Doctor shopping tool needs “common sense”
Real-time script monitoring has finally reached WA and doctor groups are cautiously optimistic it will achieve its goal to stop doctor shopping. Read More...
Features
Compassionate fertility
Fertility specialist Dr Tamara Hunter came to medicine as a mature-age student and has used both her previous profession and becoming a mother later in life to inform her holistic care. Read More...
Chronic disease or lifestyle choice – weighing up the use of medication
As the incidence of diabetes grows in the community, attention is turning to obesity as one of the causes and what weight-loss therapies can be applied. Read More...
Let’s talk about menopause
Once known as the change of life, menopause remains a neglected and misunderstood period in a woman’s life. Cathy O’Leary looks at efforts being made to normalise the conversation and better support women. Read More...
Blood works
One in three Australians will rely on blood donation at some point in their lifetime. With a shortfall of donors to meet the high demand, it is hoped recent eligibility changes will turn that around. Read More...
Trailblazers in health recognised
Two trail-blazing women working in the health sector – one a plastic surgeon and the other an Aboriginal health worker – have been inducted into the Western Australian Women’s Hall of Fame. Read More...
A helping hand for Ukraine
A small Perth-based telehealth company has been playing an unlikely role in humanitarian efforts to link displaced Ukrainians with doctors around the world, as Cathy O’Leary explains. Read More...
Tucking into plastic surgery
Working in both emergency and aesthetic plastic surgery has given Dr Anh Nguyen balance and insight into the prejudices against the latter type of work. Read More...