ASX-listed medical and cosmetic cannabis company MGC Pharmaceuticals has sacked a senior manager after discovering they breached the company’s trading policy.
One of Perth’s oldest and most respected medical research institutes has launched a new South Australian operation, as part of a broader planned expansion.
The head of Australia’s largest private hospital operator says a recently approved expansion is just the start of its envisioned growth for healthcare in Joondalup.
Disability services provider Rocky Bay will move into a three-storey Belmont hub after a development assessment panel unanimously approved its $78 million proposal.
Former Joondalup Health Campus boss Kempton Cowan has pleaded guilty to charges relating to child abuse material found after a police raid on his Mosman Park home.
Less than six months into his new gig as St John WA chief executive, Kevin Brown has made good on his plan to deliver a shakeup of the organisation’s leadership team.
Murdoch University's research into the long-term effects of Covid-19 has received $3.4 million from state government to study the disease’s ongoing impact, including cardiovascular threats.
New St John of God Health Care chief executive Bryan Pyne has announced a major review of the organisation, including staffing levels, his first big move since taking the helm last month.
The federal budget has significantly expanded a Telethon Kids Institute-led early intervention scheme to treat autism, devoting more than $22 million to boost the pilot program.
Western Australia is expected to have its first private sector cyclotron operating by the end of the year following the opening of new facility to produce radioisotopes for medicine in Bayswater.
The state government has revealed a record $1.2 billion commitment to public hospital infrastructure projects ahead of next week’s state budget - but not all are praising the spend.
Western Australia's auditor general has highlighted concerns over the state government's $580 million spending during the pandemic, with millions of rapid antigen tests remaining unused.
The costs of school and medical services in Perth have almost tripled over the past 20 years, as analysis by Business News reveals where households have been hit hardest by inflation.
The New Town Toyota Walk for Women’s Cancer 2023 has raised more than $1.5 million to fund cancer research at Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.
The state government has announced a $420 million budget commitment to boost mental health initiatives, including an upgrade of Graylands Hospital in Mount Claremont.
The state government plans to reduce waiting times in emergency departments by introducing targets described as “stretched but realistic” in a bid to ease pressure on the health system.
Perth’s new Women and Babies Hospital will be shifted from Nedlands to the southern suburbs, in part because of planning issues highlighted one year ago by Business News.
Janet Reah holds no regrets about calling for the ANF to strike over the objections of the state's industrial relations watchdog, despite the union now facing fines worth a cumulative $27 million.
Mining equipment provider WesTrac has partnered with Lifeline WA to launch a peer-led health and wellbeing program to support staff struggling with their mental health.
