WA case spotlights syphilis testing
A local case study published in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has reinforced the importance of universal and frequent syphilis testing in pregnancy. Read More...
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Metropolitan Perth measles alert
An active alert for health professionals and the WA community was issued on 14 August 2024 by Dr Paul Armstrong, the Director of the WA Communicable Disease Control Directorate, after a case of measles was identified in a returned overseas traveller. Read More...
Handbasin hygiene
For all those who use paper towels to open the door and turn the handles in public bathrooms, new research from Flinders University may justify people’s germophobia. Read More...
MPOX the next evolution
Mpox, this week, has moved past the status of medical curiosity to be declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by the WHO. Read More...
Aussie baby foods fail the test
A study of baby and toddler foods on supermarket shelves across Australia has revealed a staggering number of unregulated claims that misled parents into thinking they were healthy. Read More...
Curtin spearheads national genetic registry
Curtin University’s Professor John Olynyk has played a leading role in establishing a new national patient registry launched in Federal Parliament, which could help improve the lives of Australians living with haemochromatosis. Read More...
Fractures emerge in pharmacy care plan
The WA Government has announced a commitment to expand the role of pharmacists in treating a range of health conditions including shingles, acne, dermatitis, musculoskeletal pain and inflammation, nausea and vomiting, and wound management. Read More...
WHO issues ‘superbug’ warning
The World Health Organisation has issued a warning about a superbug, hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 23 (hyKp ST23), which has been reported in at least one country in all six WHO Regions - including Australia. Read More...