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Improving the oral health of older people
SA Dental Service is partnering on a project to improve oral healthcare for older people admitted to hospital.
Oral health...
Recoup around the campfire – ED getaway
In the fast paced and high-stakes environment of working in the emergency department – and particular during a pandemic -...
International partnership to help young cancer patients
In an Australian first, young South Australian cancer patients will soon have access to a renowned international registry, which will...
Australian-first 3D-printed polymer breastbone procedure
Surgeons at the Royal Adelaide Hospital have successfully performed an Australian-first procedure implanting a 3D-printed polymer breastbone in a patient....
Global webinars provide invaluable learnings through pandemic
During the pandemic, Central Adelaide Local Health Network surgeons have connected with colleagues interstate and around the world to share...
Trial partnering mental health clinicians with police
Mental health clinicians are being based in the SA Police communications room in trial to better support mental health consumers...
World-leading research into new diabetes drug
Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) researchers are leading ground-breaking research into the complications caused by a new and commonly...
More CALHN nurses help Victoria’s COVID-19 outbreak
Knowing the risks, eight of our nurses have stepped up as part of the first SA contingent to head...
Rehab services to relocate to the thriving Repat Health Precinct
A new 48-bed facility, with a purpose-built rehabilitation gymnasium, café and town square – that’s what spinal cord injury and...
Central Adelaide LHN’s Pain Management Unit provides multidisciplinary approach to treating patients with chronic pain
CALHN’s Pain Management Unit treats around 1700 new outpatients each year with 10-15 per cent of referrals coming from patients...
Australian first kidney and pancreas transplant for Type-2 diabetes patient
A young patient with Type-2 diabetes has had his life transformed after undergoing an Australian-first double transplant surgery of both...
Students spend hours hand-making roses to thank healthcare workers
Inspired by the work of medical professionals responding to the pandemic, a group of medical students and high school students...
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