The hard work of the 120-strong volunteer team that keeps the vital Albany Community Hospice ticking was recognised last week, with a worthy gong at the Great Southern Volunteer of the Year awards.
Melissa Sheil
The state’s worst diphtheria outbreak is spreading with the potentially deadly bacterial infection making it’s way into WA’s prison system as authorities scramble to contain the problem.
Charlton Hart
Perth’s Mount Hospital could soon have a new owner, with the outcome of bids for Healthscope’s private health assets believed to be imminent.
Oliver Lane and Rebecca Le May
A 28-year-old Ugandan woman who sparked an Ebola scare in India after being put in quarantine has tested negative for the deadly virus.
Rishika Sadam and Kashish Tandon
Australians living with an early stage of type 1 diabetes can now be treated with the first non-insulin drug saving them years of needles.
Farid Farid
Frequent changes in blood pressure can impact cognitive health and contribute to dementia risk, new Australian research has revealed.
Claire Sadler
Britain is consulting on restricting children's access to social media, including a ban for under-16s, curfews, time limits and curbs on addictive features.
Paul Sandle
Joondalup Health Campus chief executive Renaud Mazy has quit the top job after just two years at the beleaguered hospital.
Hannah Cross
The rate of diphtheria cases is dropping in a territory caught in the middle of a national outbreak after health authorities confirmed its first fatality.
Lloyd Jones
For two weeks in 2023, playing football, the game he loves, couldn’t have been further from West Coast star Jake Waterman’s mind.
Aaron Kirby
A special guest made an appearance at a Clifton Park Primary School assembly last week to share an important message about healthy eating.
Rose Patane
Dozens of people have been taken to hospital in Tokyo after complaining of suddenly developing throat pain near the Ginza Six shopping complex.
Staff Writers
A rock climber’s dramatic rescue after suffering a horror 8m plunge when his equipment failed – sparking a precarious helicopter response – has been revealed.
Emma Kirk
WA minister Simone McGurk has zeroed in on the Federal budget’s allocation for aged care, as a report warns WA is on the brink of a looming crisis with almost 3000 more beds required to keep up with demand.
Oliver Lane
A national campaign will help women better understand their menopause symptoms, access trusted health information and find out how to get support.
Maeve Bannister
Fire authorities in southern California say a damaged chemical tank may have cracked, which has lowered the risk of explosion.
PHILIP MARCELO (Associated Press)
Wait times for children needing to see a paediatrician to diagnose developmental issues through the public system have blown out to nearly two years.
A mysterious rise in bowel cancer rates in young people has doctors stumped and is putting patients through a treatment regime unsuited to their stage of life.
Duncan Murray
From their favourite teddy bear to the play mat they crawl on, their teething ring to their sippy cup and bowl, plastic is woven into our children’s daily lives.
Angela Pownall
More than 200 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died from Ebola, as authorities battle to control the outbreak, with nearly 900 cases reported.
Christina Peters
A farmer's vulnerable story about seeking treatment for depression has struck a chord across Australia as communities work to bring more help to the bush.
Stephanie Gardiner
Celebrated journalist Liz Hayes has uncovered plenty of shocking truths throughout her career, but the discoveries from her latest investigation have hit close to home.
Rhianna Mitchell
The number of cases in WA’s worst diphtheria outbreak has risen to 85, as health officials seek to boost vaccinations rates of the illness in vulnerable communities.
The Cook Labor Government is targeting WA footy fans in a match-day vaccination blitz at Optus Stadium, expanding its pop-up flu clinics in a desperate bid to steer clear of a winter hospital crisis.
Caitlin Vinci
