Health

Cancer-focused medical technology company BARD1 Life Sciences has raised around $7.5 million via a share placement and rights issue, and has appointed two non-executive directors to its board.

Gary Lee has dedicated his professional life to making it easier for people to breathe, and on Friday night he was recognised for his work at the annual Cancer Council WA awards.

A healthy WA population and economy are twin goals at UWA’s new Life Sciences Innovation Hub.

Western Australians are putting their bodies on the line to provide vital funds for some of the state’s most active medical charities and research organisations.

WA’s government health promotion agency, Healthway, is poised to deliver more positive outcomes in the community following its 2018 merger with Lotterywest.

Billions have been invested to ensure WA remains at the forefront of medical innovation and discovery.

Home to some of Australia’s most heralded and important research foundations, WA’s relative isolation has done little to dampen the medical research sector’s inspiration for innovation. Here are some of the leading lights dedicated to making the state, and the world, a healthier place to live.

Five indigenous students are the inaugural recipients of the Dr Tracy Westerman Aboriginal Psychology Scholarship at Curtin University, with its patron, Western Australian governor Kim Beazley, officially launching the program at Government House.

Safety and quality are paramount for the unique medical business as it celebrates a successful expansion to the east coast, and new health fund partnerships.

The state government has outlined a major shift in the delivery of health services, with planning to get under way for a new maternity hospital and a greater focus on prevention, primary care, home care and telehealth.

Shares in West Perth-based Skin Elements have fallen 23.3 per cent today to trade at 3.3 cents each, following its response to two ASX queries after trade closed yesterday.

Shares in Nuheara fell by as much as 27 per cent today after the UK’s National Health Service removed the company's IQbuds Boost hearing bud from its hearing aid category.

Digital healthcare agency Curve Tomorrow has expanded into Perth through the acquisition of Progressive Medical.

Opposition leader Bill Shorten has pledged an additional $110 million in new healthcare projects in Western Australia, adding to a string of spending promises ahead of the federal election due in May.

40under40: Building a pharmacy empire in the north of the state is simply a by-product of Hannah Mann’s determination to make a positive impact in remote health.

After a turbulent year shifting from a national partnership, Alzheimer’s WA is leading the charge to help WA communities deal with the growing number of dementia sufferers.

Medical cannabis company AusCann Group Holdings has appointed international pharmaceutical executive Ido Kanyon as its new chief executive, nearly five months after it was announced that Elaine Darby would resign from the role.

Regis Aged Care chief executive Ross Johnston will leave his role with the aged care provider in September.

Healthscope has agreed to a $4.5 billion takeover by Canadian investment firm Brookfield, despite rival bidders suggesting they could increase their offer.

A tech business that supports power provision in rural areas and a company developing a laser robot to remove damaged tissue and bones have won a combined $1.7 million of federal Accelerating Commercialisation grants.

Big donations to three philanthropic trusts in Western Australia augur well for future charitable donations, although the state’s wealthiest person, Gina Rinehart, has bucked the trend.

Researchers from Murdoch University have been granted $1.9 million, as they aim to demystify tick-related diseases in Australia.

Mission Australia and APM are planning to recruit 370 people in Western Australia after being selected earlier this month as local area coordinators by the National Disability Insurance Agency.

A Nedlands-based tech startup that is aiming to raise $15 million next year has been chosen as joint winner in global finals for international startup competition Pitch@Palace at St James’s Palace, London.

Wayne Martin has been appointed as chair of the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Western Australia’s second largest research institution, as well as not for profit Parkerville Children and Youth Care.

Georgiou Group has been awarded a $42 million contract to build new facilities at Hollywood Private Hospital while Pindan has been appointed as builder for a housing project in Manjimup.

Shares in Proteomics International Laboratories have jumped more than 8 per cent in early trading, after the Nedlands-based firm announced a collaboration agreement with a US pharmaceutical company.

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The Noisy Guts Project and Chemo@home have taken home the respective Emerging Innovation and Growth categories at last nights Innovator of the Year awards, marking a big win for Perth-based healthcare and research.

Medical device startup JR-TeCH has won first prize at last night's 2018 Perth Biodesign Pitch Night, producing a wearable technology for above-knee amputees.

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