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The West Australian exclusive
Monkeypox the new priority as ‘worst’ of COVID wave over

The State’s top health official has declared WA ‘is over the worst’ of the current COVID wave, but warns future strains of the disease could yet rear their ugly heads.

Joe Spagnolo

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Code yellows surge Comments
The West Australian exclusive
Shocking figures reveal extent of WA public hospital crisis

Perth’s public hospitals have been forced to declare hundreds of code yellows in the past year as capacity issues continue to plague the health system.

Josh Zimmerman

returned travellerCommentsThird case of monkeypox recorded in WA

WA has recorded another case of monkeypox, bringing the State’s total to three.

Joe Spagnolo

Shock resignationPremiumEx-PCH boss speaks on Aishwarya after falling on sword

A day after quitting his post, Perth Children’s Hospital boss Aresh Anwar has broken his silence, saying the death of seven-year-old Aishwarya was ‘completely heartbreaking’.

Emily Baker and Kellie Balaam

HealthPremiumSA assisted dying laws to start next year

South Australia will begin to allow voluntary assisted dying in some circumstances from the end of January next year.

Tim Dornin

Sign of the timesCommentsPremiumAussie health insurers widen bracket for adult dependants

Some of  Australia’s biggest health insurance funds are moving to extend the age of adult dependants from 25 to 31 as more young adults delay their move out of home.

Bethany Hiatt

HealthPremiumNT man dies with meningococcal disease

Northern Territory Health says a man in his 30s has died with meningococcal disease in Darwin.

Aaron Bunch

HealthPremiumTumour bank helps fight aggressive cancer

Over more than a decade, about 350 samples have been collected and housed in a Queensland brain tumour bank, creating a valuable resources for researchers.

Nick Gibbs

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opinion
Andrew NgeowComments
opinion
Let pharmacists treat patients to ease WA health burden

Professions like mine are restricted in delivering healthcare not because we are not capable, or trained, or lack desire but because of regulations.  And vulnerable West Australians are paying the price. 

Andrew Ngeow

opinion
opinion
Libby MettamCommentsPremium
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TRAGIC PRICE: ‘NDIS red tape cost an Aussie son his life’

After 130 days in hospital waiting for agencies to find a disability residential care bed, Mitch Pearce lost the will to live.

Libby Mettam

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Accused DV doctor to stay chairman of ‘respected peak body’

The WA Health Dept has refused to say whether top doctor Anthony Bell — who is facing domestic violence allegations — will stay as chairman of an executive committee that provides expert healthcare advice.

Shannon Hampton & Emily Moulton

Crossed offPerth abortion rights protest marred by nasty clash

Activists at an abortion rights protest have clashed with men bearing crosses at a rally in Perth. SEE THE PICTURES.

Bethany Hiatt

Bombshell resignationCommentsPremiumPerth Children’s Hospital boss sensationally quits

Perth Children’s Hospital chief executive Aresh Anwar has resigned from his role 18 months after the death of Aishwarya Aswath.

Josh Zimmerman

Driving changeCommentsNational forum to address coercive control, sex assault

A nationwide approach to coercive control and improving responses to sexual assault will be on the agenda when Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus meets with his state and territory counterparts on Friday.

Kimberley Caines

HealthTas to shut state-run vaccination clinics

The Tasmanian Department of Health has announced that state-run COVID-19 vaccination clinics will close on August 31.

Ethan James

HealthPremiumVeggie women 'more likely to break hips'

Research at the UK's University of Leeds has found that women who follow a vegetarian diet have a higher risk of breaking their hips in later life.

Ella Pickover

Stubbing outVideoPremium‘We can control flashpoints over smoking ban on prisoners’

Corrective Services commissioner Mike Reynolds has played down concerns that banning smoking from WA prisons will be a challenge for a system already under pressure through endemic staff shortages.

Caitlyn Rintoul

HealthPremiumSecond centre to ease Vic surgery backlog

Another Victorian private hospital will transformed into a dedicated public surgery centre to ease a procedure backlog fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Callum Godde

Health warningVideoCommentsSecond WA monkeypox case ‘in isolation’

WA has recorded its second case of monkeypox — in a returned overseas traveller.

David Johns

HealthIndigenous palliative care kits on Country

Culturally-appropriate palliative care kits will help Indigenous families in remote communities care for their dying loved ones at home on Country.

Aaron Bunch

Alarming dataVideoCommentsPremiumHow climate change will worsen majority of human diseases

Climate change is considered the ‘greatest threat to global health in the 21st century’, with sobering new data quantifying the extent humans are expected to suffer amid a deteriorating environment. 

Miriam Fisher

‘Colossal waste’CommentsPremiumMorrison Government’s ‘wasteful’ COVIDSafe app finally axed

The Albanese Government has axed the ‘wasteful and ineffective’ COVIDSafe app — saying it cost $21 million and identified only two positive virus cases.

David Johns

HealthPremiumFunding call for Aboriginal housing

New research has identified a lack of funding and access to affordable housing as the major issues leading to homelessness among Indigenous Australians.

Tim Dornin

Suppression order overturnedVideoPremiumIdentity of top WA doc on domestic violence charge revealed

The identity of the senior WA doctor accused of carrying out a serious domestic violence attack on his high-profile wife can now be revealed.

Emily Moulton