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HealthUK minister says kids' tooth decay levels 'Dickensian'

A minister has described the level of tooth decay among young children in England as "Dickensian".

Staff Writers

HEALTH PremiumHospital mistakes leading to dozens of deaths

Poor clinical decision-making or mistakes in Perth hospitals contributed to the loss of 85 lives in the past year, new data has revealed.

Hannah Cross and Claire Sadler

HealthPremium'Wonderful move': foreign GPs fast-tracked to plug gap

Qualified doctors from Ireland, New Zealand and the UK will be able to see Australian patients sooner after the regulator eased registration hurdles.

Jacob Shteyman

HealthCommentsPremium‘You’re not alone’: WA mum opens up about loss of twin boys

A WA mum who lost her twin boys at 17 weeks has opened up about the devastating ordeal ahead of a special service to commemorate International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.

Emily Moulton

HealthPremiumHealth insurance 'robbery' to end with mandate to pay

A decade-old proposal will be brought off life support to end a stalemate between a major state and Bupa, NIB, HCF and Medibank.

Luke Costin

World NewsMan who helped wife to die can inherit estate

A devoted husband who helped his terminally ill wife travel to Switzerland to end her life can inherit her estate, a High Court has ordered. 

Liz Hull & Cameron Charters

HealthCommentsSaliva test could predict men’s chances of prostate cancer

A saliva test is being trialled to predict men’s chances of developing prostate cancer. 

Health Editor

CrimePremiumMale nurse charged with assaulting Perth grandma in hospital

A male nurse has been charged with assaulting a grandmother at a Perth hospital, while a second hospital has apologised after she suffered two ‘avoidable’ falls within 24 hours. 

Lucy Murray and Caleb Runciman

TelethonCommentsWhy Telethon is the world’s most successful charity event

After humble beginnings in the 1960s, the records just keep getting smashed, rocketing from $2.5m in 2000 to a staggering $77.5m last year. So why is Telethon the world’s most successful event of its kind?

Rebecca Le May

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The West Australian exclusive
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Man saved by ‘magic Molly’ the superhero labradoodle

Shivering and hurt under his leaky patio as a thunderstorm battered down, 90-year-old retired farmer Ron Griffiths feared the worst as his pleas for help were silenced by the pouring rain.

Caleb Runciman

HealthPremiumBreast cancer battlers 'blindsided' by divorce

It might have started out "in sickness and in health" but increasingly, marriages put under strain when the woman develops breast cancer are failing.

Katelyn Catanzariti

HealthCommentsPremium‘The end of WeightWatchers’: Could faux Ozempic save it?

Will the brand really follow through on their cancellations? And could compounded semaglutide be the once-housewife-favourite’s unconventional saving grace?

Laura Newell

HealthPremiumMore adult vaccines could unlock $1.1bn for economy

By raising its level of adult immunisation to the same rate for children, Australia could unlock huge economic benefits, researchers say.

Holly Hales

HealthAction needed as Australia's dementia deaths surge

Dementia Australia says urgent preventative action is needed to tackle the incurable disease, the second-highest cause of death in the nation in 2023.

Aaron Bunch

The NightlyThis simple brain trick can help you make better decisions

Neuroscientist Paul Glimcher has a simple strategy to cut through the noise and consistently make smart decisions.

Megan Sauer

HealthPremiumHow dementia is becoming Australia’s most deadly disease

An ageing population and advancements in healthcare have put dementia on course to overtake heart disease as the leading cause of death in Australia.

Rebecca Parish

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Nurses’ Union ‘soap opera’ after watchdog removes Secretary

His shock return as Australian Nursing Federation WA secretary – after a previous 24-year stint – lasted just six weeks, when WA’s industrial watchdog issued interim orders on Thursday to remove him.

Jessica Page

HealthCommentsWarning as toxins found in shellfish from Perth estuaries

WA Health is warning local shellfish lovers not to eat their catch if they’ve come from two Perth estuaries.

Hannah Cross

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What parenting courses get wrong

Experienced Denmark psychologist Jessica Heller-Bhatt explains: “What really counts is your child’s unique needs — something generic parenting courses can never teach.”

Jessica Heller-Bhatt

Telethon CommentsHealthcare for WA kids to be transformed with $10m funding

Sick WA kids will now have access to important healthcare closer to home thanks to a $10 million investment from Telethon into revolutionary technology for Perth Children’s Hospital.

Rebecca Parish

HealthCommentsPremiumGut microbiome reveals infection secrets

The contents of a massive freezer at Perth’s Fiona Stanley Hospital could be life-saving for WA’s sickest and most vulnerable patients, helping to identify those at risk of serious infection and even death.

Bethany Hiatt

HealthPremiumThe 'bone explosion' that shattered an Olympic champion

Two-thirds of Australians aged over 50 have poor bone health and even Olympic gold medallists such as Sally Pearson aren't immune to severe bone injuries.

Holly Hales

HealthPremiumMany young people struggle to work due to mental health

Only one in two young people feel confident in succeeding in their future career aspirations due to poor mental health, a survey shows.

Holly Hales and Neve Brissenden

HealthPremiumIndigenous communities pushing back against eye disease

Children in vulnerable Indigenous communities are less likely to contract a highly infectious eye disease, while more adults are having surgery for cataracts.

Keira Jenkins