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The Australia’s Health Index 2025 found WA was the second healthiest State or territory in the country, after the Australian Capital Territory. 

HealthCommentsWhere does your electorate’s heart health rank?

A WA electorate has ranked among one of the healthiest in the country for heart health risks, new Wesfarmers data has revealed. 

Claire Sadler

The federal government has moved to develop national guidelines to improve women's health outcomes. (James Gourley/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthNational guidelines for menopause treatment on the way

For the first time, Australia will develop national clinical guidelines for perimenopause and menopause helping to inform diagnosis, treatment and care plans.

Allanah Sciberras and Maeve Bannister

WA NewsCommentsHeroic WA teen’s courageous act earns him top honour

Without his parents at home and relying on his brother to phone paramedics, a 14-year-old boy’s courageous act saved his grandfather’s life.

Caleb Runciman

Argenica Therapeutics Chief Executive and Neuroscientist Liz Dallimore

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WA trial on holy grail stroke drug shows positive recovery

A potential world-first drug developed in WA is showing early signs of helping patients think more clearly, regain independence, and enjoy a better quality of life following a stroke. 

Claire Sadler

Clinical Nurse Consultant Cathy Dunstan pictured at PCH. Ian Munro

TelethonOn the front line using Telethon funds to save WA’s newborns

Cathy Dunstan manages the neonatal intensive care unit at Perth Children’s Hospital, and she has dedicated her career to nursing some of WA’s most critically ill babies back to health.

Hannah Cross

A Gold Coast primary school is among the locations visited by a person unknowingly infectious with the disease. ACS

QLD NewsCommentsUrgent health alert issued as Aussies warned of outbreak

Several cases of a highly infectious disease have now been confirmed in one state, with a primary school among the locations on alert.

Jessica Paul

Women say stigma and a lack of support around menopause forces them into early retirement. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthWorkplaces urged to support employees in menopause

Ahead of World Menopause Day, workplaces are being called on to ensure they have supports and structures in place for employees experiencing menopause symptoms.

Maeve Bannister

Mental Health Minister Meredith Hammat said she hoped the framework would lower the rate of suicide in the State.

State PoliticsCommunity feedback sought on Labor’s suicide prevention plan

A whole of community response will be sought to reduce the rate of suicide in Western Australian as the Cook Government released its draft Suicide Prevention Framework.

Oliver Lane

Regulators want to stamp out the use of super to pay for expensive or unnecessary treatments. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthSuper payout warning over cosmetic medical treatments

Business models promoting early super draw-downs for expensive or unnecessary medical treatments need to be stamped out, the tax office says.

Lloyd Jones

Dental care is a big reason that people use of the Compassionate Release of Super scheme. (Alan Porritt/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthDentists urged not to promote early super extractions

The nation's top dental body is telling members not to promote or advise patients to use superannuation to pay for treatment.

Lloyd Jones

Premier Roger Cook.

State politicsCommentsPremiumWA Hospital crisis: Deaths, delays and more missed targets

Doctors say a severe flu season cannot excuse new evidence revealing the deadly impact of WA’s hospital squeeze, as population growth leaves more ‘life threatening’ patients waiting too long.

Jessica Page, Hannah Cross and Oliver Lane

The median age for mothers in 2024 was 32.1 years and 33.9 years for fathers. (Jane Dempster/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthFertility rate hits record low as parents' ages climb

Worries about the cost of raising children and job security are being blamed for the increasing age of new parents and their falling number of children.

Maeve Bannister

Bayswater's first high-rise will be developed by Sydney based developer PERIFA.

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Bayswater’s first high-rise comes with a health hub

Bayswater’s first high rise will also be the only place in Perth where some people will be able to take a lift home from surgery

Kim Macdonald

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UpdatedPremiumRampage accused’s bizarre Lambo promise

A cigar-smoking man who allegedly went on a “terrifying” crime spree through Melbourne while toting a gun has spoken from his hospital bed.

Liam Beatty and Alexandra Feiam

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CourtsPremiumKiller boyfriend slammed for ‘sadistic’ abuse

An abusive man who left his girlfriend to die while he picked up pizzas has been slammed for his “brutal, cruel and sadistic” treatment of her.

Liam Beatty

GEN Royal Australian College of General Practitioners WA Chair Dr Ramya Raman (centre) with (from left) Hamish Milne, Dr Sean Stevens, Dr Damien Zilm and Dr Julia Rawlinson outside State Parliament. Iain Gillespie

state politicsCommentsPremiumGPs say after-hour grants could ease ambulance ramping

General Practitioners are demanding more after-hours funding and free vaccinations, to help solve WA’s ramping crisis.

Jessica Page

The number of Australians using medicinal cannabis has passed one million. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthMedicinal cannabis being 'exploited' through telehealth

Companies that prescribe and dispense medicinal cannabis have drawn the ire of doctors and pharmacists warning of gaps in the regulation of medicinal cannabis.

Jack Gramenz

The risk of experiencing alcohol-related harm as an adult increases the earlier a child starts to drink alcohol, a major Australian study has found. 

HealthCommentsShocking dangers of drinking underage laid bare

The risk of experiencing alcohol-related harm as an adult increases the earlier a child starts to drink alcohol, a major Australian study has found. 

Tahnee Graham

Portrait of computer hacker in hoodie.

Cyber securityCommentsPatient safety in danger as online attacks surge: Spy agency

Cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the health sector with authorities warning patient safety is being put in danger as ransomware attacks involving stolen medical records double in the past year.

Andrew Greene

WA is on track for the worst respiratory syncytial virus year on record, despite a strong uptake in immunisation.

HealthCommentsRSV on track to hit worst on record despite vaccine uptake

WA is on track for the worst respiratory syncytial virus year on record, despite a strong uptake in immunisation.

Claire Sadler

Since 1950 life expectancy has increased by more than 20 years for both sexes. (Glenn Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthGlobal life expectancy rebounds to pre-pandemic levels

Average life expectancy around the world has returned to pre-pandemic levels, with heart disease now the top killer, followed by stroke.

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NewsPremiumTradie’s incredible escape from burning van

A tradie has managed to escape uninjured after his van collided with another vehicle and burst into flames on a busy highway.

Alexandra Feiam

Two men were injured in a home invasion in Rosemeadow, Sydney. 7NEWS

NEWSPremiumMen on run after terrifying home invasion

Up to four masked men were armed with a double-barrel shotgun and machetes when they forced their way into a home in Sydney’s southwest.

Rhiannon Lewin

Claire and Jake Brett wondered if they would ever get to meet their second baby. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

HealthRural mums forced to travel 500km for miscarriage care

Women in remote areas are 1.6 times more likely to suffer perinatal loss, prompting calls for national standards in care to overcome the tyranny of distance.

Stephanie Gardiner