by Sarah Keenihan | 3 Apr, 2025 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, GP News, Our People, Podcast, RAH, TQEH
CALHN Our People Season 2 Episode 3 As a former GP, Dr Caitlin Sum knows how busy it gets in general practise clinics. In her current role as GP Integration Officer, she’s able to help. Along with colleagues based at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Caitlin...
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 | 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 | 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 | 18 Feb, 2025 | Articles, Community, RAH, TQEH
Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) is marking 60 years since Australia’s first successful kidney transplant was performed at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) in Woodville South, South Australia. The landmark surgery on 21 February 1965 involved a man...
