Flu shot reduces risk of cardiovascular events
Getting the seasonal influenza vaccine can reduce the risk of serious cardiovascular events like heart attacks and stroke, according to the latest research from Canada. Read More...
Medical Forum Weekly
Cannabis poisoning in pets
With growing pressure from medical groups to increase access to medicinal marijuana in Australia, research from North America, where recreational use has been legalised in some states for a decade, shows an unexpected fallout - incidents of cannabis induced toxicosis in pets are on the rise. Read More...
Australian led global standards for achondroplasia
The first global standards to help diagnose and manage achondroplasia – the most common type of dwarfism – have been created following a large international research effort led by Australia’s Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Read More...
Transgender hormone treatment
With transgender participation in sports a source of controversy in the upcoming election, a new study calling for more research into the effects of gender-affirming treatments highlights how the enduring consequences of underlying biology continue to impact this community. Read More...
Australian made drugs
If there is one thing that antivaxxers and doctors can agree on, COVID exposed the inherent weaknesses in Australia’s reliance on global supply chains to provide a wealth of essential goods, including the vaccines and other medicines that kept us safe during the pandemic. Read More...
Aussies more vulnerable to flu
Even though Australians’ willingness to roll up their sleeves has been a central feature of the nation’s fight against COVID, the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) warns that many Aussies are more likely to be vulnerable to influenza this year thanks to vaccine fatigue and low herd immunity. Read More...
Antidepressants ambivalent
With more than 1 in 6 Australians (17.2% of the Australian population) receiving a mental health-related prescription in 2019–20, new findings showing that the long-term use of antidepressants resulted in no better physical or mental health should be of serious concern. Read More...
E-scooter injuries
Electric scooters have gone from oddity to essential item for the inner-city commute, and even on Perth City’s quiet, pandemic deserted streets, it’s still almost impossible to walk for more than a few minutes without one zooming by at top speed. Read More...