As Australia grapples with its mental health crisis, the parental experiences of fathers who suffer from mental illness will, for the first time, be the subject of a new study at Charles Sturt University.

Higher mortality and hospitalisation rates for heart failure in regional and rural NSW than in the Sydney metropolitan area has prompted further research into one of Australia’s leading causes of death.

Frailty is regarded as a knife-edge condition, like a waiter balancing an overloaded tray. As long as the tray stays balanced, it may be carried safely but if one plate falls off and the balance is upset, it is likely the plates will fall says Professor of Rural Pharmacy Patrick Ball from Charles Sturt University.

Health graduates at Charles Sturt University will see today as the beginning of a lifelong learning process if they are to be effective and successful health care professionals according to guest speaker at this morning's graduation ceremony, Professor John Daly.

More than one million dollars worth of Australian Research Council grants will be administered by Charles Sturt University from next year in a variety of new projects funded by the Federal Government.

Complementary medicine is now recognised as a $1 billion a year industry in Australia.

In an Australian first, a Professor of Rural Pharmacy has been appointed after the NSW Department of Health and Charles Sturt University (CSU) joined forces to address the shortages of pharmacists.

A Charles Sturt University (CSU) biomedical science lecturer has returned home after performing life-saving surgery in China.

In response to a media statement issued today by the NSW Nationals, Charles Sturt University (CSU) Dean of the Faculty of Health Studies, Professor Mark Burton wished to clarify some aspects of the statement.