WA Health COVID-19 response
The nuts and bolts of the Western Australian Department of Health's response to COVID-19. Read More...
LATEST ARTICLES
Is the Mediterranean Diet good for fertility and pregnancy?
There is strong evidence that the Mediterranean Diet (MD), a primarily plant, whole food, egg, poultry and fish based diet, has many health benefits. Early research has found that the diet has a protective effect for cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers. Read More...
Gastrostomy can help children with intellectual disability
Children with intellectual disability who underwent gastrostomy experienced fewer all-cause hospitalisations, including fewer hospitalisations for epilepsy, than before undergoing gastrostomy. Read More...
Australia’s Real-time research response
Australian researchers are contributing to ways of combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More...
Q&A: Dr Pierre Smith
In our monthly Q&A series, Medical Forum asks WA's health leaders the important questions affecting their profession and their patients. Read More...
The New CST: When Medicare doesn’t come to the party
We are now two years into the new cervical screening test and it has been mostly smooth sailing. However, there are a few areas where there are episodes which are rejected by Medicare resulting in private billing and a cost to the patient. Read More...
Communication and COVID
Now more than ever, outstanding communication between health professionals is needed to help us to problem solve, innovate and adapt to the threat of the SARS CoV2 virus. Read More...
Telehealth in the COVID era
It’s a technology that has been around for 20 years, but now telehealth has come into its own. Read More...