Real-time prescription monitoring
It may seem a long time coming, but WA is edging towards a mandatory real-time prescription monitoring service. Read More...
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What science is discovering about COVID-19
In this monthly review of what is new in the world of medical and scientific research, the Medical Forum editorial team has focused on contemporaneous research on COVID-19. Read More...
A Phenome Future
Phenome mapping is set to make WA a hub for health innovation. Read More...
Q&A: Dr Tony Mylius
In our monthly Q&A series, Medical Forum asks a WA health leader their views on the health sector. Read More...
Wine Review: Bellarmine leads the way in Pemberton
Pemberton's Bellarmine Wines is leading the renaissance of German-style whites with style. Read More...
Neuroablative treatment for chronic pain management
Neuroablative treatment for the management of chronic pain conditions may be defined as the use of techniques in order to damage or temporarily impair neurological structures in order to facilitate the improvement of pain. Read More...
Way forward for non-destructive interventions for craniofacial pain
Chronic craniofacial pain can be hard to treat due to difficulties in understanding the pathology and pain pathways involved. Typical conditions include trigeminal neuralgia and post-traumatic trigeminal neuropathy, post herpetic neuralgia, occipital neuralgia and migraine headache. Read More...
Fibromyalgia syndrome – “A chronic case of the flu’
In a typical case scenario, a 43-year-old female teacher has widespread body and neck pain, chronic fatigue, sleep disturbance and altered mood after a whiplash neck injury from a motor vehicle crash two years ago. She has flashbacks and dreams of the crash, has lost her job and is involved in legal action for compensation. She lives in a daze – ‘I’m too sore to move, and too tired to think.’ Read More...