Health

Former University of Western Australia chancellor Alex Cohen has been remembered as one of the state’s most respected medical figures.

Australia Post staff are among those wearing bright, bold socks as part of a Youth Focus suicide awareness campaign launched today.

Perth company OncoRes Medical is in the midst of an unusual fundraising campaign, the success of which is tied to the number of clicks on one of its videos on social media (click through to see the video).

Schneider Electric has secured an $11.5 million contract with the Child and Adolescent Health Service for a technology package at the Perth Children's Hospital.

Federal proceedings against online health booking platform HealthEngine have brought attention to the complicated practice of bundled consent.

Researchers at Telethon Kids and Harry Perkins institutes have been awarded more than $18 million in funding for health and medical research from both state and federal governments.

Shares in digital health company ResApp Health have closed up 33 per cent today to 20 cents, after it received European regulatory approval for its first commercial product – the ResAppDx-EU.

CSL's full-year profit has risen 11 per cent to $US1.92 billion ($A2.82 billion), driven by disease diagnosis and global demand for its immunoglobulin portfolio.

HBF has sold the Friendlies Pharmacy master franchise, under which 31 Western Australian pharmacies currently operate, to Pharmacy 777 and agreed to partner with the buyer to provide preventative health services to its members across the stores.

A new report has challenged views on the effects of ambulance ramping on patient outcomes.

A medical startup supported by Curtin University and angel investors led by Ian Brown has raised more than $1 million, shining a light on the commercialisation process for university technology.

Botanix Pharmaceuticals is set to raise $40 million via a share placement, less than two months after it released studies suggesting its cannabis compound could be used as an antimicrobial to mitigate superbugs.

Technology is dramatically expanding access to and the effectiveness of healthcare from the cities to WA’s most remote parts.

For Kerryn Ashford-Hatherly and Michael Tunnecliffe, principal psychologists at West Perth-based Ashcliffe Psychology, treating addiction is about restoring order to chaotic lives.

Fifteen businesses have expressed an interest in buying Berrington Care Group, an aged care provider which went into administration earlier this month, while residents consider options for nearly $125 million of deposits.

The state government has started the expressions of interest process for the Osborne Park Hospital expansion, which includes a new neonatal nursery, a maternity assessment unit and a 16-bed rehabilitation unit.

A rare grant opportunity has allowed two Perth-based researchers to collaborate on the use of gene-editing tools in cancer treatment.

Administrators were today appointed to two entities in Berrington Care Group, which operates aged care facilities in Subiaco and Como.

International medical services company B.Braun has secured a $44.2 million state government contract for the supply of volumetric infusion pumps and administration sets to Western Australian public healthcare units.

Cancer-focused medical technology company BARD1 Life Sciences has raised around $7.5 million via a share placement and rights issue, and has appointed two non-executive directors to its board.

Gary Lee has dedicated his professional life to making it easier for people to breathe, and on Friday night he was recognised for his work at the annual Cancer Council WA awards.

A healthy WA population and economy are twin goals at UWA’s new Life Sciences Innovation Hub.

Western Australians are putting their bodies on the line to provide vital funds for some of the state’s most active medical charities and research organisations.

WA’s government health promotion agency, Healthway, is poised to deliver more positive outcomes in the community following its 2018 merger with Lotterywest.

Billions have been invested to ensure WA remains at the forefront of medical innovation and discovery.

Home to some of Australia’s most heralded and important research foundations, WA’s relative isolation has done little to dampen the medical research sector’s inspiration for innovation. Here are some of the leading lights dedicated to making the state, and the world, a healthier place to live.

Five indigenous students are the inaugural recipients of the Dr Tracy Westerman Aboriginal Psychology Scholarship at Curtin University, with its patron, Western Australian governor Kim Beazley, officially launching the program at Government House.

Safety and quality are paramount for the unique medical business as it celebrates a successful expansion to the east coast, and new health fund partnerships.

The state government has outlined a major shift in the delivery of health services, with planning to get under way for a new maternity hospital and a greater focus on prevention, primary care, home care and telehealth.

Shares in West Perth-based Skin Elements have fallen 23.3 per cent today to trade at 3.3 cents each, following its response to two ASX queries after trade closed yesterday.

Shares in Nuheara fell by as much as 27 per cent today after the UK’s National Health Service removed the company's IQbuds Boost hearing bud from its hearing aid category.

Digital healthcare agency Curve Tomorrow has expanded into Perth through the acquisition of Progressive Medical.