Narrogin’s medical students have farewelled the town after their year-long placement.
Hannah Whitehead
A study to test medicinal cannabis' impact on drivers has begun, days after Victoria's upper house drew a line between impairment and a positive blood test.
Adrian Black
Traces of cannabis detected in drivers who are prescribed the drug will no longer automatically cost them their licence under a tweak to sentencing laws.
Melissa Meehan
A WA anaesthetist who pioneered life-changing research into finding ways to make surgery safer for children has been recognised in this year’s prestigious Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.
Bethany Hiatt
At least half of school-aged young people dislike their bodies and admit this has caused them to miss school, according to alarming new research.
Katie Hampson
Cocaine users in Melbourne have been warned their drugs could contain a potentially lethal opioid that could lead to an overdose.
A surge in the number of hours that ambulances are being forced to ‘ramp’ outside WA public hospitals is being contributed to by poorly run NDIS providers sending their vulnerable clients to the facilities.
Phil Hickey and Josh Zimmerman
WA biotech executives have not been deterred by recent news that advisers to the US health regulator have voted against the use of MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Cheyanne Enciso
A cricketing legend is set to take the plunge as Australian test champion Mike Hussey was unveiled as the latest ‘dunkee’ for the WA Freeze.
Pro-cannabis MPs claim a newly announced road safety trial involving medicinal users is a delaying tactic by the government.
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.
Andrew Robb, who served as trade minister in the Abbott government, says it beggars belief that NSW has created such tight restrictions on medicinal MDMA.
Luke Costin
Novo Nordisk's amycretin has outperformed Wegovy in obesity drug trials, as the company diversifies into cardiovascular care.
Staff Writers
Vape shops have been put on notice, as the government attempts to ban the sale of e-cigarettes and vapes in coming months,
Kat Wong
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon says he's a fan of pseudoephedrine-enhanced cold and flu drugs and wants them back on pharmacy shelves.
Ben McKay
A blood test that can predict dementia up to 15 years before symptoms start could change the lives of thousands, a UK study found.
Chris Pollard
An advanced magnetic resonance imaging scanner has started operating in Geraldton, giving communities north of Perth faster and more accurate health diagnoses.
Jessica Moroney
A young doctor accused of twice raping a fellow medical student after a night of alcohol-fuelled celebrations has been found not guilty of both charges.
Sarah Steger
A string of admissions an accused rapist said on a phone call recorded by police was an ‘entirely logical’ and rational thing to do, according to his legal counsel.
A trainee doctor accused of raping a fellow medical student says he doesn’t feel guilty or sorry for his alleged victim because she had ‘actively participated’ in the sex, which he argues was consensual.
A WA doctor-turned-politician who intentionally broke strict medical rules governing the prescription of dexamphetamine is fighting to save his career as a GP.
Ben Harvey
Many children with type 1 diabetes are going without a lifesaving medical device because it is too expensive but a Perth study is hoping to change this.
Claire Sadler
Emyria has dosed its first patient for its MDMA-assisted therapy trial in what the WA biotech says was an Australian first for a private specialist clinic.
WA biotech and pharmaceutical companies are excited by a new US study on MDMA that paves the way for the psychedelic drug’s approval in the country, saying it was a motivator for the local industry.
