Gut-autism link weakens
A team of researchers, including Professor Andrew Whitehouse from Telethon Kids Institute and the University of WA, has challenged the growing popular belief that the gut microbiome drives autism.... Read More...
News & Reports
Experts warn to go easy on oral corticosteroids
A review warns against the risks of over-prescribing oral corticosteroids on some patients with asthma.... Read More...
Letter to the Editor: December 2021
Letter to the Editor – December 2021: Dr Peter Beahan & Dr Richard Lugg... Read More...
In-brief: December 2021
People in Western Australia making health care headlines.... Read More...
In the news: December 2021
In the news December 2021: MND research boost; Fake jab; PCH found wanting; Taking on diabetes; Diabetes therapy hope; A last wish; Vale Bill Musk; Hospital booze patrol; CT scan caution... Read More...
Meet the team
The team at Medical Forum wish you a happy and safe Christmas and New Year. Our offices will close on Friday, December 17 and reopen on Tuesday, January 4.... Read More...
Going nuts
Perth Children’s Hospital has launched a trial of an oral immunotherapy that could become Australia’s first treatment for peanut allergy.... Read More...
Hand-wash fail despite COVID
Not even a global pandemic can stop poor hand hygiene, Curtin University research has found.... Read More...