It’s a hangover cure that’s been around as long as alcohol – but now experts say drinking water doesn’t help.
Pat Hagan
An emergency training company report has found most Australians would not be confident performing CPR on a child or baby, amid a nationwide CPR skills gap.
Sam McKeith
West Australians with peripheral artery disease could be the first to be treated with a cure for the life-threatening condition that often leads to amputations and heart attacks.
Claire Sadler
A shocking new report has exposed the dire health reality for almost half a million Aussies, as experts warn the figures are expected to double over the next three decades.
Emma Kirk
WA’s hospital crisis has led to the delay of cardiac surgery at an overwhelmed Perth hospital, later forced to send staff an SOS to urgently discharge patients to free up beds.
Jessica Page
A child has been pricked by a needle found in the playground of a Broome primary school amid residents’ complaints of an alarming increase in the number of needles being discarded across the tourist town.
Bethany Hiatt
An eight-year-old boy is understood to be fighting for life in a Perth hospital after an accident on a trampoline.
Jonathon Nolan
Nurses have demanded a 20 per cent pay rise — a rate almost double what other public sector workers have received — as part of ANF WA secretary Mark Olson’s return to the negotiating table.
Hospital pharmacists have voted to refuse to charge patients for prescription medication as their pay dispute with the State Government escalates.
Weight loss jabs could be prescribed to children as young as six after trials found they slashed obesity and tackled other health issues.
Kate Pickles
Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has repeatedly expressed genuine sympathy for families left waiting as long as three years to see a paediatrician.
Incontinence affects more than seven million Australians, costing more than $100 billion in 2023 amid warnings one-in-three could be impacted by 2032.
William Ton
Research published in a public health journal shows teenagers who have vaped are more likely to try smoking, with the youngest adolescents the most at risk.
Abe Maddison
Australian teenagers who have vaped are five times more likely to take up smoking than those who have not, a landmark study reveals.
Public hospital clinicians have greenlit a new pay deal that will bolster conditions for junior doctors, including capping shifts at a maximum of 14 hours.
Dr Emily Leeming investigates why so many young people are developing bowel cancer and reveals the five ways to cut your risk.
Emily Leeming
The Princess of Wales has shared an incredibly personal update on her cancer journey in a new video with the Prince of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis by her side.
Max Corstorphan
The end to in-person identity checks is proving just the tonic for strained health services by supporting a surge in doctors from overseas.
Luke Costin
Nurses and midwives are on a collision course with the NSW government, as both sides dig in and pay negotiations threaten to get uglier.
Alex Mitchell and Luke Costin
The Princess of Wales has released a video and a statement announcing she has finished chemotherapy treatment for an undisclosed cancer.
Staff Writers
Strike action by nurses and midwives that will have a large impact on the country's largest hospital system will not be called off despite official orders.
The head of WA’s peak body for doctors has warned health insurers need to meet the rising costs of private patient care or the State’s health system could be put in jeopardy.
People who prefer to stay up late have a 46 per cent higher risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a Dutch study.
