffrey in the new paramedicine facility.

Award-winning paramedic shines at CDU Open Day

Working at the busy intersection of education, primary healthcare, emergency medical services and public health, Amy McCaffrey is an inspirational figure.

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Twelve students will participate in Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) HEA582 Neonatal/Paediatric Retrieval Clinical Residential at the Casuarina campus this week.

Three-day intensive focuses on critical aeromedical training

Aeromedical students from across Australia will come together this week at Charles Darwin University's Casuarina campus for an intensive simulation on neonatal and paediatric retrievals.

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Students gathered at the Better Health Futures Symposium.

Health workforce lift for NT in Alice Springs

Finding solutions to the dire challenges facing the health workforce in rural and remote areas to better support Territorians, particularly First Nations people, is the focus of a Symposium at the Convention Centre in Alice Springs today (Friday, 31 March).

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Axe-throwing movement is under the microscope to understand how the body moves during three professional axe-throwing techniques.

What happens to your body when you throw an axe?

With axe throwing growing and elite competition booming, a Charles Darwin University (CDU) sports scientist is looking at how the three most common throwing techniques impact the body.

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Axe-throwing movement is under the microscope to understand how the body moves during three professional axe-throwing techniques.

What happens to your body when you throw an axe?

With axe throwing growing and elite competition booming, a Charles Darwin University (CDU) sports scientist is looking at how the three most common throwing techniques impact the body.

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A Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher has called for changes to lengthy student placements in higher education.

CDU researcher calls for change to lift heavy burdens of student placements

A Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher has called for changes to lengthy, unpaid work placements in higher education, which she says are causing students to choose between their qualifications and other life responsibilities.

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