Menopause and mental illness – it is a thing!
A series of papers in a prominent medical journal claiming menopause is being over-medicalised has set the cat among the pigeons in one of the most debated areas of women’s health. Read More...
Features
The business of sleep
As the science of sleep develops, so, too, do the business opportunities and the confusions and pitfalls of what works. Read More...
Hope for a slowdown of mesothelioma
As a disease that is incurable and deadly, mesothelioma is rarely a good news story, but two initiatives originating out of Perth offer some optimism. Read More...
A cure for peripheral artery disease?
Excitement is palpable among Harry Perkins Institute researchers as they progress the approval stages of a drug that may have the damaging peripheral artery disease on the run. Read More...
Aligning robots and business with surgical precision
With the Da Vinci robotic surgery unit recently celebrating its 20th anniversary in Australia, Medical Forum talks to one expert on issues preventing wider use of medical robots. Read More...
Perth family’s pain relief for doctors
Medical Forum editor Cathy O’Leary first spoke to retired car dealer Geoff Churack in 2013, when he boldly put up $1 million to better equip WA doctors to help patients struggling with chronic pain. Now, a decade later, he has just made one of the biggest donations of its kind in Australia, to keep this education going permanently. Read More...
The little doctor who grew into his boots
The cheeriest of optimists, oncologist Dr Sanjay Mukhedkar sees the glass half full, even in the grimmest of times. Read More...
Superhero viruses, AI and the final phage
Two big changes in different fields of technology stand poised to radically impact global health. One of them – the artificial intelligence revolution – could hold the key to help counter the other – the alarming spike in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Read More...