Best in the West
Forty finalists have been announced in the WA Health Excellence Awards, competing across nine areas. Read More...
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New Aussie guidelines for diabetes foot disease
Diabetes Feet Australia, a division of the Australian Diabetes Society, has developed new evidence-based guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes-related foot disease. Read More...
Boost for eating disorders help
The State Government will develop a new eating disorders approach that will address prevention, early intervention, treatment and support services across WA. Read More...
COVID third biggest killer
COVID was the third leading cause of death in Australia last year, Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows. Read More...
Western Cardiology Podcast with Dr Michelle Ammerer
Medical Forum journalist Eric Martin sat down with Dr Michelle Ammerer, an interventional cardiologist from Western Cardiology - based at St John of God Subiaco Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital – to talk about the changes that have taken place in interventional cardiology, and the latest treatments available to doctors and their patients. Read More...
Shock maternity closure at SJOG Mt Lawley
St John of God Health Care is consolidating maternity care across its Perth metropolitan private hospitals, which will see its Mt Lawley Hospital services transfer to SJOG Subiaco. Read More...
Optimistic about overcoming obesity
Research from Oxford University and the American College of Physicians, published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine (AIM), has revealed that overweight and obese patients were more likely to lose weight if physicians offered advice using an optimistic tone. Read More...
Do genetics add to screen time effects?
DNA patterns could be one of the reasons why kids who spend lots of time on screens often have more attention or emotional issues, according to new research. Read More...