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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the US withdrawal from WHO makes the world less safe. (EPA PHOTO)

HealthWHO says reasons given by US for withdrawal are untrue

The World Health Organisation boss has lashed out at the US for its withdrawal from the peak health body, saying it makes the world less safe.

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EYP Dental Health Project representatives at the awards ceremony.

HEALTH AWARDSPremiumVital rural dental project receives State award

The Central Great Southern Early Years Partnership Dental Health Project has won a State award for its work in health and wellbeing. 

Amy Towers

Leading WA medical researchers have pressed the panic button on a “catastrophic” rate of grants being rejected by the Federal Government’s primary funding body. 

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Eastern states bias blamed for WA research funding collapse

Leading WA medical researchers have pressed the panic button on a “catastrophic” rate of grants being rejected by the Federal Government’s primary funding body.

John Flint

New research, partly carried out in Perth, showed that people diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) had a genetic fault that influenced how calcium was absorbed into their immune cells.

HealthCommentsFresh hope for West Aussies suffering from chronic fatigue

Scientists say they have new proof that a particular cellular dysfunction could be the key to helping up to 250,000 Australians who suffer from chronic fatigue. 

Angela Pownall

A thriving bush charity is helping rural Australia shift the culture around alcohol. (Daniel Munoz/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthFire with fire: growing fight to shift booze culture

More than a decade after a rural woman started a charity by sharing her story of alcohol addiction, a movement to reframe boozy bush culture is in high demand.

Stephanie Gardiner

R 2 R director Simon Faulkner says percussion can be the first step on a therapeutic breakthrough.

Rhythm and recoveryPremiumRhythm can be first step on road to connection and recovery

Music and rhythm can be the key to building better connections, says Rhythm 2 Recovery director Simon Faulkner.

Jacki Elezovich

Canberra woman Millie Jepkemboi Omonei is accused of assaulting cabin crew on a flight to Perth. Australian Federal Police

CRIMEPremiumWoman charged over alleged cabin crew assault

A woman has been charged after allegedly assaulting a cabin crew member while on a Perth-bound flight – with footage capturing the moment she was led away in handcuffs.

Emma Kirk

The United States says it has no plans to rejoin the World Health Organisation. (AP PHOTO)

HealthUS officially withdraws from World Health Organisation

The US says it plans to work directly with other countries - rather than the World Health Organisation - on disease surveillance and other health priorities.

Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge

Symptoms of measles include fever, fatigue, runny nose, red eyes as well as a cough, which is followed several days later by a prominent red rash.

HealthCommentsExposure sites named as first measles case of year hits WA

Western Australia has recorded its first measles case of 2026, with the infection confirmed in a returned traveller from Bali. SEE THE LIST

Caitlin Vinci

Ruth Davey 12, Tyler Stewart 10 and Nate Fearnall 9, Taz Etto WA Police, Sam Collins DFES Firefighter and Taryn Midenhall St John's Paramedic.

WA NewsCommentsThousands of global athletes to descend on WA for sick kids

Games organisers have forged a new community partnership with PCH Foundation ahead of the games’ debut in a year’s time, when Perth will host up to 10,000 competitors from about 70 countries.

Bethany Hiatt

Students from Perth Universiities started their regional health care placements at Albany Health Campus on Tuesday.

HEALTH PremiumMedical students begin placement at Albany Health Campus

Medical students from Perth universities started their placements at Albany Health Campus this week, marking the 21st cohort of students from the Rural Clinical School of WA beginning their careers in Albany.

Amy Towers

Respiratory paediatrician Dr James Gibbons gives Greyson Allis, 2, a check-up at Respiratory Care WA.

Young lungsPremiumPop-up respiratory clinic aims for early diagnosis

Respiratory Care WA are bringing their specialist children’s respiratory care pop-up clinic to Albany for the first time this week, with dozens of families expected to take advantage of it. 

Jacki Elezovich

Doing a range of different exercises such as cycling and running has been linked to a longer life. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthDoing a variety of exercises could help you live longer

Mixing it up when it comes to workouts could be more beneficial for longevity than sticking to one type of activity.

Storm Newton

The study could shape global guidelines on how heart disease is prevented and managed among this growing group of women for decades to come.

HealthGlobal study to look into menopause links to heart disease

Australian researchers will lead a $15 million international research effort to unravel the links between menopause and heart disease — the number one killer of women worldwide.

Belinda Hickman

Long-term exposure to air pollution could increase a person’s risk of developing motor neurone disease and accelerate its progression, according to new research. 

HealthCommentsResearch suggests links between air pollution and MND

Long-term exposure to air pollution could increase a person’s risk of developing motor neurone disease and accelerate its progression, according to new research. 

Hannah Cross

The organism is called naegleria fowleri amoeba and if forced up the nose in warm, fresh water, it can cause inflammation and destruction of brain tissue.

PUBLIC HEALTHComments‘Be vigilant’: Urgent warning about deadly disease in WA

‘Children and young people are more commonly exposed.’

Sophie Gannon

Scholarly evidence shows people with lower levels of education are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. But that’s only part of the story, writes Tyler Cosgrove.

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Intellect doesn’t dictate who credits conspiracy theories

Down the rabbit hole: Personality traits and thinking styles are an important factor when people turn to conspiracy theories and misinformation regardless of education.

Tyler Cosgrove

A new study has revealed a big difference between the way moderate drinking alcohol can affect men and women’s heart health, highlighting the need for better-targeted campaigns.

HealthCommentsPremiumHow booze and gender impact risk of major heart condition

A new study has revealed a big difference between the way moderate drinking alcohol can affect men and women’s heart health, highlighting the need for better-targeted campaigns.

Belinda Hickman

Premier Roger Cook and Early Childhood Minister Sabine Winton pictured at Halidon Primary School.

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Govt to develop health strategy amid worrying trends

A series of round-table talks will be held to draft the State’s first preventative health strategy, aiming to fulfil Roger Cook’s pledge to make WA the healthiest state in the nation.

Jessica Page

Student Lily Kowalski at UWA Albany.

new nursesPremiumAlbany nursing students no longer need to relocate to Perth

Albany nursing students will no longer have to relocate to Perth to complete their degrees, thanks to the introduction of the University of WA’s new integrated four-year nursing degree.

Jacki Elezovich

Parents are being urged to schedule hearing checks for their children before school starts. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

HealthPremiumHearing checks urged before children return to school

Hearing problems can affect a child's ability to listen, learn and build important skills at school, and Indigenous children are at higher risk of ear issues.

Keira Jenkins

Dogs and humans have worked together for millennia, but it is essential to remember the important differences between allies.

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Why you shouldn’t share chocolate with your dog

Dogs and humans have worked together for millennia, but it is essential to remember the important differences between allies.

Andrew Miller

New figures revealing 35 people are in hospital every day due to tobacco-related illness have been seized on by the Opposition as more proof of the impact of illegal sales going un-checked.

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Horror figures reveal WA’s tobacco war fuels hospital crisis

New figures revealing 35 people are in hospital every day due to tobacco-related illness have been seized on by the Opposition as more proof of the impact of illegal sales going un-checked.

Jessica Page

WA dental patients have been exposed to substandard safeguards for two decades because successive governments have failed to enforce the law.

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The West Australian exclusive
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Laws to protect dental patients bypassed by WA Health

WA dental patients have been exposed to substandard safeguards for two decades because successive governments have failed to enforce the law.

John Flint