by Sarah Keenihan | 25 Mar, 2025 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, RAH, Research, TQEH
Have you ever felt off-colour and explained it away as “oh, it’s just my hormones”? Hormone fluctuations are linked with a whole range of health experiences. But while hormone levels do naturally vary over time, significant disruption in hormones can...
by Sarah Keenihan | 21 Mar, 2025 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, SA Pharmacy
Having and using the right medicines at the right time is a vital aspect of healthcare. Beyond medicines supply, it’s vital to support patients so they understand how to safety and effectively use their medicines. SA Health’s Closing the Gap Medicines Access Program...
by Sarah Keenihan | 20 Mar, 2025 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, RAH
CALHN’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing Hub provides Ngangkaṟi traditional healing as an organisation-wide service. Originating in the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, Ngangkaṟi services are delivered by Aboriginal...
by Sarah Keenihan | 19 Mar, 2025 | Articles, awards, Community, TQEH
In Australia, cervical cancer is now highly preventable and treatable, thanks to a national vaccination program (HVP) and early detection with cervical screening tests. However, gaps still exist in who is affected by cervical cancer in Australia. Aboriginal and Torres...
by Sarah Keenihan | 25 Feb, 2025 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Research, TQEH
Next time you have a meal, just stop and ponder for a minute. You take a bite, chew and swallow. You feel the food move down your throat, then seemingly disappear. What happens next? Without conscious effort, the food continues to make its way towards your stomach,...
by Sarah Keenihan | 19 Feb, 2025 | Articles, clinical trial, RAH, Research
Becoming the first person in the world to participate in an international clinical cancer trial is no small feat. On 29 January 2025 Mr Iliano Puccini became one such person, when persistent solid cancer tumours led his oncologist to recommend him as study patient...
