Second meningococcal alert in weeks sees child in hospital in WA
A second WA child is in hospital with meningococcal in the space of just two weeks, forcing health…
Kalgoorlie couple who underwent IVF treatment in shock after welcoming quadruplets
A Western Australian couple expecting triplets have welcomed a surprise fourth baby — delivering an extraordinarily rare set…
Poliovirus linked to overseas transmission detected in Perth wastewater
Poliovirus has been detected in a sample of Perth’s wastewater, health officials have revealed. Authorities said the detection…
WA health infrastructure audit delivers scathing assessment of hospital maintenance
Western Australia’s aging public hospitals are too reliant on reactive maintenance, with no dedicated funding to keep them…
AI to be trialled at Royal Perth Hospital in bid to reduce pressure on WA health system
Western Australia’s ailing health system is turning to AI to try and help free up doctors and nurses…
Warning after deadly disease diagnosis
An adult is recovering after they were hospitalised with the life-threatening meningococcal serogroup B disease. WA Health confirmed…
Former health boss says a new hospital won’t fix WA’s health crisis amid record ambulance ramping
The man tasked with reviewing WA’s “old and depleted” hospitals says building a brand new one is not…
WA government announces $500 million boost for health infrastructure
Half a billion dollars will be poured into bolstering the state’s health infrastructure as the WA government attempts…
WA Health issues measles warning as two more cases linked to Bali travel
West Australians planning to visit South-East Asia are being urged to get vaccinated against measles after two more…
Why ‘record’ investment in WA’s health system fails to keep up with growing problems
West Australians are continually told they have a “world-class” health system, growing ever better thanks to “record” government…
Federal funding unclear as pressure mounts on WA health system due to stretched aged care sector
Perth’s hospitals are full and an aged care system operating at capacity is partly to blame, but with…
Christine Mulhall among dozens of elective surgery patients caught up in WA hospital crisis
A patient who waited nearly a year for complex elective surgery, only to have it cancelled the day…