Women miss out on specialist heart attack treatment
A STARK difference in treatment for women who suffer a serious type of heart attack revealed by Adelaide researchers has left experts “perplexed”.
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Life-changing hope with transplant first at the RAH
PANCREAS transplants will start at the Royal Adelaide Hospital as early as this month, offering life-changing hope to diabetic patients suffering severe complications.
Your triple-0 call may now go to a GP
SOME triple-0 calls assessed as non-urgent will soon be referred to a GP instead — to free up South Australian ambulances for genuine emergencies.
Repat ‘halfway house’ moves under way
HEALTH Minister Stephen Wade is preparing for a round of community consultations on what to do with the Repatriation General Hospital site — and our poll could help in the process.
Riviera respite for RAH patients
CAREFULLY selected patients at the $2.4 billion, 800-bed Royal Adelaide Hospital will be housed across North Tce at the Adelaide Riviera Hotel, as the beleaguered health system looks for ways to free up capacity.
Winter crisis: ‘We’re now at 177pc capacity’
A FLURRY of internal memos shows the concern of senior doctors about the “escalating” crush in our hospital Emergency Departments this week — with one major hospital reaching a point of “dangerous overcrowding” with “no further resuscitation capacity”.
Rare cancer treatment boost for SA patients
FEDERAL funding will make precision, targeted treatment for rare cancers available in South Australia saving patients the stress of travelling to Sydney for clinical trials based on their DNA.
Adelaide’s hospital EDs full — again
HOSPITAL emergency departments are full as demand overwhelms supply and EDs are jammed with dozens of people who have been treated and are waiting for ward beds.
The man without a pulse who carries his heart in his hands
GRAEME Klemm’s heart is powered by an implanted electromechancial device running off two batteries he carries in an external bag while he waits on the heart transplant list.
RAH doctors fear ED crowding will lead to deaths
NEW national data showing conditions “deteriorating” at the $2.4 billion Royal Adelaide Hospital emergency department has prompted a warning from doctors of increased risks of errors and avoidable deaths.
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