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Central Adelaide nurses in the running for SA’s top awards
Finalists in the SA Health Nursing and Midwifery Awards 2025 have been announced – and we’re delighted to see four nominations from Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) in the mix. This year the judges received a record number of applicants from the...
Feeling confused or anxious about breast density? Research can help
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 this...
AI may help doctors identify hidden risk factors for breast cancer
Breast density expert Associate Professor Wendy Ingman says artificial intelligence (AI) will play an increasingly important role in identifying women at high risk for breast cancer. In a recent perspective article in the medical journal Trends in Cancer, A/Prof...
BreastScreen SA achieves a record 100,000 screens in one year
For the first time ever, BreastScreen SA has performed more than 100,000 mammograms in one year. Forty-four-year-old Melissa from Marion underwent the milestone mammogram while getting her first ever screen at the Marion Clinic. "I was a bit nervous because you...
The technology revolution solving medical mysteries for families
Research Pulse podcast Season 3 Episode 2 Genes are the blueprint for life, acting as a biological instruction manual to build all the components and processes that allow our amazing bodies to function. Recent decades have seen an explosion in the techniques...
Debunking myths and improving health for hard of hearing South Australians
An innovative, Australian-first training approach aims to transform the healthcare experience for Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing South Australians, with the program now in place at Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN). Launched on December 3 2024,...
Snapshot: CALHN Annual Summary 2023-2024
Each year the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) produces a Snapshot document containing highlights of the year’s activities. This year’s summary features examples of our world-class care and research, plus innovative projects improving patient safety...
When too much air stops lungs working properly
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...
Going ‘below the belt’ for better health in men
Research Pulse podcast Season 3 Episode 1 Global data tell a clear story: on average, men die around five years earlier than women. Better management of diseases such as diabetes and depression could help -- but for this to happen, men need to seek health...
One thousand treatment doses have made life better for 229 NETs patients
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...
How ‘living guidelines’ improve healthcare for you – and your grandma
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...
New treatments for incurable cancers: playing the long game
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...
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