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What is thrombocytopenia, the rare blood condition possibly linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine?

8 April 2021

The government has asked Australia’s medical and vaccine regulators to urgently consider the European Medicines Agency’s finding of a possible link between the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID vaccine and rare blood clots.

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Estate of prestigious neurologist funds vital VU research

30 March 2021

Researchers from VU’s Institute for Health & Sport (IHES) have received a grant from the estate of US neurologist Dr Charles A Bonsett that will fund a year of research into treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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Political cabaret looks at key event in Aboriginal history

30 March 2021

Victoria University is proud to support the Northlands Collective Mob to mark a landmark moment in Australian history: a fight to save a secondary college known for embracing Indigenous ways of learning and knowing.

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