A leading IVF clinic has admitted to two separate errors involving the transfer of an embryo to the wrong patient in two states.
Rachael Ward
A patient had their own embryo transferred to them instead of their partner's embryo, in another bungle by a major private fertility company.
Callum Godde
A paramedic who risked his own life trying to save murder victim Lynn Cannon also had the anguish of responding to a colleague’s death in the same year.
Shannon Hampton
Australian men are delaying health checks and stretching their medication due to cost pressure, according to research described as a wake-up call for a crisis.
Allanah Sciberras
Blood and plasma donors will be easier to spot from this week with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood permanently replacing its white arm bandages with branded red ones.
Claire Sadler
A recent 12-week study involving participants with prediabetes found that a simple dietary change could have significant benefits.
Ebony Swetman
A recent study suggests a very popular beverage might assist women with the effects of ageing.
Domestic Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin says GPs could play a bigger role in tackling violence against women by intervening when they see men who display red flags.
Kate Emery
Medical research is Professor Timothy Jones’s life passion, and because of his inspirational work, he’s been listed on this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list.
Artemisia Blythe
Police have stopped 72 e-scooters and handed out 22 fines during a crackdown sparked by a pedestrian’s death, as the Premier warned tougher regulations might be needed.
Jessica Page
In an election promise gone under the radar, the federal government announced it would subsidise complementary health treatments but how effective are they?
Sebastian Tan
The Federal Government is being urged to step in to block high-powered e-scooters being imported into Australia after a spate of incidents involving riders.
Caleb Runciman and Rachel Fenner
Experts say we’re finally waking up to what women’s bodies are capable of.
Starre Vartan
With a surge in winter respiratory infections, health experts are again urging Australians to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and influenza.
Staff Writers
People who use psychiatric medications to treat mental illness are more likely to develop the most common form of motor neurone disease, a new study has revealed.
A little known eating disorder commonly seen in children is on the rise in WA, characterised by an avoidance of and aversion to food that is not related to body image or weight concerns.
Rhianna Mitchell
Statins are known as cholesterol-busting drugs but researchers say they also have other benefits, including reducing inflammation and antibacterial effects.
Ella Pickover
Eating disorder sufferers face ‘unacceptably poor outcomes’ due to decades-old treatment which has a limited effect and a narrow focus on physical symptoms to the exclusion of psychological impacts.
Local councils and the State Government are facing mounting pressure to act on hireable e-scooters, after the City of Perth ordered their removal from CBD streets following the death of a pedestrian this week
Dylan Caporn, Caleb Runciman, Liam Murphy and Jessica Evensen
Eating disorders claim more lives than road accidents. To help those in crisis we must hear their stories
Many WA bush firefighters have been failing to wear adequate respiratory masks or to properly decontaminate clothing permeated with hazardous chemicals, new research has found.
Bethany Hiatt
A terminal cancer patient spent two days on a trolley bed in a corridor at Midland hospital, it can be revealed, as bed block takes an unprecedented toll.
Supercars drivers swap their Mustangs for Mario Kart to put a smile on kids’ faces at Perth Children’s Hospital.
Nurses have begun industrial action calling on a state government to come to the table with a better pay deal.
Savannah Meacham
