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Hear about all things sexual health in our latest podcast episode with Dr Donna Mak, Public Health Physician, Department of Health's Communicable Disease Control Directorate.

Dr Andrew Jardine, managing scientist at the Department of Health, provided his valuable insight into the recent rise of serious mosquito-borne viruses across the state.Listen in as he explores the reason for recent warnings from the department to cover up and use repellent to avoid infection.

Dr John Blakey, Respiratory Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Ms Brooke Kyle, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital join Paula Voce to discuss all things asthma.Throughout the podcast, Dr Blakely and Ms Kyle discuss some of the ways people can manage their asthma, as well as some of the growing research initiatives within WA.

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. 

John Van Der Wielen, Chair of the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund (FHRI) talks 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.

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.

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.

Professor Paul Effler is the Medical Coordinator, Communicable Disease Control at the Department of Health, and is the foremost expert on influenza in Western Australia.