Gene therapy changes the conversation
The advent of gene therapy to treat spinal muscular atrophy is a major milestone with the potential to revolutionise treatment for some rare neurological conditions. Read More...
Features
Perth hosts the games of life
In Australia, there are about 1800 people waitlisted for a life-saving transplant. Another 12,000 people are on dialysis who could benefit from a kidney transplant. Read More...
Transgender perspectives
For many doctors, transgender health was not part of their medical training, so they need resources to come up to speed.
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Bulk billing – a relic of the past?
Few people would dispute that Medicare is no longer fit for purpose for either patients or doctors, and one of the major casualties is plummeting bulk billing rates, as Cathy O’Leary explains. Read More...
General practice is the key
WA’s chief medical officer Dr Simon Towler argues that a complete dependence on the medical model is flawed, and more needs to be done to better use GPs and embrace the role of allied health. Read More...
Feds give lung screening the green light
Lung cancer is Australia’s biggest cancer killer, often due to late diagnosis. But a federally funded screening program will offer hope when it comes to survival rates. Read More...
ADHD: not just the kids
With an estimated 800,000 people impacted by adult ADHD nationally, and a price tag of nearly $20 billion a year in social and economic costs, the proliferation of what is often considered a childhood condition has real consequences for society. Read More...
New training pathway for GPs
From this month, GP training officially moves back into the fold of Australia’s specialist medical colleges – the Royal Australia College of GPs and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine. Read More...