Bob Marley was onto something when he said: ‘One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.’
Miriam Fisher
A spate of retirements and burnout is exacerbating already long waitlists, with one paediatrician revealing he’s had to hire three receptionists to tell 20-30 new referrals a day that his books are closed.
Briana Fiore
A new plan to tackle WA’s alarming youth suicide rate will allow young people with suicidal thoughts to refer themselves to State-funded accommodation even without a mental health diagnosis.
Kate Emery
Another of St John WA’s ‘trusted leaders’ has resigned just a week after chief executive Michelle Fyfe quit following the deaths of at least three West Australians while waiting for paramedics.
Kellie Balaam
A groundbreaking new review has revealed women are significantly more likely to suffer from long COVID, and will experience substantially different symptoms than their male counterparts.
Scientists asked more than 600 women aged 18 to 82 about their experiences of orgasm both in solitary and partnered contexts. The results were surprising to say the least.
Xantha Leatham
A holistic cancer treatment centre set to support WA patients fighting the insidious disease will honour Perth girl Milli Lucas, who lost her battle with brain cancer and captured hearts across Australia.
A Perth hospital plagued by water contamination problems has apologised to a patient who was diagnosed and treated for a legionella infection in a high-risk ward.
A Perth couple is reeling after two of their little girls were diagnosed with the same ultra-rare terminal illness while their two other children have been confirmed as carriers.
Rebecca Le May
Experts warn that women are dying needlessly from heart attacks because they are more likely than men to be given a wrong diagnosis, and less likely to get the right treatment in a timely manner.
Katie Hampson
A WA woman with stage four bowel cancer is heading to Thailand as part of a last-ditch effort to beat her disease, which was initially missed by doctors.
The stresses, lockdowns and abandoned plans we’ve all struggled to cope with during the pandemic is a lifestyle children with cancer and their families know all too well.
A Perth nutritionist shares her family’s journey to better health.
Raquel de Brito
Many Australians remain unaware that children born deaf can now learn to speak, hear and listen just like kids with typical hearing.
It’s one of Australia’s most common cancers — and one of the most preventable. Ahead of World Cancer Day we meet a WA survivor fighting to change Aussies’ attitudes to the sun.
Cy Clayton
Perth mother and daughter Jillian Intini and Casey Dryden have made it their mission to make sun protection chic.
Clinical nutritionist Sarah Di Lorenzo explains why the best diet isn’t actually a diet at all.
More than a thousand WA couples have been screened for genetic conditions as part of a revolutionary new trial targeting would-be parents.
Charlotte Elton
One of WA’s leading fertility providers is now able to permanently change the way it can see patients — by making appointments more accessible through virtual healthcare.
Kimberley Caines
A world leading melanoma expert is setting up shop in WA with new treatments on the horizon.
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Medical research is funded support to ensure one day life-threatening diseases are treatable.
A WA couple were devastated when their son suffered brain damage at birth, and hope a breakthrough treatment being trialled by WA’s Perron Institute can save other babies from a similar fate.
From Pilates with a side of Scarborough Beach views to a very exclusive boxing gym, here are some new Perth spots to give your exercise routine a shake-up.
Jade Jurewicz
APM continues to bulk up, agreeing to buy national physiotherapy and home group Lifecare for $68 million, just two weeks after listing on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Sean Smith
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