Western Australia's Independent Monthly for Health Professionals

Supporting junior doctors to access support

Dr Helen Wilcox·June 9, 2022

Publications on the rising rates of burnout, popular press features, and recent coverage by high profile individuals and platforms add daily to a developing professional and public awareness of doctors’ mental health. Read More...

Clinical Articles

·4 mins read·

COVID-19 AKI twice as common as diagnosed

Medical Forum·June 9, 2022

A new global study led by a team from the University of Queensland has found that millions of COVID patients may have undiagnosed acute kidney injury, prompting researchers to call for a more comprehensive definition of AKI to be implemented as soon as possible. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

·2 mins read·

Trans teens 5x more suicidal

Medical Forum·June 9, 2022

New research from the Canadian Medical Association suggests that children and adolescents who identify as transgender or non-binary have a 5-fold higher risk of suicidal ideation than their cisgender peers. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

·2 mins read·

Cystic fibrosis treatment breakthrough

Medical Forum·June 9, 2022

Promising results from a ten-year Australian clinical trial could drastically change the way we care for young children with cystic fibrosis, thanks to a commonly prescribed broad-spectrum antibiotic. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

·2 mins read·

More fish increases melanoma risk

Medical Forum·June 9, 2022

With numerous studies showing the clear health benefits of eating fish, especially for omega-3 fatty oils and a wide range of minerals, it comes as shock that new research has suggested that eating more fish may be linked to a greater risk of malignant melanoma. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

·1 min read·

Testosterone treatment safe

Medical Forum·June 9, 2022

A meta-analysis of data from more than 3,400 patients with hypogonadism, from 17 clinical trials, has found little evidence that testosterone treatment increases the risk of cardiovascular events such as arrhythmia, heart attack, and stroke, in the short-to-medium term. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

·1 min read·

73% of mass shootings American

Medical Forum·June 9, 2022

Research commissioned before the tragic massacre of 19 Texan school children and two teachers at Robb Elementary shows that US President Joe Biden was accurate when he said that shootings like this ‘rarely happen anywhere else in the world.’ Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

·1 min read·

News & views: June 2022

Medical Forum Newswire·June 6, 2022

News & views – June 2022: Breast surgery items off exclusion list; Kids’ referrals explained; Scans for young brains; Path of least resistance; The kids are not okay; Diabetes research boost; Calming an excitable spine; Baby weight link to eye problems; Rapid COVID test shows promise. Read More...

News & Reports Research News WA News

·8 mins read·

Features

The ongoing pain of medicine shortages

Beyond hot flushes – the HRT debate

GP deserts putting patients and practitioners at risk

Meet Professor Livia Hool – a champion of cardiac disease research and advocacy

Clinicals

Fertility concerns for Australia – how to manage them

Advances in breast cancer treatment and surgery

Sexually transmissible infections in WA: stay up to date and keep testing

Updates in the management of common vulval conditions

Guest Columns

Avoiding the retirement red zone – planning for your best retirement

Reframing HIV prevention for WA’s diverse communities

Screening for child abuse in rural WA emergency departments

Lifestyle

It’s all about the chemistry – meet Optus Stadium’s executive chef

The politics of comedy – He Huang at Perth Comedy Festival

Read all about the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival

Round out summer at Sculpture at Bathers

LATEST ARTICLES

Supporting junior doctors to access support

COVID-19 AKI twice as common as diagnosed

Trans teens 5x more suicidal

Cystic fibrosis treatment breakthrough

More fish increases melanoma risk

Testosterone treatment safe

73% of mass shootings American

News & views: June 2022

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