A 13-year-old Perth girl has died from flu, just days after being discharged from a major Perth hospital Sharney Lee Mitchell was found unconscious in her bed by her parents on Sunday morning.
The eyes are considered the window to the soul, but with the help of groundbreaking artificial intelligence currently being developed in the Pilbara, Western Australia, they can also open a window into people's health. With the aim of saving lives and sight, a team from Lions Outback Vision travels through the outback in a van … Read more
WA Health is closely monitoring new Mpox cases after the World Health Organization declared an international health emergency this week. There has been one Mpox case in WA, but it is not the 'Clade 1b' strain behind the current outbreak in a number of African countries.
The country's health ministers have set up a response group to address the shortage of infusion solutions in Australian hospitals, which could last all year.
A new health service flew a boy from Lake Grace to Perth for treatment of his diplegic cerebral palsy, marking the first step in revolutionising regional health care. The new Fly2 Foundation gifted its first flight to Frankie McKenzie, who was flown from his home in Lake Grace to the Royal Perth Hospital at 8:30am … Read more
According to a source, comedy star Pete Davidson wants to focus on his mental health and is determined to make it a priority.
Due to the spread of a new variant of the Mpox virus, the World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention say an outbreak of Mpox has become a “continental health emergency.”
WA has reported its sixth case of meningococcus this year after an adult was hospitalized with the disease. WA Health reported that the person was diagnosed with the serogroup B variant and is currently recovering in hospital.
A delayed government report on airborne dust levels in the area near the Alcoa refinery in Pinjarra has finally been released. It says the dust does not pose a threat to public health, but the potential impact on the town will be monitored more closely. The Department of Water and Environmental Protection released the results … Read more