Intraoperative Radiation Therapy in Australia
St John of God Subiaco Hospital has become the first private hospital in Australia to introduce Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) for breast cancer. Read More...
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Skips, thumps and bumps…should I worry?
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Practice in the modern world
We live in a world changing at breakneck speed, where health services are tending to be commodified, digitalised, commercialised, specialised, fragmented and monopolised. Read More...
Man v Machine: Beware the computer-generated ECG report
Cardiologists are regularly referred patients based on incorrect ECG machine reports, with misdiagnosis of the heart rhythm or overdiagnosis of prior myocardial infarction being the most common. Read More...
Silicosis Update
In a developed country such as Australia, with well-organised public health and regulatory systems and world-class research facilities, it should be possible to bring an end to the scourge of accelerated silicosis quickly. Read More...
Atrial fibrillation and coronary disease – an uneasy marriage
The role of anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation and anti-platelet agents in ischaemic heart disease as separate treatments are undisputed with clear benefits. The combination of both has become more frequent, though making safe and effective treatment more complex. Read More...
Public health for the 21st century
Addressing disease at the population level must be the focus of the health system and its practitioners in the new era, says GP Dr George Crisp. Read More...
A Nancy Drew in cardiology
A love of problem solving has drawn cardiologist Michelle Ammerer to a field of medicine that has captivated her for 20 years. Read More...