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The NightlyCan weight loss drugs like Ozempic treat eating disorders?

Doctors are already using weight loss drugs to treat binge eating disorder. But some experts warn that it’ a Band-Aid, not a fix.

Dani Blum

HealthCommentsPremiumMedicinal cannabis could soon get France green light: LGP

Little Green Pharma founder Fleta Solomon is confident France will legalise the use of medicinal cannabis later this year, a move she expects will result in other countries following suit.

Cheyanne Enciso

Radical shiftCommentsPremiumThe chatbot will see you now: Could AI replace doctors?

INSIDER: In as little as five years, patients could walk into a GP surgery and be greeted by ChatGPT-like software. Experts say this futuristic scenario is just one way AI can play a role in medicine.

Cheyanne Enciso

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The West Australian exclusive
Explosive accusationsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Retiree sues over botched spinal cord surgery claims

A retiree has launched a lawsuit against a Perth neurosurgeon after an allegedly botched spinal surgery left him needing to use a wheelchair.

Claire Sadler

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opinion
Michael StutleyCommentsPremium
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Legalisation of medicinal cannabis a headache for workplaces

The potential benefits of medicinal cannabis are no laughing matter. But can you safely operate equipment or make important decisions while feeling a little spaced out?

Michael Stutley

New focusCommentsPremiumLittle Green Pharma founder Fleta Solomon steps down

Little Green Pharma founder and chief executive Fleta Solomon has walked away from the top job.

Cheyanne Enciso

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opinion
Andrew MillerCommentsPremium
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A mother load of care shown by the State’s hospital workers

If you take an elderly relative to Fiona Stanley Hospital in the dark pre-dawn, you’ll walk among the earnest soldiers of health, hiving across the car park to be swallowed by the cubist factory buildings.

Andrew Miller

Mixed signs but positive outlookPremiumWA boffins buoyed by scar treatment trials

Further testing of a potentially breakthrough scar treatment is in the works after UWA researchers found the Pharmaxis-piloted topical topical cream to be safe for human application.

Jordan Murray

WA AwardsPremiumHelping autistic kids the ‘secret to life’ for professor

A teenage medical student’s discovery of the ‘secret to life’ led him on a decades’ long mission to improve support for autistic children and their families.

Jake Dietsch

‘Gold of honour’ Ancient Egyptians removed enemy hands in gruesome ceremony

Egyptologists have found evidence of a gruesome practice which involved severing the hands of enemies. 

Rachel Fenner

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The West Australian exclusive
ALARMING FIGURESCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Top surgeon says E-scooter injuries a ‘new disease’ for ED

One of WA’s top trauma surgeons has described the ‘enormous exponential increase’ of serious e-scooter injuries presenting to Royal Perth Hospital’s emergency department as a ‘new disease’.

Shannon Hampton

Sweet successCommentsWA researchers create chocolate-tasting painkillers for kids

WA researchers have developed a chocolate-flavoured painkiller making it easier for children to swallow bitter-tasting medication before surgery.

Kellie Balaam

Dying with dignityHow voluntary assisted dying laws are making an impact

A doctor at the coalface shares his insights into how the right-to-die laws are helping terminally ill West Australians and their loved ones.

Katie Hampson

‘Lazy planning’CommentsPremiumAMA boss slams WA for postponing elective surgeries

Australian Medical Association boss Omar Khorshid has hit out against States for pausing elective surgeries as hospital systems buckle under the latest wave of COVID-19.

Sarah Ison

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Trauma guideComments
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Dr Sarah Woodhouse on trauma and how to heal it

Trauma expert Dr Sarah Woodhouse on how trauma can come from common, everyday experiences

Lily Hoffmann

new and improvedCommentsPremiumSt John Harvey spend 25 years worth of savings

St John Harvey Sub Centre saved its service fees since 1996, building upon an initial $20,000 in reserves to reach $1,069,000 with no outside funding, building a new extension on its facility.

Kasper Johansen

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The West Australian exclusive
Code yellowCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Exec admits Fiona Stanley Hospital in crisis

An executive at one of WA’s biggest public hospitals has admitted what the State Government won’t — doctors have faced an unprecedented ‘crisis’ this week.

Peter Law

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EDITORIALCommentsPremium
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Thinking of our Victorian friends in challenging times

For the next seven days family, friends and compatriots in one of our favourite cities will find themselves grappling with the anxieties of yet another move to stop COVID-19.

Birth traumaThe trauma few mums talk about

Birth trauma is real. It affects one in three Australian women and can have a lasting impact on their lives.

Katie Hampson

Birth traumaThe traumatic births that haunt mothers

The birth of a child should be one of the happiest moments of a woman’s life - but for some it is an experience that leaves them psychologically scarred.

Katie Hampson

World Asthma DayCommentsPremiumWA hospital presentations for asthma fall amid COVID-19

ED presentations may be down because of the pandemic, but experts fear many suffers are complacent about prevention and at risk as winter approaches

Raquel de Brito

Genetic weight lossCommentsWould you try a DNA diet?

New personalised diets using genetic data could suggest our DNA is the key to achieving health goals

Raquel de Brito

Not naughtyDebunking the ADHD myths

ADHD is the most common mental health condition in children but diagnosis and treatment with drugs remain controversial.

Katie Hampson

Health checksCommentsPremiumWA women behind on life-saving cervical screening tests

Cervical cancer survivor Jenny Sharpless urges women to stay on top of screenings

Raquel de Brito