Articles tagged health research (9)
$250,000 research grant now open for GPs
Medibank and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) have come together to fund a new $250,000 research grant for GPs. Expressions of interest close 4 April 2025.
27 March 2025
Continuing to support health research in Australia
I’m pleased to share Health Research at Medibank 2024, a showcase of the research we supported in 2024.
3 March 2025
Calling all GPs: $250,000 digital health grant
Medibank and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) have joined together to launch a $250,000 grant to fund research into digital health in primary care.
7 March 2023
Supporting Australian health research
Today we have released the Health Research at Medibank 2022 report, highlighting our support of vital work across the Australian health research sector.
1 March 2023
Eat your vegetables
A new report from the Fruit and Vegetable Consortium, partnered by Medibank, found that eating behaviours of Australians worsened during the pandemic and calls for a national behaviour change strategy to lift vegetable consumption.
11 October 2022
Research key to our world-class health system
One positive outcome of the COVID pandemic is an exponential increase in recognition and appreciation for our nation’s researchers and scientists.
16 February 2022
Health research at Medibank: Simple physical activity can have a ripple effect for osteoarthritis
New research from the University of Tasmania, sponsored by Medibank, found better health outcomes could be achieved for Australians with knee osteoarthritis through simple, cost-effective measures rather than invasive and sometimes debilitating surgery.
18 May 2021
Swinburne and Medibank extend first-of-its-kind partnership
Swinburne and Medibank have renewed their three-year partnership to continue providing an integrated health services offering to the Swinburne community.
31 March 2021
Connection, community and care: addressing loneliness could prevent other health issues
Medibank is working on a long-term approach to help address one of Australia’s growing but least understood health concerns – loneliness. A new report, sponsored by our Better Health Foundation, calls for a national plan of action to address the challenge.
22 February 2021