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What we can learn about longevity from the world’s fastest runners

WEBAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. On May 6, 1954 it was a grey, rainy day in Britain’s Oxford with wind gusts reaching 40 kilometres …

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WEBThe latest Lifestyle | Daily Life news, tips, opinion and advice from WA Today covering life and relationships, beauty, fashion, health & wellbeing

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Inside the massive new mental health facility in Perth’s north

WEBThe expansion was first committed to by Labor in opposition with a $160.7 million pledge ahead of the 2017 election. Cook said one in five West Australians would …

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WA State Budget 2024: Rita Saffioti to reveal cost of living

WEBAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Before the state budget is handed down on Thursday afternoon the WA government will have announced …

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Perth is home to many communities of migrants. So, where have

WEBAccording to the latest Census, nearly 5000 people from the South Asian country, situated at the edge of the Himalayas, now reside in Perth. Tashi Kipchu Namgyal, left, pictured …

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Gen gym: Why the young are leading the fitness revolution

WEBThe most compelling measure of the young new gym culture flourishing in a city more famous for its outdoor sports is the spectacular success of Revo Fitness. The 24-hour …

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Midland's medical hub: Curtin university opens

WEBLauren Pilat. Curtin University has officially opened the doors to its new Midland campus for medical and health science students. The Centennial Place …

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WA government takes over shuttered Cockburn mental health …

WEBVery large text size. The Cook government will step in to reopen a 75-bed private mental health facility in the heart of Cockburn Central shuttered in February after …

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WA budget 2024: Metronet costs rise as state pays to get

WEBStage one of the Labor government’s flagship Metronet project climbed $2 billion in 2023 alone, taking the total cost of the network to around $11.5 billion.

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WA hospitals in crisis: Doctors warn ‘disastrous’ state

WEBSome patients’ treatment in WA hospitals is “inhumane and a disgrace”, with Health Minister Roger Cook more interested in keeping Treasury happy than dealing …

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Health tracker shows WA suburbs with highest health risks

WEBHighest rates of obese and overweight children in WA. Balga – Mirrabooka/Nollamara – Westminster 31.9 per cent. Canning – North 31.4 per cent. …

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Bulk-billing doctors win WA on the decline, healthcare costs jump

WEBThe report found just 26.6 per cent of West Australian GP clinics bulk bill, far below the national average of 31.5 per cent. iStock. The data showed the average cost …

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COVID cases WA: Masks back at Perth hospitals

WEBAn increase in COVID-19 cases across Perth will mean staff and patients in parts of Perth hospitals are required to wear masks again from Monday. Anyone in high …

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WA's Chief Health Officer hasn't spoken at a media conference

WEBWestern Australia’s Chief Health Officer Andy Robertson insists he isn't "being muzzled" after it was revealed he hasn't spoken at a government press …

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Multimillion-dollar overhaul for WA children’s health services …

WEBAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. An unprecedented demand for vital children’s health services across Western Australia has …

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WA FIFO jobs: Mental health behind miners’ move towards

WEBA landmark study into the mental health of West Australian fly-in, fly-out workers in 2018 called for them to spend no more than half their time on site. Six years later, the state’s …

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WA gun laws: Western Australia’s 90,000 firearms licence

WEBPolice want Western Australia’s 90,000 firearms owners to self-report whether they use illegal drugs, how often they drink, or whether they have diabetes or …

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Fiona Stanley, Freo hospitals lack the patients for Murdoch

WEBArtist’s impression of the Murdoch medihotel. These details were contained in a letter from the service’s chief executive Paul Forden to Department of Health top brass in July …

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Peel Health Campus: Ramsay Health Care not ready to give up on

WEBPeel Health Campus Credit: WA Health. Ramsay will lose a big stream of taxpayer-funded revenue in August next year when the Labor government makes good on an election …

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More than 8000 WA patients to receive elective surgery

WEBMore than 8000 patients will undergo long-awaited elective surgery as the Western Australian government injects $40 million to help clear the backlog. An extra …

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