by Sarah Keenihan | 21 Nov, 2024 | Articles, clinical trial, GP News, RAH, Research
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...
by Sarah Keenihan | 13 Nov, 2024 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, SAMI, TQEH
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 delivered...
by Sarah Keenihan | 5 Nov, 2024 | Articles, Research, TQEH
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...
by Sarah Keenihan | 29 Oct, 2024 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, RAH, Research
Making progress on treatments for deadly cancers requires years of commitment, innovation and funding. Professor Michael Brown and Dr Tessa Gargett from Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) report two promising outcomes related to their team’s work developing...
by Sarah Keenihan | 23 Oct, 2024 | Allied Health, Articles, awards, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Events, RAH, Research, TQEH
A buzz of collaboration and connection filled Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) last week, with more than 400 attendees taking part in CALHN’s inaugural Research Exchange. Over October 14-18, an enthusiastic crowd of researchers, clinicians, clinical...
by Sarah Keenihan | 10 Oct, 2024 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, RAH
It’s sometimes called a ‘royal disease’ – but the bleeding disorder haemophilia occurs across all levels of society. Around 3000 Australian adults have haemophilia, 289 of whom live in South Australia. Yu-hsuan (known as Yoshi) is Haemophilia Nurse Consultant at the...
