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Two people have been arrested after a 25-year-old man died in a hit and run north of Adelaide.

NewsPremiumYoung dad killed in alleged hit-and-run

Police have given a major update after an “amazing father” was killed in an alleged hit-and-run in Adelaide.

Alexandra Feiam

Medical advancements have significantly improved Australians' cancer survival rates. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthCancer survival gap widens for disadvantaged patients

Despite medical improvements, Australians in disadvantaged areas are dying at higher rates than their privileged counterparts compared to four decades ago.

Kat Wong

Ambulances parked outside Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.

WA NEWSCommentsSewer sabotage disrupts Sir Charles Gairdner hospital ED

There was serious disruption to the emergency department at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital after a sewage spill forced staff to evacuate patients to other parts of the building.

Hannah Cross

The study found that clonidine and Ritalin (methylphenidate) were the two most common medications involved in the recorded poisonings, with each one accounting for 35 percent of all reports respectively.

HEALTHCommentsPremiumFourfold increase in poisonings by ADHD drugs over 10 years

Poisonings from ADHD medications have more than quadrupled in Australia over the past 10 years, new research has found.

Angela Pownall

Dr Himanshu Brahambhatt and Dr Jennifer MacDiarmid, pictured in Central Park, first began their biotech company 24 years ago.

TVSBS doco charts Aussie cancer scientists’ epic quest

The Cancer Killers follows two Australian scientists as they fight against the odds to bring a potentially game-changing cancer treatment to the world.

Clare Rigden

Naomi McCrae speaking at a rally of public servants that are demanding pay hikes.

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Cancer staff to strike in Perth over fight for pay hike

Radiation therapists, who provide life-saving treatment for cancer patients, will go on strike outside Fiona Stanley Hospital on Wednesday in their fight for better pay.

Hannah Cross

Ambulances at Joondalup Hospital.

HealthCommentsPremiumPower outage disrupts operations for hours at Perth hospital

The blackout prompted staff to prepare for the possible cancellation of non-emergency surgeries. 

Caitlin Vinci

Woman buying groceries looking stressed holding on to her shopping trolley.

HealthCommentsPremiumREVEALED: Popular supermarket items hiding vile ingredient

Thousands of packaged food products on supermarket shelves still contain an ingredient that is putting Australians at increased risk of heart disease. 

Claire Sadler

Thousands of WA children are living with neuro-divergent condition characterised by an extreme, involuntary need to avoid everyday demands and expectations.

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Doctors flag emergence of misunderstood condition in kids

Thousands of WA children are living with an emerging and often misunderstood neurodivergent condition characterised by an extreme, involuntary need to avoid everyday demands and expectations.

Rhianna Mitchell

Landlords are in the firing line as the NSW government begins shutting down illegal tobacco stores. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthLandlords in illegal tobacco, vape store firing line

An illicit tobacco and vape crackdown is expanding to landlords, with jail time threatened for those who don't shut down dodgy shops.

Alex Mitchell

Infectious disease specialists have urged West Australians travelling to the northern hemisphere in the coming months to consider getting the flu vaccine. 

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Twist in WA flu season amid unusual late-season surge

Infectious disease specialists have urged West Australians travelling to the northern hemisphere in the coming months to consider getting the flu vaccine. 

Rhianna Mitchell

Dr Eve Tiong at the Icon Cancer Centre Midland.

‘Unacceptable burden’CommentsFresh calls to end cancer treatment ‘postcode lottery’

More than 1800 people have signed a petition calling for equal access to cancer treatment in Perth’s east, where there is no local public radiation oncology service.

Liam Murphy

Perth-based toy company Connetix is bringing out a special range of their educational toys and will be donating money raised to FightMND. Grandchildren of Neale Daniher - Ollie Daniher 3yo and Cooper Daniher 6yo playing with Connetix. . Jackson Flindell

Public HealthCommentsHow playing with this toy could help fight two diseases

Kids can now help find a cure for two debilitating diseases while playing with new colourful packs of magnetic blocks. 

Then Premier Mark McGowan and Health Minister Roger Cook in 2020. Danella Bevis

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Government’s backflip on hospitals is a great outcome for WA

The Cook Government’s fully sick backflip to help our hospitals is a great outcome for WA.

Andrew Miller

Daisy McCulloch, 31, who has Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and Stage 3 Endometriosis, with her husband, AJ . She has struggled to find pain relief but has found plant-based product Khapregesic has helped her manage her symptoms.

HealthCommentsWA’s plant-based pill could be magic bullet for period pain

A Perth-based company could hold the key to relieving the period pain of the roughly eight in 10 women who experience discomfort each month. 

Hannah Cross

Contrary to popular belief, a cup of coffee a day could help protect people from a common heart condition.

HealthCommentsPremiumCoffee a day keeps heart condition at bay, research finds

Contrary to popular belief, a cup of coffee a day could help protect people from a common heart condition.

Bethany Hiatt

State PoliticsComments Cook’s ‘big waves’ promise as hospital building expands

Roger Cook is over ‘treading water’ and wants to ‘make waves’ in WA’s Health Infrastructure, he told the WA Labor State Conference.

Hannah Cross

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NEWSPremiumDad in custody after partner, 10yo girl killed

Police have released shocking images as they investigate a horror crash that killed a mum and her 10-year-old daughter, with the woman’s partner in custody.

Andrew Hedgman

Women's pain is being routinely under-estimated or misdiagnosed, an inquiry has found. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Health'Difficult reading': depth of women's pain laid bare

A health system built around "Caucasian male biology" is leading to poor results for women and girls, with many suffering through untreated pain.

Callum Godde

The plan to move some children with autism off the NDIS scheme has brought an outcry from states. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Health'Cruel game': cracks showing over NDIS scheme shake-up

Tensions have bubbled to the surface over a federal overhaul of support for autistic children to rein in snowballing NDIS scheme costs.

Callum Godde

Her family have thanked those that came to her aid. Supplied/Facebook.

NEWSPremiumHeartbreak after mum killed in horror crash

A mother and photographer who died in a horror motorcycle crash has been remembered by loved ones as being “full of light, strength, and kindness”.

Steve Zemek

Enough was enough when Stephanie Saunders got sick for the fourth time in a matter of months. (Sittixay Ditthavong/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthFatigue, brain fog tied to deficiencies going untreated

Iron and vitamin D deficiencies are silently impacting Australian's energy, mood and overall wellbeing, with women and teenage girls particularly at risk.

Maeve Bannister

Experts say many Australians are convinced they have a disorder after recognising symptoms online. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthAussies self-diagnosing mental health over the internet

Australia's armchair psychologists are self-diagnosing mental conditions and sometimes self-treating instead of seeking professional guidance, experts warn.

Katelyn Catanzariti

Alysha Halil and her partner Sean went through IVF for their two children. PIctured are Sean and Alysha with their children Isabella (2) and Isla (8 months) at home in Hilbert Justin Benson-Cooper

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How artificial intelligence will shape the future of IVF

A bold, AI-driven new chapter is set to reshape the future of fertility treatment. But experts say nations need to look far beyond IVF in order to arrest the ‘crisis’ in falling birth rates.

Rhianna Mitchell