Western Australia's Independent Monthly for Health Professionals

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

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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·

What’s going on with bird flu?

Medical Forum·July 25, 2024

Australian disease experts are stepping up their surveillance of bird flu, as the world struggles with a ‘panzootic’ or pandemic of bird flu strains. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

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Hypertension targets for the missing millions

Medical Forum·July 25, 2024

Many Australians with high blood pressure are missing out on treatment because they don’t know they are hypertensive, new data shows. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

·2 mins read·

AMA rejects doctors’ pay offer

Medical Forum·July 18, 2024

The AMA WA has rejected the WA Health Department’s first offer in negotiations to replace the current industrial agreement – an offer which included close to an 8% pay rise over two years. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

·2 mins read·

Personalising probiotics

Medical Forum·July 18, 2024

A person’s genetic profile can affect their ability to benefit more from probiotics than other people, according to Australian research. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

·2 mins read·

Features

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Taking the pressure off wounds – new guidance for health practitioners

Losing doctors to burnout – how to solve an ongoing problem

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

Clinicals

The shoulder – complex joints made easy

Mapping the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation

Management of abdominal vascular compression syndromes

Guest Columns

The role of allied health professionals in dementia care

Autism research: what we know and what needs to be learned

Understanding sequencing risk: a crucial factor in retirement planning

Tackling vaccine hesitancy – what can GPs do?

Lifestyle

Suspended in art – the story Stelarc

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

LATEST ARTICLES

Prostate artery embolisation

Endometriosis could be linked with ovarian cancer

COVID vaccines safe in pregnancy

ECU eyes off uveal melanoma

What’s going on with bird flu?

Hypertension targets for the missing millions

AMA rejects doctors’ pay offer

Personalising probiotics

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