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Booster program expanded as mandates relaxed

Medical Forum·June 2, 2022

West Australians with complex, chronic or severe medical conditions and people with a disability are now eligible to receive a winter booster dose of COVID vaccine thanks to new advice from ATAGI. Read More...

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Free flu vaccines for WA

Medical Forum·June 2, 2022

All Western Australians are now eligible for a free flu vaccine in June and with winter fast approaching, the state government is encouraging people to roll up their sleeves. Read More...

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Monkeypox in Australia

Medical Forum·May 26, 2022

Monkeypox officially touched down in Australia last week and while experts say that there is no need for panic, the public health importance of the virus should not be underestimated - its close cousin Smallpox killed more than 500 million people during the 1900s. Read More...

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ICM shortage

Medical Forum·May 26, 2022

With nearly 80% of the world’s supply of iodinated contrast media produced in Shanghai, the Chinese government’s decision on March 31 to plunge the city into lockdown significantly disrupted global supplies of the imaging medium. Read More...

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New cancer vaccine design

Medical Forum·May 26, 2022

A new type of cancer vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective in mice and monkeys during a preliminary study from the US, which found the inoculation is able to defeat the ability of some cancers to avoid vaccine induced immune attacks. Read More...

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Latest long-COVID research

Medical Forum·May 26, 2022

A new study from the American College of Physicians finds that many people report “long-COVID” after recovery from acute cases, and that the causes of these persistent symptoms are still unclear - even after comprehensive patient evaluations. Read More...

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Sports stars working out to curb depression

Medical Forum·May 26, 2022

Two Indigenous sports stars are helping to put the spotlight on the disproportionately high number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men who suffer from depression and die by suicide. Read More...

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Medicinal cannabis for ASD

Medical Forum·May 26, 2022

New trial results from an Australian-based bio-pharmaceutical company demonstrate that almost 70% of patients with autism demonstrated improvements while using a medicinal cannabis product. 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

Booster program expanded as mandates relaxed

Free flu vaccines for WA

Monkeypox in Australia

ICM shortage

New cancer vaccine design

Latest long-COVID research

Sports stars working out to curb depression

Medicinal cannabis for ASD

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