Britain's parliament has settled on the final draft of a bill designed to stop people who were born on or after January 1, 2009 from ever taking up smoking.
Will Meakin-Durrant
After a government women in STEM initiative ended, female scientists have taken it upon themselves to continue filling research gaps to improve health outcomes.
Maeve Bannister
A man allegedly hit and killed by an out-of-control car outside a comic convention in Melbourne has been named.
Blake Antrobus
The family of a boy who died at Joondalup Health Campus has called on Roger Cook to terminate the State Government’s contract with Ramsay Health Care after a coroner found their son’s death was preventable.
Hannah Cross
Premier Roger Cook has gone on the attack and dismissed pharmacist concerns over a chronic lack of supply of the nasal-spray flu vaccine which the government has made free for children.
Oliver Lane and Claire Sadler
Death caps and yellow-staining mushrooms are among the toxic fungi health authorities are warning residents to avoid as growing season gets under way.
Nick Wilson
Thousands of gay and bisexual men and transgender people will be able to donate whole blood for the first time after changes to eligibility.
Kat Wong
The best and worst parts of life cause us to laugh and cry all at once — it’s an autonomic, biochemical social coping strategy, says Andrew Miller.
Andrew Miller
The federal government is introducing free respiratory syncytial virus vaccinations for Australians 75 years and older.
John Kidman
Ramsay Health Care has taken full responsibility for the death of a toddler at its Joondalup Helath Campus emergency department more than two years ago after a damning coronial inquest found it was preventable.
A Perth expert has warned that recent research and health warnings linking vaping to cancer do little to deter young people from picking up a vape.
Claire Sadler
The death of a toddler at one of Perth’s busiest emergency departments was preventable and ‘more than a missed opportunity,’ a coroner has found.
A dog owner has surrendered his animals after they savagely attacked a woman trying to rescue her pet on a suburban street.
Emma Kirk and Euan Anderson
The underground popularity of illegal vapes is expected to see a surge in smoking rates among the young.
Stephen Johnson
A defenceless cat has been euthanised after suffering horrific injuries from an illegal trap - prompting a warning from the RSPCA over the use of the “barbaric” devices.
David Hannant
Former Fortescue chief executive Fiona Hick is among four new hires to refresh the board of the Royal Flying Doctor Service WA.
Adrian Rauso
Thousands of nurses and midwives have won a landmark pay rise for the first time in more than two decades after an industrial umpire ruled in their favour.
Farid Farid
A landmark payrise for nurses and midwives in NSW will cost “billions”, the state’s treasurer has warned, but says the investment is crucial.
A young boy has died days after suffering critical injuries during a multi-car collision on a busy Melbourne freeway.
People who exercise according to their natural preference for early mornings or late nights could reap greater health benefits than those who don't.
Storm Newton
A simple nasal spray alternative to flu jabs for children is being rolled out across WA ahead of the winter season.
Troy de Ruyter
Many women at low risk of complications will soon be able to access the contraceptive pill without a trip to their GP, but the rollout will not be swift.
Tom Wark
A peak health body has busted the myth that hospitals are overrun due to people unnecessarily presenting to EDs, saying the reason is a systemic one.
Duncan Murray and Grace Crivellaro
Distressing footage has captured the moment two roaming dogs savagely maul a woman before killing her pet.
Euan Kennedy
