Western Australia's Independent Monthly for Health Professionals

Real-time intraoperative digital pathology for surgical oncology

Prof Camile S. Farah·September 14, 2022

Accurate decision-making during surgical resection of various human cancers is reliant on good communication between surgeon and pathologist. The frozen section is essentially unchanged since described by pathologist Dr Louis B. Wilson in 1905 at the request of surgeon Dr William Mayo, one of the founders of the Mayo Clinic. Read More...

Clinical Articles

·4 mins read·

Breathing easy: new ways to manage asthma

Kathy Skantzos·September 13, 2022

Navigating newer treatments and medications for asthma are key to helping the millions of Australians living with the sometimes-fatal condition breathe easier. Read More...

Features Lead Articles

·8 mins read·

Reality can hit hard

Dr Joe Kosterich, Clinical Editor·September 12, 2022

With the notable exception of those who suffer seasonal allergies, there is something about spring that makes people feel good. After the cold and wet of winter, rays of sunshine signal we can come out of hibernation. In nature, spring is time of renewal, birth and growth. Read More...

Clinical Opinion Opinion

·2 mins read·

PBS co-payment cuts

Medical Forum·September 8, 2022

For the first time in its 75-year history, the maximum cost of general scripts under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme will fall. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

·1 min read·

Wages’ push for public hospital doctors

Medical Forum·September 8, 2022

The AMA (WA) has written to Premier Mark McGowan calling for the revised public sector wages policy to fully apply to Western Australia’s public hospital doctors. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

·2 mins read·