Posts by VIVA! Communications
Crowdsourcing participants for genetic research – Australia’s Science Channel
VIVA! Communications wishes to thank Australia’s Science Channel for producing a fab video highlighting the importance of crowdsourcing for recruiting volunteers to the Australian arm of the world’s largest Genetics of Depression Study to date. Watch here: See more from the Australia Science Channel here.
Read MoreScientists seeking Australian volunteers for groundbreaking genetics of depression study – April 3, 2017
Next Tuesday, April 4, 2017, Australian scientists will call for adults who have been treated for clinical depression, to volunteer for the world’s largest and most rigorous genetic investigation into the illness to date. The Australian Genetics of Depression Study is the local arm of a groundbreaking international scientific collaboration designed to detect genetic factors…
Read MorePutting the Global back into GLOBALHealthPR – How health is done in other countries
As part of GLOBALHealthPR, VIVA! Communications is all about recognising that health and healthcare mean different things depending on where you come from. We took the time to chat to five other health workers to ask them five questions about what healthcare means to them in their country. This month we started with our old…
Read MoreDavid, 62 Banking manager & married father-of-three who has experienced influenza on multiple occasions, CANBERRA
Banking manager and married father-of-three, David, 62, Canberra, enjoys bush walking, fitness, and watching sports in his spare time. Given his busy professional and personal life, David cannot afford to fall ill. Over the past decade however, David has contracted the flu on many occasions, which has led to numerous days off work due to…
Read MoreHeather, 59 Volunteer & mother-of-two who was struck down by influenza for a fortnight, MELBOURNE
Community volunteer, mother-to-two adult children and “diehard Collingwood supporter” who was awarded a State medal for her bravery during the ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires of 2009, Heather, 59, Melbourne, enjoys the simple things in life, such as gardening, jigsaw puzzles and good coffee. For years, Heather had a clean bill of health, until she contracted the…
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