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HealthVideoCommentsYes, ‘the pill’ does make some women put on weight

Many women are adamant that taking the contraceptive pill makes them gain weight, but until now, researchers have repeatedly not been able to find a link.

Thea Jourdan

HealthCommentsFlesh-eating ulcer becomes 'endemic' in another state

Researchers picking apart a marsupial's faeces have warned a bacterium causing a flesh-eating ulcer is present ‘beyond doubt’ in a popular coastal town.

Luke Costin

HealthCommentsPremiumPush to stop drop in blood donations this festive season

Those who roll up their sleeves to donate blood and plasma over the Christmas period will be helping give Riley Coyne a second chance at life.

Claire Sadler

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Grieving family left in the dark after man dies from stroke

Alfred ‘Gerry’ Williams went into the privately run St John of God Hospital in Murdoch for an ankle operation last October, but suffered a stroke post surgery.

Jessica Page

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It’s time we stopped fetishising so-called ‘normal’ births

CLAIRE COLMAN: I’m sick of being judged for choosing to have my two sons by C-section.

Claire Colman

State politicsCommentsPremiumCook’s Christmas present to WA nurses after pay rise calls

Premier Roger Cook is urging nurses and midwives to accept a 12.5 per cent pay rise, with voting on the Government’s latest offer underway.

Jessica Page

MoviesCommentsWhy Disney’s princesses would have suffered in later life

They’re supposed to live happily ever after but in real life Disney’s princesses would have endured hard times.

Kate Pickles

state politicsCommentsNew pay offer for nurses could mark biggest increase in WA

A damaging election battle over nurses’ pay might be avoided, after the Cook Government made a new offer the union praised as competitive with other States.

Jessica Page

LIFE-SAVING FUNDRAISERPremiumWagin Trotting Club raises funds for life-saving equipment

A Wheatbelt community will soon have access to life-saving medical equipment thanks to a partnership between St John WA and the local trotting club.

Hannah Whitehead

HealthCall for rollout of vaccines after bacteria outbreak

Australia has recorded the highest number of a deadly bacterial infection in two decades, as experts call for newer vaccines to be rolled out.

Tess Ikonomou

HealthPremiumPremier wants ‘answers’ for deadly stroke victim’s family

Premier Roger Cook wants the Williams family to ‘get answers’ after their beloved husband and father waited for hours before hospital staff realised he had a stroke.

Jake Dietsch

Medical miraclePremiumThe Sliding Doors moment that saved Perth father’s life

A Perth father on the brink of death. A stranger half a world away, whose stem cells are a match. A high-stakes race against time across two continents. Inside the fight to save Matt Skeet.

Rhianna Mitchell

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Grieving family’s plea after seven-hour hospital delay

What was meant to be a routine ankle fusion operation has left a WA family shattered and desperate for answers, fearing that — without them — other patients remain at risk. 

Jessica Page

HealthOzempic link to rare vision loss risk confirmed in study

Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster shot Ozempic was linked to an increased risk of a rare form of vision loss in a study that backs up Harvard University research published earlier this year.

Naomi Kresge

WA NewsCommentsPush to keep seniors fighting fit for free gains traction

Older West Aussies should be given free fitness class vouchers to keep them strong, fit and out of nursing homes for longer, according to a 2025 wish-list from a seniors advocacy group.

Kate Emery

HealthCommentsCherries sell for $85k to help children with rare diseases

A new cherry king has been crowned after a prized box of the crimson fruit was bought for a massive $85,000 — and all for a good cause.

HealthPremiumWomen more likely to need walking aids: study

Compared with men, women were 49 per cent more likely to transition from not needing mobility aids to needing to use them, according to a study.

Ella Pickover

HealthPremiumMajor surgeries affected as nurses and midwives strike

St Vincent's Hospital nurses and midwives are beginning rolling strikes to push for better staffing levels as workers face burnout and exhaustion.

William Ton

HEALTHCommentsPremiumSoaring temps see record calls to paramedics, ambo ramping

Sweltering temperatures across Perth have seen paramedics field the most heat-related emergency calls in five years.

Hannah Cross

‘At risk’CommentsSecond measles alert for Perth area in almost as many days

WA Health has issued its second measles alert in three days after another returned traveller contracted the infection overseas.

Hannah Cross

WA NewsCommentsPremiumMettam affirms Liberal funding for Meningococcal B vaccines

Libby Mettam was among three party leaders promising to fund Meningococcal B vaccinations, but Premier Roger Cook has insisted the Commonwealth should pay.

Jake Dietsch and Jessica Page

HealthCommentsPremiumOsborne Park hospital plunged into darkness as power fails

Maternity patients were being prepared to transfer to King Edward Memorial Hospital as services worked to restore power.

Jessica Page

RetailCommentsCompletion date set for Chemist Warehouse merger

Sigma Healthcare and Chemist Warehouse have agreed to extend their mega-merger deadline to the end of March.

Cheyanne Enciso

HealthBillions in hospital funding 'won't fix broken system'

Severely ill people are waiting longer in NSW emergency departments, as a survey shows why many others are turning up to hospitals instead of GPs.

Luke Costin