Antibiotic test breakthrough
Perth researchers have made a global breakthrough by finding a way to fast-track the time it takes to identify a bacterial infection and treat the patient with the right antibiotics. Read More...
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Alzheimer’s gut link
In another significant medical discovery in Perth, a team from Edith Cowan University has found that people with gut disorders may be at great risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Read More...
EXCLUSIVE: Perth has worst ambulance ramping day on record
Ambulances were ramped outside Perth hospitals for a record 370 hours on Monday July 11 – the highest number for a single day in data going back more than five years. Read More...
New wave of health professionals for WA
St John of God Health Care reported biggest cohort yet of medical interns, now working in Perth’s largest hospitals. Read More...
Can midwives help improve vaccination rates?
New study shows that Western Australian midwives may be able to improve low vaccination coverage in Perth-based Aboriginal children, but they need help. Read More...
Perth Research: will your baby have a disease?
Study based at King Edward Memorial Hospital is recruiting couples for a research study that will give prospective parents information about the potential of having a child with serious genetic conditions. Read More...
Perth children swamped with junk food ads
On their way to school, Perth children mostly see food advertising for junk food (including alcohol), a new Perth-based study found. Read More...
Made in WA
This year’s Perth Festival could only have been made right here – and it is world class. Ara Jansen speaks to festival director Iain Grandage. Read More...