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Emma Heming Willis says she expected criticism from people without experience but judge regardless. (AP PHOTO)

HealthWife of Bruce Willis reveals criticism of dementia care

Criticism of dementia care for former actor Bruce Willis did not surprise his wife who says opinions were expected from people who haven't lived the experience.

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Premier, it is time you retracted your ‘world-class’ claim and offered a sincere, unequivocal apology and hold an independent inquiry, writes Charlton Hart. Charlton's dad, Keith, pictured right, was left waiting 37 hours for urgent surgery.

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My family’s 37-hour ‘world-class’ health nightmare

Premier, it is time you retracted your ‘world-class’ claim and offered a sincere, unequivocal apology and hold an independent inquiry, writes The West Australian’s Charlton Hart.

Charlton Hart

Ambulances ramped outside Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumDoctor makes extraordinary claim over state of WA hospitals

A senior doctor at one of WA’s biggest hospitals says the lack of beds and worsening ambulance ramping is costing lives from preventable deaths.

Charlton Hart

Professor Chan Chea, Consultant Haematologist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Linear Clinical Research and Hollywood Private Hospital, Jayden Rogers Linear Clinical Research CEO and Medical Research Minister Stephen Dawson. Grandmother Jenny, right, who has lung cancer has had 'miracle' results from the trial.

HealthCommentsPremiumNew ‘life-saving’ cancer trial centre opens in Perth

A grandmother is one of many success stories to come out of Perth’s Linear Clinical Research Trial Centre — which opened a new facility that is being recognised as ‘one of the most advanced in the world’.

Caitlin Vinci

Union secretary Sarah Beaman says the deal is a significant improvement on earlier offers. (Savannah Meacham/AAP PHOTOS)

Health'Tremendous victory': nurses secure nation- leading pay

Following months of talks, a state's nurses and midwives are set to become the nation's highest paid after agreeing on a new wage deal.

Fraser Barton and Laine Clark

British pop star Jessie J has been forced to cancel upcoming concert dates, telling fans she feels ‘frustrated and sad.’

CultureComments‘Frustrated and sad’: Jessie J shares health update

British pop star Jessie J has been forced to cancel upcoming concert dates, telling fans in a new video that she feels ‘frustrated and sad’ as she battles breast cancer.

Kimberley Braddish

The bus rolled at the intersection of the Hamilton Hwy and Friend in Hand ad in Stonehaven at about 8.20am. NewsWire / Aaron Francis

BREAKINGPremium‘Deep grief’: Girl killed in bus crash ID’d

A girl killed in a horror school bus rollover in Victoria has been remembered for her “vibrancy” and “infectious personality”.

Andrew Hedgman

Australian parents have expressed their frustration after online retailer iHerb suspended sales of melatonin into Australia.

HealthPremiumAustralian parents furious as iHerb pauses melatonin sales

Australian parents have expressed their frustration after online retailer iHerb suspended sales of melatonin into Australia.

Rhianna Mitchell

A study using scans to analyse brain signals has revealed how autistic brains process information. (AP PHOTO)

HealthAutistic brains are 'not dysfunctional, just different'

Autistic brains may solve mental problems just as well as neurotypical brains, but use different neural pathways, according to a UK study.

Storm Newton

Hundreds of children are accidentally overdosing on melatonin, with calls to WA’s poisons hotline relating to the popular sleep-inducing medicine increasing by 166 per cent in five years.

HealthCommentsPremiumRetailer suspends sale of sleep supplement into Australia

Global online retailer iHerb has suspended sales of melatonin into Australia after The West Australian revealed hundreds of children were overdosing on the supplements.

Rhianna Mitchell

Upper House Leader Stephen Dawson, inset, confirmed the winter surge plan was only released to health service providers on May 29.

State politics CommentsPremiumHow Cook Govt left winter health plans to very last minute

A plan to deal with this year’s winter surge - which has been blamed for causing havoc on the State’s hospital system - was only finalised three days before winter started, it has been revealed.

