WA biotech Orthocell says there’s no need to shift production to the US to dodge Donald Trump’s tariffs as it wins clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to start selling its nerve repair product.
Cheyanne Enciso
A new Telethon grant will allow the Special Olympics to extend its education arm and enlist local coaches to teach kids with intellectual disabilities and autism sports in schools across Perth and Bunbury.
Jessica Evensen
WA biotech Neurotech has secured the backing of the European Commission for its oral cannabinoid drug therapy aimed at treating Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder affecting the way the brain develops.
Many children need to be dragged to the hairdressers. Not Charlotte House.
WA’s proposed women’s and babies hospital is set to remain a divisive point between the Government and the Opposition, with Libby Mettam revealing she did not believe Labor had a mandate for the Murdoch site.
Dylan Caporn
Meredith Hammat will chair the sub-committee created to oversee the delivery of a new ‘team approach’ on public health, with five ministers involved, The West Australian can reveal.
Jessica Page
The commitment to further lowering the maximum cost of PBS medicines to $25 is a vote winner. But subsidising medications costs the budget a big whack.
Mark Riley
The move to divide the health portfolio between four ministers is already causing confusion, with the newly appointed woman in charge admitting she’s unsure about chain of command.
The Bunbury Cup on Saturday raised funds for people impacted by cancer, as the Bunbury Turf Club partnered with Solaris Cancer Care.
Sofia Fimognari
Could your health, lifespan, energy levels and fertility all be improved by simply taking a supplement? It sounds like science fiction, yet research is increasingly showing it might be possible.
Angela Pownall
WA Health has issued a major health warning over cryptosporidiosis which has spread via swimming pools, childcare centres and through infected food.
Hannah Cross
The Australian Federal Police is investigating the Genea Fertility cyber attack after more sensitive data stolen from the fertility provider was published on the dark web by the group claiming responsibility.
Children exposed to their mother’s cannabis use during pregnancy and after birth are three times more likely to develop behavioural problems, new Curtin University research has revealed.
Claire Sadler
WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has fronted her first presser with Albany candidate Dr Tom Brough to spruik an election commitment, but it was quickly overshadowed by comments on abortion laws from Dr Brough.
Georgia Campion
Medibank customers will receive cash back as part of the insurer’s commitment not to profit from the Covid pandemic.
Emma Kirk
Amber-Jade Sanderson has remained silent over the death of a Perth father as he waited for an ambulance, instead spending the day campaigning as Roger Cook declared ‘no health system is perfect’.
Jessica Page and Jake Dietsch
Ambulance delays have been linked to a Perth father’s death, it can be revealed, as paramedics warn that WA’s ramping crisis is putting lives at risk.
Research examining breast cancer incidents and deaths across 185 countries shows Australia has one of the highest rates of diagnoses across the globe.
Artemisia Blythe
The biotech says its potentially life-saving drug is drawing increasing interest from major pharmaceutical companies in China, where stroke is now the leading cause of death.
A majority of West Australians with suspected lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in the State, are waiting close to two months to begin lifesaving treatments.
The annual WA Rural Health Long Service Awards celebrated rural doctors who had worked as general practitioners for more than 20 years in rural WA, including three Great Southern doctors.
Jacki Elezovich
A case of Murray Valley encephalitis has been confirmed in Karratha, prompting renewed health warnings about mosquito-borne diseases in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions.
Katya Minns
The 2025 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards will take place on March 22, with multiple South West doctors and specialists securing finalist spots.
WA biotech PYC Therapeutics is tapping shareholders for up to $146 million to fund the development of its four drug candidates.
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