Grants for research projects
Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation has launched a new grants program, thanks to a $25 million injection from the Paul Ramsay Foundation. Read More...
LATEST ARTICLES
A multidisciplinary approach to ACL injury
To facilitate successful return to sport, ACL injury management requires multidisciplinary approach involving the patient's GP, physiotherapist, sports physician and sports orthopaedic surgeon. Read More...
Drinking plain water makes muscle more prone to cramping
Muscle cramp is a painful, involuntary muscle contraction which can occur in any muscle, with calf and foot cramps being most common. Muscle cramp itself is usually harmless, but the pain and discomfort caused can be significant and affect other aspects of life, such as sleep. Read More...
App making exercising safer for young people with type 1 diabetes
Managing the blood glucose levels around physical activity remains one of the most challenging aspects of living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). There is a need to develop an easily accessible exercise intervention to help young people with T1D take appropriate action to optimise glucose levels during and after exercise. Read More...
Alcohol-free and filled with spirit
A Perth woman decided it was time to give up alcohol and the journey led her to start two businesses which support and embrace sobriety. Read More...
When (not) to use tests in patients with joint pain
Joint pain is a frequent presenting complaint. Many physicians order a panel of antibodies in patients with musculoskeletal complaints screening for a rheumatic disorder. Traditionally this includes testing for presence of Rheumatoid factors (RF), antibodies against Citrullinated Cyclic Peptides (ACPA or anti-CCP) and antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) and sometime HLA-B27 and ANCA tests. Read More...
A review of psoriasis
The Lancet, when not retracting bogus MMR research papers or trying to ‘out-woke’ the NEJM, still produces comprehensive and reasonable updates of interest to the general reader. This is a personal commentary on Psoriasis (Griffiths, Christopher E M et al. The Lancet, Volume 397, Issue 10281, 1301 – 1315, April 03, 2021). I once worked for one of the authors in what a medical geologist might call the Pre-Biologic era. Read More...
Exercise can suppress cancer growth
New Perth-based research shows that proteins produced during exercise can inhibit tumour growth and proliferation of prostate cancer cells. Read More...