In-brief: September 2022
People in Western Australia making health care headlines. Read More...
LATEST ARTICLES
Acute respiratory infections in children with neurodisability
Pneumonia, a common cause for acute respiratory infection, is one of the most common causes of hospital admissions in children. Read More...
Real-time intraoperative digital pathology for surgical oncology
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...
Breathing easy: new ways to manage asthma
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...
Reality can hit hard
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...
PBS co-payment cuts
For the first time in its 75-year history, the maximum cost of general scripts under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme will fall. Read More...
Wages’ push for public hospital doctors
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...
Cosmetic review response
The AMA and Federal Health and Aged Care Minister, Mark Butler, have welcomed a new national commitment to action on cosmetic surgery. Read More...