by Stephanie Baker | 28 Sep, 2020 | Community, RAH
South Australia’s new clinical toxicology service is improving care and reducing time in hospital for patients who experience poisoning or envenoming. Since the service was introduced at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in March, patients have been able to be seen...
by Stephanie Baker | 25 Sep, 2020 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, RAH, Research
When it comes to spinal cord injury – time is critical. That’s the overwhelming message of spinal surgeon Professor Brian Freeman’s research. Among all of the studies he is involved with, reducing the time from the accident scene to the operating theatre to within 8...
by Stephanie Baker | 25 Sep, 2020 | RAH, Research
A world-leading stroke trial investigating early “keyhole” brain surgery to treat acute intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), or bleeding into the brain, is about to move to the next phase. ICH makes up about 15 per cent of all strokes and is devastating; causing around...
by Stephanie Baker | 25 Sep, 2020 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, RAH, Research
Medical oncologist and research director Professor Michael Brown and his team running world-leading research into helping a patient’s own immune system fight cancer. Part of the research involves taking existing drugs and making them safer and more effective. In...
by Stephanie Baker | 25 Sep, 2020 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, RAH, Research
Proton therapy is a cutting-edge cancer treatment and the first treatment centre in the Southern Hemisphere is currently under construction in the Adelaide Biomedical Precinct. Completion of the Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research is three years...
by Stephanie Baker | 25 Sep, 2020 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, RAH
Patient Daniel Alexander and his partner Elaine are now contemplating a major celebration – a wedding, her 50th birthday and marking the successful transplant of his new kidney. When the 47-year-old salesman from Darwin got a call at 4am to tell him he had a match, he...
