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Ramsay Australia chief executive Carmel Monaghan and paediatric emergency specialist Dr Christa Bell had an existing personal relationship before Dr Bell was appointed to undertake an independent review at Joondalup Health Campus.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Conflict call over review at Joondalup Health Campus

WA Health has demanded an explanation from Ramsay Health Care after an apparent conflict of interest between its chief executive and the specialist emergency doctor appointed to review Joondalup Health Campus.

Hannah Cross

Perth family influencer Kellie Elliott with her four children Archer, 9, Amelia, 14, Spencer, 8 and Joshua, 19.

HealthPremiumWho pays the price in the murky world of ’kidfluencers’?

Australian families are making big money from posting their children on social media - but at what cost?

Katie Hampson

Australian nurse Kate Holliday is focusing on patient experience along with clinincal care. (HANDOUT/SUPPLIED)

HealthPremiumGuns, grit and Geneva: nurse's path to global spotlight

Kate Holliday studied nursing in Australia before launching an international career and establishing a not-for-profit centre, earning her global acclaim.

Marc De Paoli

Fitzroy Crossing

HealthPremium$8.6M upgrade for dialysis care closer in Fitzroy Crossing

Fitzroy Crossing residents undergoing dialysis treatment are set to benefit from construction now under way of an $8.6 million expansion of the town’s Renal Health Centre. 

Natasha Clark

An artists render of the Women’s and Babies Hospital, originally planned for QEII

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Turmoil for new maternity hospital as builder goes bust

WA’s planned Women’s and Babies Hospital has been thrown into disarray by the spectacular collapse of the builder handpicked by the State Government to deliver the politically sensitive project.

Dylan Caporn and Ben Harvey

Public abortion services are poorly funded or non-existent in some rural areas. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthWhy rural women still face barriers to abortion access

Abortion access will improve under changes allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe drugs but other barriers remain for women in rural and regional areas.

Jack Gramenz

Women assaulted in remote areas are more likely to be hospitalised than those in major cities. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthRemoteness a risk factor amid rise in domestic killings

Spouses and partners are perpetrators in half the assaults that land women in hospitals across Australia, while homicides have increased in the past five years.

Stephanie Gardiner

Doctors are in open revolt against the State Government’s new gun laws, refusing to conduct the health assessments people need to get a firearm licence.

State PoliticsCommentsPremium‘Huge responsibility’: Doctors hit back over new gun laws

Doctors are in open revolt against the State Government’s new gun laws, refusing to conduct the health assessments people need to get a firearm licence.

Ben Harvey

The insula part of the brain was also impacted, which plays a key role in emotional processing, self awareness, and understanding social context. 

Health CommentsPremiumLong working hours may alter brain structure

Working long hours at the office may change parts of the brain associated with memory and problem solving, new research has revealed.

Claire Sadler

Queensland is the first state to deny young transgender patients access to puberty blockers. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthPremiumFamily fury at 'dangerous' youth hormone therapy ban

Rebecca's son knew he was transgender at age 12, but his long and difficult journey to transitioning was abruptly halted when a state government intervened.

Savannah Meacham

Navigating the health system after a genetic disease diagnosis can be complex, Azure Hermes says. (Azure Hermes/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthPremiumHelping Indigenous families navigate genomic health

A suite of resources about genetic conditions, testing and genomics research aims to fulfil a need for culturally grounded information for families.

Keira Jenkins

Bindi Irwin has shared details after emergency surgery.

THE NIGHTLY‘Had to seek help’: Bindi Irwin’s shock health update

Bindi Irwin has shared a shocking health update after she was rushed to a New York hospital for emergency surgery before surgeons found 14 lesions.

Amy Lee

New guidelines aim to make it easier for practitioners to assess fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. (Jane Dempster/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthNew tool to improve diagnosis of lifelong condition

Researchers hope diagnostic guidelines will help to reduce stigma and improve diagnosis and services for people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

Keira Jenkins

Bunbury Mother's Day Classic.

FundraisingBunbury walkers raised money this Mother’s Day

The tenth annual Mother’s Day Classic was held on Sunday morning to raise money for breast and ovarian cancer. 

Sofia Fimognari

The responsibility for health lies primarily with first time minister, Meredith Hammat.

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analysis
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COVID can not continue to be the excuse for WA’s ills

Records that were broken during COVID should be the exception, not the new standard.

Jessica Page

Researchers have compared the performance of two weight loss injections in a study of 751 adults. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthPremiumWeight-loss jab helps shed more kilos than rival: study

Researchers compared two popular weight-loss injections and found that while both helped people lose kilos, one turned out to be more effective.

Jane Kirby and Harry Stedman

Royal Perth Hospital's new behavourial support team have been appointed to proactively manage aggression in the ED. Pictured is Swaas, Chloe, Darren, Sally and Peter. Kelsey Reid

WA NewsPremiumCrack team of experts to manage patient aggression at RPH

A crack team of specialists has been installed at Royal Perth Hospital to proactively manage patient aggression and support staff, in a WA-first which will be rolled out at other hospitals.

Rhianna Mitchell

Carol Thompson's artwork adorns a CT scanner to make the process feel safer for Indigenous clients. (HANDOUT/HAVAS PR)

HealthPremiumHealing art: medical scans get a cultural makeover

A new CT scanner at an Indigenous-owned medical imaging service has become a symbol of hope, healing and culture for one regional community.

Keira Jenkins

Chris Harrison is healthier than ever after a quadruple bypass saved his life. (HANDOUT/CHRIS HARRISON)

HealthPremiumEarly night could have killed heart attack victim

Chris Harrison credits a heart attack with saving his life as the Heart Foundation urges Australians to undergo a simple health check.

Katelyn Catanzariti

People juggling mental health conditions and weight loss attempts can safely use Ozempic and its equivalents without negative effects on any existing medication, research has found. 

HealthCommentsPremiumOzempic boosts mood safely for mental health med users

People juggling mental ill-health and weight loss can safely use Ozempic and its equivalents without negative impacts on any existing medication, research has found.

Hannah Cross

Ashlee Fruet (left) is one of the patients caught up in the mess created by the death of Dr David Hurst and his past deeds.

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Rogue dentist’s patients in pain and heavily out of pocket

The dentist at the centre of a scandal involving 132 dumped and desperate patients had been ordered to undertake education by the industry regulator in 2021 following complaints about his work.

John Flint

A increasing number of magpies are being treated for black and white paralysis which is vastly impacting magpie populations. Pictured is WA Wildlife CEO Dean Huxley with an injured magpie at the vet hospital in Bibra Lake Justin Benson-Cooper

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investigation
EnvironmentComments
investigation
Mystery syndrome wiping out magpies across WA

An unwelcome silence has befallen suburbs and towns across WA as a deadly syndrome threatens to wipe out local magpies and strip streets of their iconic song. 

Jay Hanna

Michael Mosley’s son Jack gives rare insight into his father almost one year since his tragic death in Greece.

SUNRISE VideoMichael Mosley’s son shares rare insight nearly a year after father’s tragic death

Mosley died on the Greek Island of Symi, after an ill-fated walk.

Caleb Taylor

According to a Rural Health West survey, medical specialists based in rural WA rose to 205 in 2024, up from 193 the previous year.

HealthPremiumRural WA struggling despite increased health specialists

The number of specialists working in rural Western Australia has increased in the last year but more remote communities are still missing out. 

Claire Sadler