COVID third biggest killer
COVID was the third leading cause of death in Australia last year, Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows. Read More...
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Western Cardiology Podcast with Dr Michelle Ammerer
Medical Forum journalist Eric Martin sat down with Dr Michelle Ammerer, an interventional cardiologist from Western Cardiology - based at St John of God Subiaco Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital – to talk about the changes that have taken place in interventional cardiology, and the latest treatments available to doctors and their patients. Read More...
Shock maternity closure at SJOG Mt Lawley
St John of God Health Care is consolidating maternity care across its Perth metropolitan private hospitals, which will see its Mt Lawley Hospital services transfer to SJOG Subiaco. Read More...
Optimistic about overcoming obesity
Research from Oxford University and the American College of Physicians, published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine (AIM), has revealed that overweight and obese patients were more likely to lose weight if physicians offered advice using an optimistic tone. Read More...
Do genetics add to screen time effects?
DNA patterns could be one of the reasons why kids who spend lots of time on screens often have more attention or emotional issues, according to new research. Read More...
Dissolvable stents for lower legs
Australian patients with peripheral arterial disease could soon have access to a new type of stent called Esprit BTK, a mechanical scaffold designed to be inserted into blocked lower leg arteries. Read More...
A burning issue for GPs
With catastrophic flooding drowning large sections of the east coast and severe bushfire conditions predicted nationally this summer, the RACGP is calling for GPs to be more involved in disaster planning. Read More...
Former Joondalup Health boss sent to jail
Kempton Cowan, the former chief executive of Joondalup Health Campus for 18 years, was sentenced in Perth’s District Court this week to 23 months for 11 offences relating to child pornography. Read More...