Health

Mark McGowan has refused to be drawn on when Western Australia could reopen to the rest of the nation, despite mounting pressure from the state’s opposition.

A local medtech focused on the early detection of heart disease has sought $40 million through an IPO, which will in part be used to fund the development and commercialisation of its software.

Telethon and the MACA Cancer 200 Ride for Research raised a record-breaking $69 million for medical research over the weekend.

Perth-founded biopharmaceutical business Dimerix has launched phase three drug trials for patients with COVID-19 and kidney diseases.

The state government will reimpose capacity limits and masks when WA reopens its border, but Premier Mark McGowan said that was unlikely to occur until next year.

Australia's medicines regulator has approved a key step towards the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine being given to children aged five to 11.

School teachers could be the next group targeted for mandatory coronavirus vaccinations in Western Australia in a bid to accelerate the state's rollout.

Western Australia will look to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory in further sectors as new pop-up clinics open across Perth.

The Australian Workers' Union has flagged a possible legal challenge to BHP's decision to lock out workers who refuse to be vaccinated for COVID-19.

The construction of Bullsbrook's 1,000-bed quarantine facility has officially begun today, just one month after the federal government abandoned plans to build it at Jandakot.

A 'robotic arm' to assist in surgeries will be rolled out at Fremantle Hospital, after its developer secured a $10.3 million contract through the state's market-led proposal system.

Australians with compromised immune systems could start receiving COVID-19 booster shots this year before third jabs are rolled out more widely in 2022.

COVID-19 vaccinations will soon become mandatory for those working in the state’s resources sector, with all workers required to get their first jab by December 1.

Western Australians who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are being warned they will eventually face consequences amid "troubling" hesitancy in some areas.

Two COVID-positive crew members from a ship docked at Fremantle have been transferred to hospital, as health authorities track down contacts of a diplomat and arrivals from Adelaide.

Aged care nurses who stay in the sector will receive bonus payments in a federal government bid to boost the country's workforce.

Health authorities are keeping a close eye on an oil tanker docked in Fremantle after 12 of its 22 crew members tested positive for COVID-19.

One million Western Australians have had two vaccine doses, while Premier Mark McGowan has said his policy on borders is unchanged.

Pierre Yang is facing calls to resign as chair of a parliamentary committee reviewing WA’s ambulance services, following reports one of the state's largest unions supports renationalisation of those works.

Australians aged over 60 have been given access to mRNA vaccines in a bid to get about 300,000 hesitant people over the line.

Businesses will no longer receive federal cash injections when vaccination coverage milestones are reached as the government phases out coronavirus support.

Western Australia has called for more of the state's GPs to be approved to administer COVID-19 vaccines as national figures show its trails other states in the rollout.

Workers and businesses will have lockdown support payments wound back once key vaccination coverage milestones are reached.

Vaccine mandates will apply to transport and freight workers travelling into Western Australia from high or extreme risk regions from late next month.

The federal health minister says half of Australia's population has now been vaccinated against coronavirus.

Australia has pledged to send 60 million coronavirus vaccine doses to countries across the Indo-Pacific region by the end of next year.

Health Minister Roger Cook has confirmed the AFL Grand Final will go ahead as planned this Saturday after a truck driver who travelled through regional WA earlier this month tested positive for COVID-19.

Doctors have backed vaccinating children aged between five and 11 against coronavirus in schools as early as next year.

The state government has launched a $3.6 million campaign to encourage Western Australians to get the COVID-19 vaccination, as WA continues to trail behind in the national rollout.

The state government has handed over 5,000 square-metres of Crown land in Swanbourne to facilitate the development of a $25 million children’s hospice.

Hall & Prior has given 100 per cent of its residential aged care workforce the first dose of the COVID-19 jab and reported 10 staff have resigned due to the vaccination requirement.

Scientists at Curtin University believe a new discovery about the cause of Alzheimer's disease could eventually lead to a preventative treatment.