College head visits Geraldton
When the GP college president and vice-president headed West to listen to members, they discovered innovation and determination. Read More...
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UTIs can get complicated
Infectious disease specialist and clinical microbiologist Dr Jonathan Chambers was one of the doctors who was consulted by WA Health before the decision was made to go ahead with the pharmacy prescribing trial. This is his take. Read More...
UTI pharmacy prescribing – doctors reply
Some WA pharmacists have started prescribing for ‘uncomplicated’ UTIs. RACGP WA and AMA (WA) heads – Dr Ramya Raman and Dr Michael Page – respond to questions from Medical Forum. Read More...
Ancient virus implicated in MND
New research is set to explore the role of endogenous retroviruses, which first emerged during the early Palaeozoic Era, 460 to 550 million years ago, and the development of Motor Neuron Disease (MND) in the modern-day population. Read More...
Yarning on FASD
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men should be supported to become more involved in the prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), according to Australian researchers from the Telethon Kids Institute and University of Sydney. Read More...
No insulin needed
Researchers from the US have found that after treatment with a drug typically used for Type 2 diabetes, newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes patients required little to no insulin. Read More...
Senate report on concussion released
The Senate has tabled its report on concussions and repeated head trauma in sport, including 13 recommendations for addressing the issue, including improvements to data collection on sports injuries, additional research pathways, and increased education for the community and healthcare practitioners. Read More...
Global surge in early-onset cancers
Between 1990 and 2019 the global number of cancer cases in under 50s increased by 79%, and the number of cancer deaths in under 50s increased by 28%, according to an international team of Chinese, American and British researchers. Read More...