This podcast could save your life

Ms Brenda Kamau, Public Health Nurse, Humanitarian Entrant Health Service and the Western Australian Tuberculosis Control Program, and Dr Prani Shrivastava, Anaesthetist, Perth Children’s Hospital, talk to Paula Voce from the Department of Health Western Australia.

Several practical measures, a lot of hard work and unprecedented cooperation have contributed to Western Australia’s success in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the State is well prepared should there be a second wave.

Dr Joshua Dass, Head of Radiation Oncology at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital joins This podcast could save your life to discuss all things radiation and of course, the cyber knife.

Heart disease is the biggest single killer in Australia.

And while there are many symptoms of a heart attack – you may have just one, or many – each individual will experience these symptoms differently.

One thing is certain though – if you are having a heart attack it is essential to get treatment straight away to avoid damage to your heart.
Listen to Dr Michelle Ammerer, Cardiologist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital discussing heart health, heart disease and those all so important warning signs.

Hypertension is the biggest killer worldwide with an estimated 10 million deaths per year directly attributable to uncontrolled blood pressure.

Also known as ‘high blood pressure’, hypertension is a chronic common condition that may cause long term damage to the heart, brain, kidneys, eyes and blood vessels, caused through the blood pressure in the arteries being persistently elevated.

Join Professor Markus Schlaich from the Dobney Hypertension Centre as he discusses why it is so important to be aware of this silent killer.