WA makes its own luck
Can anyone remember the two years leading up to March this year, when people tuned into daily press conferences in Perth with baited breath to hear if we had even a single case of COVID? Read More...
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Fine flavours from old vines
The Yukich family are Swan Valley pioneers and their purchase of Houghton Estate has returned the vineyard to Western Australian hands. Read More...
Rehab needs a leg-up
Rehabilitation services have been neglected during the pandemic and must return in force to create equity for patients, argues Dr Bruce Powell. Read More...
Australian psychedelic studies to forge on
Delegates at AMA (WA)’s MEDCON22 last week got a jumpstart on the ABC's Four Corners expose on psychedelic testing with a presentation by Justin James, CEO of Health Insurance Fund of Australia (HIF), espousing the need for continued exploration and broader access to these therapeutics. Read More...
New 23-minute RT-PCR test
Researchers at Columbia University have teamed up with private enterprise to successfully develop a low-cost, portable platform that gives RT-PCR results in 23 minutes, with a level of accuracy that matches laboratory-based tests. Read More...
High-strength cannabis linked to addiction and psychosis
New research from the UK has suggested that the dramatic increase in the number of people seeking treatment for cannabis addiction could be a result of the drug’s steadily increasing potency, as new strains are developed to meet international demand. Read More...
Latest COVID news
Almost half (46.2%) of adults in Australia were estimated to have had COVID by early June 2022, according to the results of the Kirby Institute’s most recent serosurvey of blood donors. Read More...
Feedback sought for Australia’s first ASD guideline
The draft of Australia’s first national guideline for supporting autistic children and their families has been downloaded more than 2,500 times since it was released for public feedback on July 18th. Read More...