AI predicts poor personal performance
A world-first study by the CSIRO has shown the potential benefits of using AI to improve patients’ engagement and health outcomes from digital health programs. Read More...
Medical Forum Weekly
Fluoride free findings
Researchers have developed a new toothpaste formula that does not include fluoride and appears to work just as well as the original. Read More...
Timeout for corporal punishment
Corporal punishment (CP) of children is legal in the home and some other settings in Australia, but one independent expert has been campaigning to have states and territories repeal legislation that permits smacking, hitting, or slapping children. Read More...
Sleep deprived and struggling
Young Australians are struggling with their sleep with one in four saying they are unsatisfied with their sleep and as many as three in five saying their sleep hours are irregular. Read More...
Healthcare’s mental meltdown
Research led by Curtin University has found that better solutions are desperately needed for Australia’s over-stressed care workforce, with poor work relationships and unmanageable demands taking their toll. Read More...
Firsthand on fentanyl
Given the global surge in fentanyl use, the highly potent synthetic opioid – 100 times more powerful than morphine and 50 times more toxic than heroin – that has overwhelmed the US with more than 1,500 deaths each week this year, Medical Forum spoke with leading WA addiction expert Dr John Edwards, to get his perspective on Australia’s vulnerability to the drug. Read More...
War on ‘zombie’ drug
The Whitehouse has become so concerned by the impact of the ‘zombie drug,’ Xylazine, that it has just released a National Response Plan to address the issue. Read More...
Stop diabetes stigma
Diabetes WA’s rallying cry for National Diabetes Week (9-15 July) is to change the conversation around the condition to reducing stigma and shame some sufferers felt. Read More...