The Gidget Foundation opens a new centre in WA to support parents battling perinatal mental health challenges, offering free counselling.
Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
The NSW authority responsible for water pollution has been grilled about the spread of cancer-linked chemicals throughout water supplies in a fiery exchange.
Emily Verdouw
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say 71 people, including many children, have died from a mysterious flu-like disease.
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A piece or two of dark chocolate might feel like the guilty pleasure that gets you through a long day. But it may be that there’s nothing guilty about it.
Shaun Wooller
The parents of a two-year-old boy who died of a ‘brain injury caused by sepsis’ just four days after doctors allegedly diagnosed him with constipation, have demanded answers from the hospital who treated him.
Megan Howe
An army veteran has taken a step forward in providing aid for fellow veterans in the South West by providing calming kits to combat post-traumatic stress disorder while waiting for medical care.
Holly Prentice
A two-year investigation carried out by a US select subcommittee has released its highly anticipated report on COVID, sharing damning findings on its source, the response and vaccines.
Max Corstorphan
A biomedical engineer is set to offer people living with disability a level of independence as easy as looking left and right.
Hannah Cross
It doesn’t take much — just one-and-a-half minutes of vigorous activity daily — for women to slash their risk of heart attack.
Kate Pickles
Thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live more than one hour's drive from basic health care services.
Keira Jenkins
Medical staff reported 230 cases in October — the most cases in a month since November 2015.
A mobile treatment system will be installed at a key water filtration plant as authorities rush to bring levels of PFAS chemicals in line with new standards.
Neve Brissenden
Eczema Connect, a national pilot program developed by Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia, launches today at PCH — the first location to offer the initiative.
Claire Sadler
Nearly 5000 places hand out free syringes but only two take the next step and supervise drug users, which must change soon, say key reform advocates.
Luke Costin and Samantha Lock
Perth boys Nazeem Fahmi and Nate Fearnall may have their obstacles to overcome and have yet to make it to outer space — but they have defied gravity.
Monitoring ‘astronaut blindness’ could soon be possible thanks to researchers from the Lions Eye Institute who are developing cutting-edge diagnostic tools for treating eye conditions on Earth and in space.
Nearly four million health insurance premiums could increase after large health funds opted to pay higher hospital fees under threat of higher taxes.
Luke Costin
The federal government announced a plan to subsidise a treatment for the disease as part of a broader initiative to address the unnecessary suffering.
Caitlin Powell
WHO warns nations to bolster efforts against H5N1 bird flu, which poses pandemic risk. Australia remains virus-free but vigilance is crucial.
John Flint
Tattoos, once symbols of rebellion, are now mainstream. However, are there still risks to getting inked, even in professions like policing?
Kate Emery
Mental health and addiction services including those catering to the most complex cases will share in almost a quarter of a billion dollars in health funding.
Another day, another headline suggesting the new breed of diabetes and weight loss drugs offer hope for another chronic disease.
Dr Hanh Nguyen is a Plastic Surgeon, Hand Surgery Specialist and founder and CEO of RediMed, a multifaceted health service company. He arrived in Perth as a Vietnamese refugee aged 14.
Tony Buti
