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Ten-minute consult: Why is my baby always crying?

Dr Amit Saha·July 26, 2024

It is common for babies to cry. A 2017 systematic review identified that newborns cry about two hours a day, peaking to an average of three hours by six weeks age, eventually decreasing to one hour a day by age four months. Read More...

Clinical Articles

·4 mins read·

What is trauma-informed care and why is it important?

Dr Kim Farrington·July 26, 2024

With nearly 41% of Australians experiencing violence before adulthood, it is important to understand the impact of trauma on a patient’s healthcare journey. Read More...

Clinical Articles

·3 mins read·

Resistance exercise is medicine

James L. Nuzzo·July 26, 2024

Muscle strength is an indicator of human vitality. It fluctuates throughout the day, following a circadian pattern, and it also changes across a lifespan. Muscle strength increases until about 25-35 years of age after which it plateaus and then declines at a rate of about 10% per decade after the fifth decade of life. The rate of decline can differ based on patient’s sex and assessed muscle group. Read More...

Clinical Articles

·3 mins read·

Integrating digital resources into mental health care in general practice

Dr Jan Orman·July 26, 2024

As GPs, we are often short of both time and resources, and when it comes to providing mental health care, many of us feel inadequately prepared for the task. We are also often isolated and under-supported. Read More...

Clinical Articles

·3 mins read·

Prostate artery embolisation

Dr William Ormiston·July 26, 2024

Prostate artery embolisation (PAE) is a minimally invasive interventional radiology procedure that has gained increasing attention as a promising treatment option for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a common condition affecting aging men. Read More...

Clinical Articles

·3 mins read·

Endometriosis could be linked with ovarian cancer

Medical Forum·July 25, 2024

Women with endometriosis could be at higher risk of ovarian cancer, with the type of the condition potentially affecting the risk and cancer type. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

·1 min read·

COVID vaccines safe in pregnancy

Medical Forum·July 25, 2024

COVID infection or vaccination during the first trimester of pregnancy is not linked with an increased risk of major birth defects, according to a Scandinavian study in The BMJ. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

·2 mins read·

ECU eyes off uveal melanoma

Medical Forum·July 25, 2024

Edith Cowan University research is one step closer to understanding why uveal melanoma, the deadliest form of eye cancer, has such a high rate of metastasis. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

·2 mins read·

Features

Losing doctors to burnout – how to solve an ongoing problem

Meet Dr Brigid Corrigan – plastic surgeon who loves her hands on job

The ongoing pain of medicine shortages

Clinicals

Management of abdominal vascular compression syndromes

Exercise physiology and active rehabilitation for whiplash injuries

Climate change and pregnancy: can extreme weather impact when babies are born?

Uterine artery embolisation: A minimally invasive option for fibroids and adenomyosis

Guest Columns

Tackling vaccine hesitancy – what can GPs do?

Commercial property outlook: falling interest rates and immense opportunity

Brain food: the link between Alzheimer’s, depression and diet

Avoiding the retirement red zone – planning for your best retirement

Lifestyle

Belle of the ball – meet the Perth actor playing a Disney princess

It’s all about the chemistry – meet Optus Stadium’s executive chef

The politics of comedy – He Huang at Perth Comedy Festival

Read all about the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival

LATEST ARTICLES

Ten-minute consult: Why is my baby always crying?

What is trauma-informed care and why is it important?

Resistance exercise is medicine

Integrating digital resources into mental health care in general practice

Prostate artery embolisation

Endometriosis could be linked with ovarian cancer

COVID vaccines safe in pregnancy

ECU eyes off uveal melanoma

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