Back to basics
For St John Ambulance Medical Director Dr Paul Bailey, a stint back on the ED tools reignited his passion for medicine. Read More...
LATEST ARTICLES
Investigation of autoimmune thyroid disease
Of the major thyroid diseases encountered, autoimmune thyroid disease is the most common and the inclusion of subclinical autoimmune disorders and other disease increases the total burden of thyroid pathology by as much as 10% of the population. Read More...
In the news: December 2020
In the news December 2020: HSS goes local; recognising the signs; autism trial; psychedelic study; day surgery rethink; cannabis price deal; digital health summit; breastfeeding longer; COVID warnings; heads up. Read More...
In-brief: December 2020
People in Western Australia making health care headlines. Read More...
Wine Review: St Aidan Wines – quality and diversity in the Ferguson Valley
St Aidan Wines is located in the Ferguson Valley, near Bunbury, in the heart of the vast, emerging Geographe wine region. Phil and Mary Smith started planting vines on their property in 1997. Read More...
Who will make the call? ‘Goals of Patient Care’ is helping
You’re getting older…maybe your heart or lungs aren’t working like they used to. Perhaps your brain is beginning to forget things. As you stride or stumble past 70 life will be become more fragile. If you suffer a significant medical happening – a heart attack, a stroke, a pneumonia – who will make the call as to what treatment we should offer you? Read More...
Low haemoglobin in the elderly – physiological or pathological?
The World Health Organisation suggests normal haemoglobin is above 120 g/l in females and 130 g/l in males. Notwithstanding minor differences in reference ranges used by different laboratories because of different testing platforms, up to 26% of males and 20% of females older than 85 will be anaemic based upon the WHO diagnostic thresholds. It is likely this number will increase into the future. Read More...
Neuroprotective peptide ARG-007 (R18) in ischaemic stroke
A year ago, in Medical Forum, we outlined the progress at the Perron Institute in developing the neuroprotective peptide poly-arginine-18 (R18; renamed ARG-007) for acute ischaemic stroke. Since then, there have been significant developments that suggest a major breakthrough is imminent. Read More...