More consumer technology is being approved for medical use in Australia, from earbuds that work as hearing aids to smartwatches that test for heart problems.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Australia's peak doctors body is calling for the next federal government to change laws so voluntary assisted dying services can be provided by telehealth.
Callum Godde
More women are turning to botox injections to address the pain of a debilitating condition that affects more than one million Australians.
Maeve Bannister
When Jeff Steketee took on his first Hawaiian Ride for Youth in 2013, he never expected it would become part of his family’s legacy.
Hannah Cross
New research has found a WA program led to significant improvements in anxiety levels in autistic kids.
Rhianna Mitchell
Perth researchers have found a new avenue to explore to try to reduce the recurrence of breast cancer.
Women are travelling long distances to give birth, kids are waiting years to see specialists, and mental health services are struggling, a committee has found.
Stephanie Gardiner
Whether or not women’s health will genuinely be treated that way going forward by our newly elected Federal Government remains to be seen.
Angela Pownall
As experts warn of rising heatstroke risks, could this Perth-developed patented cooling vest be the life-saving tool needed for high-risk environments such as mining?
Liam Murphy
The Health Department has revealed the exposure sites of a possible measles outbreak — taking in the metropolitan area to the South West — after a case was identified at Bunbury Regional Hospital.
Jessica Evensen
With about 1000 infants admitted to hospital with the virus in WA each year, it means more than 500 families avoided hospital stays last winter.
Fake news and pandemic fatigue are weighing on vaccination rates, with doctors urging people to get the jab and avoid a horror flu season.
Farid Farid
Getting back to exercise in the first 12 weeks after birth will help women boost both physical and mental health and improve sleep, according to a study.
Jane Kirby
Waiting on the phone for hours to claim money back or query policy coverage from health insurance giants is an all too common experience for thousands.
Hakea Prison is bracing itself for a possible measles outbreak after a case was confirmed at the facility.
The family of a Perth teenager who is battling a sixth relapse of leukaemia are desperately trying to fund potentially lifesaving treatment overseas after exhausting all medical options in Australia.
Rhianna Mitchell and Liam Murphy
A three-year pay deal has been approved by nurses and midwives at a network of private hospitals following a long battle for better wages and conditions.
William Ton
The recruitment of additional specialist nurses is expected to provide more patients with support navigating their treatment and the health system.
Jack Gramenz
On the first anniversary of their son Sandipan’s death, Sanjoy and Saraswati Dhar are still fighting for answers.
People who suffer cardiac arrest are more likely to survive the medical condition in one Australian state than almost anywhere else in the world.
Melissa Meehan
Nurses and midwives at a privately run public hospital, already in the crosshairs of a parliamentary probe, are striking for a pay rise and staffing increase.
A new campaign targeting young people travelling overseas is aiming to prevent alcohol-related tragedies which killed two Australian teenagers.
Young travelling Australians will be targeted on social media, podcasts, at airports and with text messages warning them of the dangers of methanol poisoning and urging them to keep an eye on their mates.
Katina Curtis
About 30,000 children and young adults live with juvenile arthritis in Australia but there is little awareness of the chronic disease, even amongst doctors.
Rachel Jackson
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