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 | 12 Mar, 2025 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, Podcast, Research, Research Pulse, TQEH
Research Pulse podcast Season 3 Episode 4 Has your doctor ever given you a ‘nature prescription’? It’s a written instruction to spend time in nature, and can create benefits such as improved mental health. But perhaps there’s more to the story. In this episode...
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...
by Sarah Keenihan | 4 Feb, 2025 | Articles, Community, GP News, integrated care, Research, TQEH
From forest walks to picnics on the grass, being outside in green spaces is good for our mental health. Indeed, doctors are now giving their patients nature prescriptions. But what about our physical bodies – do they respond to natural environments as well? Dr Jessica...
by Sarah Keenihan | 29 Jan, 2025 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Podcast, Research, Research Pulse, TQEH
Research Pulse podcast Season 3 Episode 3 Breasts attract a lot of attention in popular media – but one thing you can’t see when looking at breasts is whether they are dense or not. Breast density refers to the appearance of breasts on a mammogram. In...
