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Feedback sought for Australia’s first ASD guideline

Medical Forum·July 28, 2022

The draft of Australia’s first national guideline for supporting autistic children and their families has been downloaded more than 2,500 times since it was released for public feedback on July 18th. Read More...

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Australian’s drug and alcohol treatment: 2020-21

Medical Forum·July 28, 2022

The number of Australians accessing publicly funded drug and alcohol treatment programs remained steady as we entered the pandemic, with almost no change from 2019-20 through to 2020-21 according to the latest report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Read More...

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Antibiotic test breakthrough

Medical Forum·July 21, 2022

Perth researchers have made a global breakthrough by finding a way to fast-track the time it takes to identify a bacterial infection and treat the patient with the right antibiotics. Read More...

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Alzheimer’s gut link

Medical Forum·July 21, 2022

In another significant medical discovery in Perth, a team from Edith Cowan University has found that people with gut disorders may be at great risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Read More...

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COVID hangover

Medical Forum·July 21, 2022

Doctors are being urged to monitor for heart problems and diabetes in patients soon after they have had COVID. Read More...

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More help for end of life

Medical Forum·July 21, 2022

WA doctors will soon have access to updated resources to help them negotiate living wills with patients. Read More...

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Backlash over WA GP’s COVID sanctions

Medical Forum·July 21, 2022

Sanctions imposed on a WA GP over his COVID-19 social media posts have triggered a petition backing free speech for doctors. Read More...

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EXCLUSIVE: Perth has worst ambulance ramping day on record

Medical Forum·July 21, 2022

Ambulances were ramped outside Perth hospitals for a record 370 hours on Monday July 11 – the highest number for a single day in data going back more than five years. Read More...

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Features

Meet Professor Livia Hool – a champion of cardiac disease research and advocacy

Patient and clinician experiences collide In a Heartbeat

The new approaches needed to autism care in WA

Clinicals

Cervical disc replacements: the long-term evidence

Cardio-metabolic renal syndrome and cardiovascular disease risk

Managing cardiovascular disease in pregnancy

An overview of atrial fibrillation, what you need to know

Guest Columns

Screening for child abuse in rural WA emergency departments

The emotional side of money – how to avoid biases to become a better investor

Low iron among WA children – what doctors need to know

How to secure our future GP workforce – a student’s perspective

Lifestyle

Read all about the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival

Round out summer at Sculpture at Bathers

The iX1 BMW EV offers a different kind of turbocharge

Lights, camera, action! The Alliance Française French Film Festival is back

Medical Forum Weekly

Feedback sought for Australia’s first ASD guideline

Australian’s drug and alcohol treatment: 2020-21

Antibiotic test breakthrough

Alzheimer’s gut link

COVID hangover

More help for end of life

EXCLUSIVE: Perth has worst ambulance ramping day on record

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