Authorities remain on alert with another suspected case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu detected in Western Australia.
Allanah Sciberras
Experts from Cancer Council WA are encouraging residents in the region to seek medical advice earlier for symptoms of diseases like bowel cancer.
Jacki Elezovich
Albany Health Campus is one of two regional health centres at the forefront of a landmark clinical trial for chemotherapy patients in regional WA, hosting a laboratory to test a new anti-nausea drug.
The Great Southern remains the strongest region for keeping rural doctors in their jobs, with more than half of the region’s GPs staying in their roles for more than five years.
Jacki Elezovich and Amy Towers
‘We’ve taken people that were dead. We had a person given the last rites — gone, the kids are crying and everything — and started them on this drug. And the person became better. It works.’
Troy de Ruyter
Several migratory birds have been confirmed to be carrying the deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu, with urgent testing of other suspected cases.
A large study found a five-minute exercise break boosted people's mood, lessened fatigue and did not affect their performance at work.
Jane Kirby
Most expensive IVF "add-ons" either have no fertility benefit or lack evidence that they work, according to Australian research.
Annabelle Banfield
Most adult Australians are actually overweight or obese and that number is rising, research shows, with the problem taking a growing toll on health systems.
Duncan Murray
New research — led by University of Western Australia Professor Bu Yeap — shows men with low levels of testosterone are at higher risk of dying from cancer when they are older.
Bethany Hiatt
More than a dozen birds stretching from Geraldton to South Australia’s southern coast are undergoing urgent H5N1 testing after two infected migratory seabirds were discovered near Esperance.
Caitlin Vinci
A Perth non-profit has issued an urgent warning to cat owners after two cases of bird flu were discovered in Western Australia.
Tegwen Bescoby
The progress made in dramatically reducing the number of AIDS deaths is under threat because of severe funding cuts, the UN has warned at meeting on HIV/AIDS.
Staff Writers
Six quarantined travellers from an ill-fated cruise struck by a hantavirus outbreak are finally winging their way home this morning, after spending the past several weeks in a special facility in Bullsbrook.
Brooke Rolfe
West Australian children reaching out to the Kids Helpline increased by 74 per cent in just one year, revealing the staggering amount of young people struggling with their mental health.
Claire Sadler
Passengers from a Hantavirus-infected cruise ship quarantined in Perth will be released from a Bullsbrook facility on Tuesday after negative testing throughout their 42 day isolation.
Caitlyn Rintoul
West Australians can get a free flu vaccine until the end of July with the State Government extending the program for another month.
A third of France is under a red alert as a heat wave sweeps much of Europe, with emergency precautions implemented and outdoor sports cancelled.
ANGELA CHARLTON
The PREM Bank was Australia’s first formal human milk bank and marked its 20th birthday this year, but is facing a critical shortage.
Angela Pownall
Officials warn the fact at least 30 people have died at a displacement camp in northeastern Congo suggests an Ebola outbreak may be spreading fast.
Cancer Council WA is encouraging Great Southern residents to quit drinking alcohol next month for the annual Dry July fundraiser, raising much-needed funds for the cancer information hotline.
Families have embraced WA’s new needle-free flu vaccine program, with 80 per cent of immunised children opting for the nasal spray this winter.
Rhianna Mitchell
Contentious changes to the NDIS remain up in the air, with a final report into the reforms still to be released as another deadline is missed.
Zac de Silva
Could a supplement of garlic and amino acids provide an answer for migraines? A new Curtin University study is seeking to help answer that question.
Belinda Hickman
