Fiona Stanley Hospital dietitians Emily Hunt and Louise Hesketh present the free Fiona Wood Public Lecture Series in November.

People who have been inadvertently exposed are at risk of developing measles if they are not already immune. Remain vigilant for the onset of measles symptoms for 18 days following exposure, if you are not immune to measles and were in the following areas.

People who live in or have visited the Perth metropolitan area since mid-September – particularly those who travelled on flight NZ175 departing Auckland New Zealand arriving in Perth on Monday 23 September at 2.20pm – are being asked to be alert to the risk of measles.

Patients who take medication to control heartburn and stomach acid are advised to visit the Therapeutic Goods Administration website for updates regarding the medicine Ranitidine, marketed in Australia as Zantac or other generic brand names.

If you live in or have visited the Perth metropolitan area, particularly the southern suburbs, be alert to the risk of measles following 5 confirmed measles cases in people who live in the Rockingham area.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) continues to review and assess breast implants available in the Australian market.

The WA Sexual Health and Blood-borne Viruses Advisory Committee is recruiting members interested in contributing to the public health response to sexual health and blood-borne viruses.

Australia is currently experiencing a shortage of Tc-99m, a substance commonly used in a number of nuclear medical tests.

If your urgency isn't an emergency, consider a GP Urgent Care clinic instead of the hospital emergency department.

It’s not uncommon to hear people say they have ‘the flu’ when in fact it’s more likely they actually have a bad cold.