Letters to the Editor: June 2022
Letters to the Editor – March 2021: Dr Max Kamien; Dr Neil Ozanne Read More...
LATEST ARTICLES
Family History of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is common, with a lifetime risk of one in eight for women. It is usually the result of chance and ageing with lifestyle and environmental factors also contributing. Five-year survival is greater than 90% due to early detection and advances in treatment. Read More...
In-brief: March 2022
People in Western Australia making health care headlines. Read More...
News & views: March 2022
News & views – March 2022: Diabetes test hope; Timely warning; Bubbles may hold cancer key; Plastic not-so-fantastic; Winning ways; Baby screening is tops; Parlez-vous Français?; Youngscientists given safe harbour ... Read More...
Name-calling
As specialists and hospitals juggle with changing rules over what elective surgery can be carried out in WA, it seems an apt time to consider just what is a surgeon? Read More...
Private health changes: premiums up, gap scheme scrapped
WA’s biggest health insurer will lift premiums by an average of 3.62% this year – higher than the industry average of 2.7% which is the lowest rise in 21 years. Read More...
Elective surgery should not be culled, says COVID expert
A Curtin University COVID expert believes the decision to scale down elective surgery from next month is premature and unhelpful. Read More...
WA’s COVID vaccine rollout one year on
This week marks one year since the first West Australians were given COVID vaccines and now -- more than 4.3 million doses later -- 96% of our population aged 12 and over are double-jabbed. Read More...