Why we need a COVID-19 Vaccine Booster
New research shows more than 84% decrease in COVID-19 immunity six months after Pfizer vaccine. Read More...
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HIVE: a virtual hub of health care
Royal Perth Hospital is offering an innovative new way to provide care for patients throughout the hospital. Read More...
No Jab No Job
If all goes to plan, from November 1 anyone working for WA Health, or any private health care provider in WA will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order get to work. Read More...
Outpatient Consumer Survey
The WA Department of Health is leading a state-wide Outpatient Reform Program which aims to transform the patient journey. Survey deadline: 13 September. Read More...
Blood test may help fight rheumatoid arthritis
New blood test could help clinicians to identify the best drug dosage against rheumatoid arthritis. Read More...
Diagnostic Challenge: Soccer Player With Odd Abdominal Pain and Fatigue
The patient presents to the emergency department with a 2-week history of intermittent lower abdominal pain, loose stools, myalgia, and low-grade fever. Read More...
Protracted bacterial bronchitis in children
Cough is the most common paediatric presentation to general practitioners and is associated with morbidity and reduced quality of life. Important points in the history include duration of the cough and whether it is wet or dry. Read More...
Silicosis – why it’s back and how to find it
Silicosis was a disease of the distant past. Some of us remember stories about underground miners in the mid-20th century, working in terrible conditions in tunnels filled with the dust created from their old-fashioned pneumatic drills with only a cloth to filter the air. These mine workers would end up terribly disabled, slowly dying as their lungs were destroyed by chronic silicosis. Read More...