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Three years on from Glenn’s world-first burns treatment with a polymer-based laboratory grown skin
Glenn received a life-saving transplant of his own laboratory-grown skin in 2018 after being admitted to the RAH with burns to 95 per cent of his body as a result of a house fire. Researchers at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) Burns Unit have now published a...
New study lays foundation for a cure to diabetes
Central Adelaide researchers have published game-changing data that’s paving the way for a potential cure for type 1 diabetes. The new study documents the success of a revolutionary new method which involves implanting insulin-producing islet cells into an...
Making the move to adult health services easier for young people with inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) are looking at ways to make the transition from childhood to adult health services smoother for adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease. A drastic change As a 17-year-old, Amelia found the sudden change...
Size of nursing workforce has a major influence on worldwide life expectancy
Adelaide researchers have found that the size of a population’s nursing workforce at the time of someone’s birth is a major influence on their life expectancy. Second only to how wealthy a population is, the size of a nursing workforce appears to have a greater...
1000 patient milestone for Central Adelaide’s Geriatric in the Home service
A Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) service is helping older people remain at home while ensuring they continue to receive a high standard of care. Integrated Care’s Geriatric in the Home (GITH) service helps provide care to older people in their...
Central Adelaide’s Spinal Virtual Clinic: providing timely care for back pain
Wait times for patients with back pain have been cut from years to weeks thanks to a new virtual solution at the Spinal Assessment Clinic at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Several measures including the addition of a “Spinal Virtual Clinic” has helped extinguish a...
Delivering healthcare equity for our community
On 8th March 2023, Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) is recognising International Women’s Day (IWD) by celebrating the vital role our staff have in improving women’s health. We asked some of Central Adelaide nursing, medical and project staff for their...
World-class care and world-class research underpin Royal Adelaide Hospital ranking increase
Central Adelaide Local Health Network’s vision to be a globally recognised healthcare service was boosted this week, with the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) consolidating its place among the top 15 hospitals in Australia, following the release of 2023’s World's Best...
Reassuring mums about pregnancy after kidney transplant
Research Pulse podcast Season 2 Episode 1 Parenthood is an important life goal for some people. But for women who have received a kidney transplant, concerns about safety have made planning for parenthood full of uncertainty. In this episode, we speak to...
RAH investigators leading the way with advanced radiotherapy treatment for pancreatic cancer
Radiation oncologists at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) are leading the way with advanced radiotherapy treatments for pancreatic cancer. The AGITG MASTERPLAN study, coordinated by the NHMRC clinical trials centre at the University of Sydney, is testing the...
Kidney disease with Clinical Associate Professor Shilpa Jesudason
Video series: Ask the Expert In this episode we ask, kidney specialist and researcher, Clinical Associate Professor Shilpa Jesudason, common questions about kidney disease. We learn about: what the kidneys do what kidney disease is signs and symptoms of kidney...
Integrating patient voices into healthcare
Speaking to Central Adelaide clinicians at a recent forum, Professor John Spertus outlined some of the evidence supporting the benefits of using capturing patient reported outcomes which can help clinicians in many ways. Focussing on what matters most to patients ...
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