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HealthCommentsPremiumChildhood loneliness linked to increased dementia risk

Feelings of loneliness in childhood may heighten the risk of dementia in adulthood, a new study has found.

Hannah Cross

Darcy Wilson, who recently underwent scoliosis surgery, is benefiting from HIVE monitoring while she recovers at RPH.

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AI-enabled beds keeping patients out of ICU after surgery

Artificial intelligence is freeing up intensive care beds and slashing thousands in costs for patients recovering from spinal surgery at a WA hospital, an international study has found.

Angela Pownall

A new innovation could soon make it possible to detect cancer through a simple blood test.

CANCER DETECTIONDetecting cancer could soon be as easy as a regular blood test

A Melbourne-based biotech is changing the way tumours are detected.

Demi Huang

Australia is at risk of losing its experienced hospital doctors, health sector advocates warn. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthPublic hospitals risk bleeding doctors without support

Public hospital doctors at risk of burnout need better support as professionals slam a pay offer that they say fails to address a crisis in health.

Kat Wong

Dementia is the leading cause of death for women and second only to heart disease for men. (Glenn Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthDire dementia prognosis prompts political action demand

Dementia is the leading cause of death in Australia, but advocates believe rising rates of the disease can be curbed if governments offer more support.

William Ton

Sail GP have unveiled plans for the Oracle Perth Sail Grand Prix in 2026 in Fremantle. Minister Simone McGurk.

HealthPremiumHealth ministers meet as thousands wait for aged-care beds

Health ministers across the country will meet in Perth today as the States apply pressure to Canberra for much-needed life support to ease the aged-care crisis swamping hospitals.

Hannah Cross

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HealthPremiumMore than one million Aussies to live with dementia by 2065

More than a million Australians are projected to be living with dementia by 2065, new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has revealed. 

Hannah Cross

A water agency is under fire for not doing testing before making claims about forever chemicals. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthWater agency didn't properly test for forever chemicals

A major drinking water supplier did not perform proper testing before claiming there were no known hotspots of forever chemicals, an inquiry has found.

Kat Wong

Ryan and Kelly Houston with their children Ari (17) and Sage (13).

HealthCommentsPremiumPerth dad’s inspiring fight against incurable blood cancer

Father-of-two Ryan Houston was busy, healthy and active — regularly throwing himself into surfing, snowboarding and skateboarding — when he started to experience back pain and migraines.

Rhianna Mitchell

Roger Cook has defended his government’s decision not to tell the public about the long-running contamination.

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Latest PCH lead test almost 4 times safe standard

Roger Cook has conceded that elevated lead levels in water at Perth Children’s Hospital are likely to be a ‘recurring problem’ as it was revealed the latest contamination occurred as recently as last week.

Jessica Page

Premier Roger Cook during the press conference declared lead issues at Perth Children’s Hospital were “well and truly in the rear view mirror”.

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Lead-foot-in-mouth Govt needs to show more transparency

There is no clearer example that WA’s health system is veering off a cliff than Roger Cook prematurely declaring lead issues at Perth Children’s Hospital were ‘well and truly in the rear view mirror.’

Adrian Rauso

UNICEF says action is urgently needed to stem the global obesity crisis. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthObesity overtakes being underweight among world's young

Ten per cent of children around the world are obese, putting them at risk of chronic diseases as junk food increasingly replaces fruit, vegetables and protein.

Jennifer Rigby

Hospitals had what's described as a "difficult" winter with high presentations and surgery backlogs. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthHospital admissions jump during 'difficult' winter

Hospitalisations in the nation's largest health system are expected to remain high as substantial funds are spent reducing elective surgery backlogs.

Jack Gramenz and Farid Farid

One in seven sepsis cases resulted in a hospital death in 2022-23, according to a new report revealing sepsis is more prevalent and deadly than previously understood.

HealthCommentsReport reveals scary stats surrounding sepsis deaths

One in seven sepsis cases resulted in a hospital death in 2022-23, according to a new report revealing sepsis is more prevalent and deadly than previously understood.

Hannah Cross

A worker has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a tyre shop can cars became engulfed in flames. NewsWire / Sarah Marshall

NewsPremium‘Shocking:’ Man burned in tyre shop fire

A worker has been rushed to hospital after a tyre shop caught fire and several cars became engulfed in flames.

Emma Kirk

More than 100 young West Aussies managing significant mental health difficulties will no longer have access to their local treatment clinic after it was announced the service was closing.

State PoliticsComments120 West Aussies forced to find new mental health support

More than 100 young West Aussies managing significant mental health difficulties will no longer have access to their local treatment clinic after it was announced the service was closing.

Hannah Cross

Ambulance ramping at RPH.

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Labor finally sets date for $104m RPH revamp

It can be revealed when construction on the expansion of the hospital’s emergency department will begin.

Jessica Page

Radiation from pre-conception CT scans might heighten the risk of pregnancy loss. (Jane Dempster/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthCT scans before conception linked to pregnancy risks

Exposure to CT scans before becoming pregnant is linked to higher risk of pregnancy loss and birth defects, medical researchers say.

Sam McKeith

A national call has gone out for people to donate blood, as supplies hit critical levels. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthBlood donors needed as demand and cancellations collide

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is urgently appealing for people across the country to donate blood and help boost supplies, which are at critical levels.

Melissa Meehan

Australian Red Cross has urgently appealed for people to donate blood over the next week after the “highest ever” demand across winter. 

HEALTHCommentsUrgent appeal for more WA blood donors

A spike in cancellations and a lack of appointments has reduced the levels of blood supply nationally. 

Caleb Runciman

Jayden Bootsma is running 585km from Perth Children’s Hospital to North Albany Football Club to raise money for Kids Cancer Support Group.

ZARA’S RUNPremiumCousin’s cancer passing sparks footy player’s endurance test

Country football player Jayden Bootsma is lacing up his runners to embark on a gruelling 585km run from Perth to Albany in memory of his late cousin who lost her battle with leukaemia at just 14. 

Melissa Sheil

Pioneer Health nurse manager Rianan Simpson and Palmerston comorbidity case worker Ian Magor with Pioneer Health nurses Stef Fialkowski, Bianca McAuliffe, and Lyn Silver.

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A new outreach program is all set to hit the streets of Great Southern towns, aiming to remove barriers to health care and harm reduction services for those who are homeless in the region. 

Jacki Elezovich

New parents Kiera and John Kennedy with baby daughter Athena at Fiona Stanley Hospital.

TelethonCommentsPremiumNew NICU ventilators give Athena a fighting chance

Weighing just 890 grams, the tiny baby with a shock of black hair made an early entry — but state-of-the-art neonatal ventilators gave Athena the armour she needed to support her fragile lungs and brain.

Hannah Cross

A couple are fighting for their lives and another woman is in hospital after a fire ripped through a house in NSW’s north coast.

NewsPremiumTwo fighting for life after assault, house fire

A man and woman were found with serious head injuries after a fierce blaze ripped through a home, forcing another woman to flee.

Alexandra Feiam