Close to the bone
A new health app has been launched to address the lack of bone health literacy in WA. Read More...
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Health policy and the election wash cycles
As we head into an election year, it is a critical time for health organisations and services to strategically advocate for their priorities, argues political strategist Angus Crowther. Read More...
Not all bad news
The thing about anniversaries of key events in the health world is that it can make you feel old. But the softener is that it can show how doomsday predictions often come to nought. Read More...
Sandalford, wines for the ages
In 1840, John Septimus Roe, Western Australia’s first Surveyor General was granted 4000 acres of riverbank land at West Swan. He named it Sandalford after a priory in his English home at Berkshire. The property became prosperous as an agrarian estate supporting crops, cattle, fruit and vegetables and vines for table grapes, sultanas, raisins, currants and wine grapes. Early varieties planted were Shiraz, Verdelho, Cabernet Sauvignon and Frontignac. Export markets were established by Roe’s grandson John Frederick Roe, who had taken a keen interest in the fertile soils of the Swan River. Read More...
Critical care takes wings
Paul Davies has spent his working life in the air as a critical care paramedic. His mobile office is a helicopter and his job is to treat people and get them to a critical care facility. Read More...
Considerations in antidepressant deprescribing
Approximately one in six individuals in Western countries use antidepressants. The increasing prevalence of antidepressant use does not align with the incidence rates of mood and anxiety disorders. This rise is primarily attributed to prolonged usage durations. Read More...
Gestational trophoblastic disease and the WA Trophoblastic Centre
Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is an uncommon group of conditions associated with pregnancy and defined by abnormal trophoblastic proliferation. Arising from an abnormal placenta, it occurs in about 1:1000 pregnancies in Australia but wide variations exist in the reported incidence due to ethnic variations, issues with data capture and a lack of registries. Read More...
Management of severe chronic breathlessness
Chronic breathlessness is a major symptom of lung and cardiac diseases and may also be a significant symptom in cancer and other non-cardiorespiratory chronic disease. In severe or late-stage cardiac and respiratory disease, it is often a disabling symptom. Read More...