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Assessing life expectancy for voluntary assisted dying may prove challenging

26 July 2022 -
A challenging task for doctors. Doctors determining a person's eligibility for voluntary assisted dying must assess life expectancy which is an 'inherently uncertain and imprecise' task made more difficult by ... Dr Sharon Nahm, a medical oncologist and
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/07/25/assessing-life-expectancy-for-voluntary-assisted-dying-may-prove.html
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Crushing consequences of housing crisis laid bare

21 August 2024 -
Crushing consequences of housing crisis laid bare. 21 August 2024. People’s Commission final report. ... The People’s Commission offers the federal government solutions to make housing in Australia more secure and more affordable.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/08/21/crushing-consequences-of-housing-crisis-laid-bare.html
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Tips for Dementia and COVID-19 - Brain and Mind Centre

11 November 2020 -
The Brain and Mind Centre’s Ageing and Neurodegeneration team’s guide to supporting someone living with dementia through COVID-19.
www.sydney.edu.au/brain-mind/news-and-events/news/tips-for-dementia-and-covid-19.html
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Introducing SEI’s Communities on the Frontline series

8 December 2022 -
Introducing SEI’s Communities on the Frontline series. 5 April 2022. Transitioning from Fossil Fuels in Australia. ... Weaving together several SEI research projects, this new series hears from communities at the centre of Australia’s shifting energy
www.sydney.edu.au/sydney-environment-institute/news/2022/04/05/introducing-sei-s-communities-on-the-frontline-series.html
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Whooping cough can be deadly for young babies. Vaccination is our best defence

9 August 2024 -
Most recently, Western Australia has reported a surge, highest in the state’s south-west. ... It’s essential pregnant women and parents ensure they and their children are up to date with routine vaccinations.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/08/08/whooping-cough-can-be-deadly-for-young-babies--vaccination-is-ou.html
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Breakthrough dog surgery performed for first time in Australia

28 March 2022 -
The operation was a success and promises to extend Prince’s life by many years. ... Dr Uechi’s team will continue to liaise with the University of Sydney’s veterinary surgeons, and to visit the University in 2018.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/11/15/breakthrough-dog-surgery-performed-for-first-time-in-australia.html
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Playable sculpture brings community together

23 May 2023 -
Playable sculpture brings community together. 23 May 2023. Sanne Mestrom’s new work The Secret. ... It’s a sculpture that can be played on, crawled through and sat upon.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/05/23/playable-sculpture-brings-community-together.html
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Attracting the world's top students with our law scholarships

29 March 2022 -
Attracting the world's top students with our law scholarships. Undergraduate, juris doctor and postgraduate scholarships. ... Sydney Law School offers over half a million dollars of law scholarships to attract the world's best students and support career
www.sydney.edu.au/law/news-and-events/news/2020/09/16/attracting-the-worlds-top-students-with-our-law-scholarships.html
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can novels help us reckon with climate change

24 March 2023 -
Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas (2004) and Proulx’s Barkskins (2016) are chunky novels. ... In line with this critique, Burgmann’s novel often tells rather than shows.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/03/24/can-novels-help-us-reckon-with-climate-change.html