WA Health COVID-19 response
The nuts and bolts of the Western Australian Department of Health's response to COVID-19. Read More...
Clinical Articles
Is the Mediterranean Diet good for fertility and pregnancy?
There is strong evidence that the Mediterranean Diet (MD), a primarily plant, whole food, egg, poultry and fish based diet, has many health benefits. Early research has found that the diet has a protective effect for cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers. Read More...
Gastrostomy can help children with intellectual disability
Children with intellectual disability who underwent gastrostomy experienced fewer all-cause hospitalisations, including fewer hospitalisations for epilepsy, than before undergoing gastrostomy. Read More...
The New CST: When Medicare doesn’t come to the party
We are now two years into the new cervical screening test and it has been mostly smooth sailing. However, there are a few areas where there are episodes which are rejected by Medicare resulting in private billing and a cost to the patient. Read More...
Is there a link between oral health and cardiovascular health?
There has long been conflicting data on the association between oral health (namely periodontal disease/periodontitis) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). A number of chronic infectious, inflammatory and immune diseases are associated, with significantly higher risk of adverse CVD events including periodontitis. Read More...
Treatment of angina – tips and tricks
Historically, angina was frequently treated by percutaneous intervention. Now, after excluding high-grade disease by CT Coronary Angiography (CTCA), chest pain clinics are more likely to recommend medical therapy in the first instance. Consequently, patients are more likely to need GP input in managing anti-anginals. Read More...
Management of frequent monomorphic ventricular ectopic beats
Ventricular ectopic beats (VEBs) are common. Frequent (>60/hr or 1/min) in healthy subjects has an estimated prevalence of one to four percent in the general population. Over 10 percent on a Holter monitor is considered a high VEB burden. Monomorphic VEBs represent a focal arrhythmia arising from a single site. Generally, individuals with frequent monomorphic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) have a benign clinical course. A portion have bothersome symptoms cardiomyopathy can develop in a minority of cases. Read More...
Juggling renal and CVD management
It has been repeatedly demonstrated that patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than the general population. They also experience more severe CVD. The risks escalate as stages of CKD advance. Read More...