The conglomerate claims it had no choice but to put Infinity Pharmacy into receivership after discovering the business was using high-price debt to buy more stores even as it was struggling to pay bills.
Sean Smith
Roger Cook has confirmed the buck still stops with him on health but has refused to explain why he didn’t front up when the results of a damning report into hospital maintenance were revealed.
Jessica Page and Oliver Lane
WA’s health boss has been left red-faced and speechless over perceived inaction on the tobacco war after a second store was targeted in 24 hours.
Caitlin Vinci and Charlton Hart
WA-based Little Green Pharma has announced a proposed merger with a fellow Victorian medicinal cannabis company in a bid to create a powerhouse in the global weed industry.
Cheyanne Enciso
Labor has spruiked the successful rollout of its bulk-billing expansion, but new figures reveal WA is still lagging the rest of the nation and out-of-pocket costs to see other GPs have gone up.
WA medicinal cannabis manufacturer Cannaponics is aiming to launch on the ASX later this year as it looks to push into the legal weed market tipped to be worth over $150 billion by 2030.
Processed foods branded as protein-rich products are sneaking onto the shelves and don’t supply the same benefits.
Angela Pownall
Some of Australia’s private health insurance customers are facing a premium hike of more than 5 per cent in the coming months, according to a major analyst, adding another whack to crunched household budgets.
A semaglutide pill, an alternative to injections like Wegovy and Ozempic, has been approved for use by a major drug administration, welcoming a new era of weight loss management.
Max Corstorphan
Australia's second biggest health insurer has been ordered to pay $35 million for misleading customers about benefits they were entitled to.
Farid Farid
A three-year wait for answers about their newborn’s death has devastated a Perth family, who say they were let down by Perth’s King Edward Memorial Hospital and a growing backlog at the coroner’s office.
Jessica Page
The APM deed of company arrangement will see the State Government, which is owed $2 million, and other creditors repaid in full and all of Therapy Focus’ more than 250 staff retained.
WA telehealth startup BlinkLab reckons it has the answer to solving Perth’s paediatrician crisis that has left children with developmental and behavioural issues waiting years for help.
Can we grow new brain cells as adults? It’s a question that has long divided scientists, but the findings of a new study may have finally settled it.
The patch contains sensors that transmit data to a mobile phone app, which logs a fetus’s movement patterns using artificial intelligence to separate these from its mother’s movements.
Ramsay Health Care, the biggest private hospital operator in the nation, has again pointed to the challenges faced by the sector in terms of rising costs.
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A primary school in Perth’s south is at the centre of a terrifying health scare after several children were pricked with the same needle in a botched blood sugar testing exercise.
Charlton Hart
Scans and blood tests could be a scary experience for little Bonnie Hill, but thanks to a special team visiting Perth Children’s Hospital she came away with a new furry friend.
Claire Sadler
The Department of Health has named four new measles exposures sites in Western Australia.
Craig Duncan
The Australian Medical Association’s Public Hospital Report Card on Mental Health, released on Thursday, exposed an onslaught of West Australian residents in mental health crises reliant on hospitals for care.
The Department of Health have unveiled four new measles exposures sites in Western Australia.
The Melbourne-based blood-products company plans to cut $500 million in costs in response to slowing sales growth. Here is what’s behind the drop.
Aaron Patrick
Health Minister Mark Butler has flagged a major change coming to Australian general practices this week, as doctors prepare to cash in.
Caitlyn Rintoul
COVID-19 should no longer be considered an infectious disease covered under mandatory testing laws against those who may have spread it to police officers while being arrested, a review has found.
Oliver Lane
