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Lung cancer screening with Low Dose CT – ready, set…go?

Dr Conor Murray·April 14, 2021

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Australia, for both men and women, with new cases numbers rising each year. Lung cancer causes more deaths than breast, colorectal, and cervical cancers combined – cancers for which national population-based screening programs already exist. Read More...

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Cardiac manifestations and their evolving management in Covid-19

Dr Susan Kuruvilla·April 14, 2021

COVID-19 has taken centre stage amongst current medical challenges and now with the rollout of vaccines, the world wants to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Read More...

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Restless legs: the untold story

Dr Luke Matar·April 6, 2021

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a poorly understood but relatively common condition that increases in prevalence with age (5-15% incidence). RLS typically causes an uncontrollable urge to move the legs to reduce uncomfortable sensations. Symptoms most commonly appear shortly after laying down/resting at night. Read More...

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Anticoagulant therapy in patients with thrombocytopenia

Dr Simon Kavanagh·April 6, 2021

Anticoagulant therapy is used in a number of cardiovascular conditions including atrial fibrillation (AF) and prosthetic heart valves. Excess bleeding is the most common serious adverse effect of anticoagulant therapy, whether this be with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), unfractionated/low molecular weight heparins or warfarin. Read More...

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Temporomandibular joint disorders

Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen·March 5, 2021

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJD) is an umbrella term for a complex, multifactorial group of conditions. The most common types of TMJD include pain disorders related to the muscles of mastication: myalgia, arthralgia and headache (attributed to TMD); and disorders associated with the temporomandibular joints primarily due to disc displacements and osteoarthritis. Read More...

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Blended learning – digital transformation of medical education

Dr Ramya Raman·March 5, 2021

We are in a period of unprecedented disruptions – the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our sense of normality. Lockdowns aimed at ‘flattening’ the curve impact our lives, including the delivery of medical education in WA. Read More...

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Computer navigation in spine surgery

Dr Paul Taylor·March 5, 2021

“Low back pain and neck pain are the two largest causes of musculoskeletal disability” – Global Health Metrics, Lancet. 390, 2017 Read More...

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Metabolic health – can lifestyle measures really deliver?

Kirsty Woods·March 5, 2021

A recent US study defined metabolic health as having ideal levels of blood sugar, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, blood pressure and waist circumference without using medications. All will recognise these markers as key components of metabolic syndrome, where obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease are common, advanced metabolic end points. Read More...

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Clinical Articles

Lung cancer screening with Low Dose CT – ready, set…go?

Cardiac manifestations and their evolving management in Covid-19

Restless legs: the untold story

Anticoagulant therapy in patients with thrombocytopenia

Temporomandibular joint disorders

Blended learning – digital transformation of medical education

Computer navigation in spine surgery

Metabolic health – can lifestyle measures really deliver?

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