Jessica Page

WA Premier Roger Cook.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumAlbanese needs ‘time to think’ on WA aged care plea

Roger Cook was ambushed with a $1 billion plea from aged care providers on Wednesday, after returning from meetings in Canberra without a firm commitment. 

Jessica Page

West Australians are being urged to check their vaccination status ahead of the school holidays after three more measles cases were confirmed in returned travellers to Perth from Bali.

HealthCommentsNew exposure sites revealed amid fresh WA measles warning

West Australians are being urged to check their vaccination status ahead of the school holidays after three more measles cases were confirmed in returned travellers to Perth from Bali. SEE THE EXPOSURE SITES.

Hannah Cross

Rebekah Stone, 35, underwent genetic testing for inherited cancers and was told she had the BRCA2 gene.

HealthCommentsThe horror curse of inherited cancers

Roughly one in 100 Australians are living with an increased risk of developing cancer — and some might don’t even know it.

Hannah Cross

One in three Australians is living with an allergy.

HealthCommentsShock data reveals how many Aussies have an allergy

New analysis has laid bare the financial and emotional strain allergic disease causes its sufferers.

Rhianna Mitchell

Olympic swimming Gold Medallist Shayna Jack has joined The Long Run 2025 – the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia’s largest national fundraiser - as its ambassador.

HealthCommentsOlympic star steps up to the blocks as cancer ambassador

Swimming sensation Shayna Jack is determined to help make a difference as the face of a national men’s health campaign in honour of her dad.

Caitlin Vinci

People in small towns get half the health expenditure of city residents, a report has found. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthLives on the line with $8b deficit in rural health

Some country towns are being forced to fundraise for their own community-led medical centres, while those in the cities get double the healthcare funding.

Stephanie Gardiner

The Lions Eye Institute has announced a $14.1 million redevelopment.

HealthCommentsLions Eye Institute reveals $14m redevelopment plan

Perth’s Lions Eye Institute is set to be transformed by a massive $14.1 million redevelopment that will allow it to treat significantly more patients.

Victoria SES were also on the scene for several hours. SES Chelsea Unit

UPDATEDPremium2yo struck by van on pedestrian crossing

A two-year-old boy is fighting for life after being struck by a van at a pedestrian crossing while crossing the road on a balance bike.

Elodie Jakes

Australia's disability support workforce is at risk as staff head for the exit. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthAlbanese backs 'difficult decision' on NDIS reforms

Reforms to rein in the NDIS were difficult but needed to be done, the prime minister says, despite concerns over changes for children with autism.

Sam McKeith and Kat Wong

Hundreds of children are accidentally overdosing on melatonin, with calls to WA’s poisons hotline relating to the popular sleep-inducing medicine increasing by 166 per cent in five years.

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Hundreds of WA children ‘overdosing’ on sleep gummies

Hundreds of children are accidentally overdosing on melatonin, with calls to WA’s poisons hotline relating to the popular sleep-inducing medicine increasing by 166 per cent in five years.

Rhianna Mitchell

Women over 35 are at an increased risk of IVF problems as egg quality declines with age. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthIVF genetic tests may help older women conceive faster

Genetic tests on embryos could help reduce the "emotional toll" of repeated IVF cycles by slashing the risk of unsuccessful implantation, researchers suggest.

Storm Newton

Catherine Hughes is a vaccine campaigner who lost her son to whooping cough in 2015.

Health CommentsPremiumPotentially fatal whooping cough cases surging across WA

Cases of potentially fatal whooping cough are soaring across Perth reaching seven-year highs that experts say are ‘tip of the iceberg.’

Jay Hanna

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BREAKINGPremiumTwo dead, horror scenes after car crash

Two people have died and a third has been rushed to hospital after a speeding car veered into oncoming traffic.

Thomas Henry