6+ hour, 43+ min ago  (35+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Hantavirus cruise outbreak rises with new case in Spain...

7+ hour, 47+ min ago  (26+ words) The West Australian WA's worsening diphtheria outbreak has spread to a prison with two positive cases detected...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (37+ words) The West Australian How WA's global cocaine sting had Australian police at war Triple-whammy R&D commercialisation funding budget blow to medical innovators "risks driving sector offshore'...

8+ hour, 27+ min ago  (53+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. How WA's global cocaine sting had Australian police at war Mount Hospital: Premier Roger…...

9+ hour, 18+ min ago  (286+ words) A Ugandan woman has tested negative for Ebola, after she was quarantined in India's tech hub of Bengaluru on suspicion of having the virus. India's health ministry released the results on Wednesday, but it did not say if she would…...

11+ hour, 17+ min ago  (430+ words) Pricking the skin with insulin syringes could be a thing of the past for more than 145, 000 Australians living with type 1 diabetes due to the approval of a breakthrough treatment. Heralded as the most important innovation since insulin was discovered more…...

18+ hour, 8+ min ago  (315+ words) Frequent changes in blood pressure can impact cognitive health and contribute to dementia risk, new Australian research has revealed. While high blood pressure has long been recognised as a risk factor for cognitive decline, a Monash University study found that…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (53+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. How WA's global cocaine sting had Australian police at war Joondalup Health Campus chief…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (361+ words) Social media ranks alongside smoking as a danger to children, senior British doctors say, urging MPs to tackle the harm they say excessive screen time is causing to young people. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges detailed the impact of…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (464+ words) One of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks has officially claimed its first fatality after tests confirmed the disease was the probable cause. However, authorities say the rate of cases has dramatically dropped in the Northern Territory at the centre of the…...