Health Spend for 2017-18
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has released the comprehensive costings of the Australia health system in the Health expenditure in Australia 2017–18 report. Read More...
News & Reports
Royalties for legends
In a coup for the Royal Perth Hospital and University of WA, renowned Belgian radiologist Prof Paul Parizel has been appointed to the newly created David Hartley Chair of Radiology. Read More...
Hips and Knees Out of joint
Out of Joint: Nearly 1.5 million human joints were replaced or revised in Australia last year a ten-year growth rate that exceeds the population increase tenfold. Read More...
The Dream BreastScreen Team
BreastScreen WA celebrated its 30th anniversary recently and its current director Dr Liz Wylie has seen all but a few of those early months. Read More...
Sleep, snacks and shiftwork
Research is looking into whether altering food intake during the nightshift could optimise how workers feel during the night and perhaps reduce their sleepiness. Read More...
State by state abortion requirements and limitations in Australia
As each state in Australia has its own disparate abortion legislation with variances in time frames and approval processes, Medical Forum compiled a succinct list of each state’s requirements and limitations on abortion Read More...
Facing Off to Sleep Apnoea
UWA researchers from the Centre for Sleep Science and the Computer Science and Software Engineering faculty have joined forces to develop 3D imaging to help predict the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Read More...
GP2GP sharing records
Transferring patient records from one general practice to another isn’t exactly a straight forward and efficient process in Australia. Yet, it soon could be. Read More...