Life comes full circle
When Dr Shyamsundar Muthuramalingam joined a clinical trial in 2018 as a person living with kidney disease, he could not have imagined that years later he would be working in a regional health service conducting that same trial.
“Nra:gi Ya:yun”: First Nations Teletrial puts culture and community at the centre of diabetes
Across Australia, Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome continue to disproportionately impact First Nations communities. But in Murray Bridge, something different is happening. ‘Nra:gi Ya:yun’ – meaning healthy foods, is a community-led teletrial co-designed with the community. This is more than a clinical trial. It’s a new way forward, where research is led by the community, grounded in culture, and designed to create lasting change. ‘Nra:gi Ya:yun’ shows what’s possible when innovation and tradition come together to improve health outcomes for First Nations people.
Teletrials reach Australia’s most remote patients
Cancer patients living in Queensland’s furthest corners can now participate in potentially ground-breaking clinical trials of new therapies thanks to teletrials.