Health

The risk of more COVID-19 outbreaks looms when ship crews are eventually granted long-overdue changeovers, the state government warns.

The global death toll from coronavirus has eclipsed one million people but Australia's new case numbers remain low.

Western Australia will ease restrictions for people arriving from Victoria and NSW as the nation's COVID-19 case numbers continue to fall.

Health Minister Roger Cook is confident a COVID-19 outbreak on a bulk carrier off Port Hedland will be resolved within a fortnight.

HBF achieved a net positive result in the previous financial year, despite declining investment returns contributing to a more than halving of its year-on-year profitability.

Australia has signed onto a global coronavirus agreement in the hope of gaining early access to dozens of potential vaccines.

A Western Australian nurse who tested positive to COVID-19 while volunteering in Victoria has returned home with her six colleagues after making a full recovery

Bec Johnson has used her experience with type 1 diabetes to create a support network for others.

Despite having just four years of experience in medicine, Chris Brennan-Jones has won plaudits pioneering affordable and accessible treatment for childhood ear disease.

This year’s 40under40 First Amongst Equals, Rachael Ferguson, discusses the resilience of her Perth-founded business during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health Minister Greg Hunt is confident a pause in one of the world's most promising coronavirus vaccine candidates will not delay Australia accessing the drug.

Australians may need to wait longer than expected for coronavirus vaccinations after late-stage trials of one promising drug were put on hold.

Disability service providers under pressure from the transition to a national funding model will receive about $14 million in new funding.

Australians could get access to coronavirus vaccines next year after the federal government secured deals to deliver two promising candidates.

Medicare telehealth items should be made permanent beyond the coronavirus pandemic period, a parliamentary committee says.

A common gout drug may prevent the progression of coronary disease, new research from Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and GenesisCare has found.

WA-based chemo@home and aged care services provider Silver Chain are creating a joint venture to ensure more patients can access chemotherapy treatments at home.

Australia's troubled aged care sector will receive a $563 million boost after more than 450 deaths and ongoing political pressure on the federal government.

Vitamin and pet food supplier Blackmores has reported a 66 per cent full-year profit dive after Chinese shoppers limited spending amid COVID-19.

Perth-based HealthEngine has been ordered to pay $2.9 million in penalties by the Federal Court. It comes after the tech company achieved rapid growth but incurred big financial losses.

Four new coronavirus cases, all related to a family who returned from overseas, have been reported in Western Australia.

Every Australian could receive a free coronavirus vaccination early next year, if a promising trial proves successful.

Two women from South Australia who breached quarantine after being refused entry to Western Australia have been taken into custody.

Australia's top science agency has pledged at least $100 million each year towards helping the nation recover from coronavirus.

More than 50 Western Australian nurses will head to Victoria to help with the state's coronavirus outbreak in a volunteer capacity.

The Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation and Telethon Kids Institute have committed $10 million in fundraising over five years to support a new respiratory research centre.

Four builders including Multiplex and Lendlease have been shortlisted to complete major works under the $257 million expansion of Joondalup Health Campus, which will include new beds and operating theatres.

A $10.8 million liver cancer research centre has been established with donations from several philanthropic and research organisations, including $5 million from the Cancer Research Trust.

Ramsay Health Care is proposing a redevelopment of Peel Health Campus in an effort to help meet increasing demand for health services in the region.

Contractor Georgiou Group will build a $25 million pipeline for the long-term supply of water into Denmark, while ADCO Constructions has secured an $8.8 million contract for early redevelopment works at the Geraldton Health Campus.

Upgrades to the emergency department at Peel Health Campus will resume later this month, with the works awarded to Canning Vale-based contractor Devlyn Construction.