News & views: February 2022
News & views – February 2022: When something’s not right; VAD six months on; Outside the square; Debt plan on the money; A diabetes double; Pandemic ups and downs; Vaccine trial hot-spot... Read More...
LATEST ARTICLES
Fermoy Estate marches on
This significant Margaret River wine estate continues on its path to greatness. Read More...
A write turn opens a new chapter
First-time novelist Dr Michael Levitt is passionate about two things – art and helping people with itchy bottoms. He explains why to Ara Jansen. Read More...
rTMS opens a whole new field in psychiatry
Since November 2021, rebates for repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulations (rTMS) have become available for the prescription and delivery of up to 35 sessions (initial treatment course) and for the prescription and delivery of a retreatment course for patients experiencing improved symptoms during initial treatment course but with subsequent relapse in illness of up to 15 sessions. Read More...
Pancreatic Cancer: Challenges and Emerging Strategies
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is relatively uncommon in Australia (2.7% of cancers, lifetime risk just over 1%). The incidence of PC is rising rapidly in WA (about 0.75%/year) and by 2030 it is expected to be the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Read More...
Cognitive aids in anaesthetic crisis management
Anaesthetists have always played a leadership role in patient safety. Stanford’s David Gaba and University of South Australia’s William Runciman, both giants in their field of anaesthesia and patient safety, recognised the organisational similarities between aviation and anaesthesia and adapted aviation safety initiatives. In particular, the introduction of simulation, crew (crisis) resource management and the use of cognitive aids have been embedded in specialist training programs. Read More...
Wearing your heart on your sleeve
From counting steps and heart rate, to measuring biomarkers and delivering drugs, wearable tech is offering help for a range of conditions. Read More...
Winding back the diabetes clock
With type 2 diabetes one of our biggest growing chronic conditions, doctors are trying to understand how it can be tamed, as Cathy O’Leary explains. Read More...