Articles
When too much air stops lungs working properly
Emphysema is a debilitating lung condition that leaves patients feeling breathless and anxious. On face value you’d think lack of air is the problem – but in reality, emphysema-damaged lungs retain too much air. That’s why one of the approaches to treat emphysema...
One thousand treatment doses have made life better for 229 NETs patients
South Australia Medical Imaging (SAMI) at Central Adelaide Local Health Network is marking the delivery of the one thousandth dose of a specialised treatment used to treat patients with a rare form of cancer. Known as LuTate therapy, the treatment has been...
How ‘living guidelines’ improve healthcare for you – and your grandma
Just ask your grandmother: from vaccines to antibiotics and pain relief for childbirth, the health treatments you receive in 2024 are markedly different from those available in 1984. That’s because new approaches and medications are continually being developed, and...
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Videos
Preventing the revolving door of hospital readmissions with Dr Clementine Labrosciano
Video series: Translating Research In this episode, we hear from Dr Clementine Labrosciano about her research focussing on patients admitted to hospital after a heart attack.We learn that Dr Labrosciano is working to build a reliable way for doctors to support...
How research supports doctor-patient communication with Dr Matheesa Herath
Video series: Translating Research In this episode, we hear about research supporting effective communication between patients and doctors. We learn that Dr Herath and his colleagues are running a trial in hospital outpatient departments looking at a simple prompt...
How sensitive heart arteries cause chest pain with Associate Professor Rosanna Tavella
Video series: Translating Research In this episode, we hear about research that is helping patients with a type of chest pain known as angina. We learn that while most angina results from physical blockages in small blood vessels supplying the heart, in...
Podcasts
Going ‘below the belt’ for better health in men
Research Pulse podcast Season 3 Episode 1 Global data tell a clear story: on average, men die around five years earlier than women. Better management of diseases such as diabetes and depression could help -- but for this to happen, men need to seek health...
How passion and grit shape effective healthcare research
CALHN Our People Season 1 Episode 8 Associate Professor Liz Sutton is not your cookie-cutter health researcher. As Director of Research at Central Adelaide Local Health Network, she applies her diverse background and experience to guide effective healthcare on...
How experienced leadership guides wellbeing in healthcare professionals
CALHN Our People Season 1 Episode 7 Dr Maura Kenny says there's not a ‘one size fits all approach’ when addressing wellbeing challenges of an organisation and its people. That's because humans are complex. Workplaces are complex. Mental health is complex....
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