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AI and virtual reality saving lives in remote WA

From a command centre in Perth, doctors and nurses are using artificial intelligence and virtual reality to save lives in a remote Goldfields region.

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COVID RAT strategy criticised by WA auditor-general after cost soared to almost $600 million

The WA government is slammed for how it managed the purchase of rapid antigen tests during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the auditor-general describing the escalation in cost as unlike anything she had ever seen.

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Preventable errors rise in WA hospitals, new data shows

New data highlights an increase in preventable serious incidents at Western Australia's hospitals amid heavy patient demand.

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Australia's Rapid Antigen Test stockpile poses headache for states as expiry dates loom

In the past year alone, Australia has purchased enough Rapid Antigen Tests for everyone to get 22 each — millions of which are about to expire, prompting calls for free giveaways for all.

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WA Health tracing source of cucumber salmonella outbreak after children hospitalised

WA Health has issued an urgent warning about a baby cucumber brand after 19 cases of Salmonella Typhimurium were reported.

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WA Health issues warning over Qukes baby cucumbers following salmonella outbreak

WA Health issues an urgent warning about a baby cucumber brand as more than a dozen people fall ill over the festive season.

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New heatwave warning system adopted across Australia, using bushfire-style emergency alerts

A new alert system will see bushfire-style emergency warnings issued for heatwaves across Australia, as authorities warn their dangers are potentially being overlooked.

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Liner with virus cases heads for Fremantle

A large cruise liner with some COVID-19 cases on board is heading for Fremantle after bad weather prevented a stop in the West Australian port of Geraldton.

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Positive COVID cases on first major cruise liner to WA

Passengers and crew on the first major cruise liner to visit WA since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have tested positive for the virus.

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Virus cases on first WA cruise liner to WA

West Australian authorities have confirmed a number of COVID-19 cases on board the first major cruise liner to return to the state's waters.

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WA prisoners in 'inhumane' conditions as mental health hospital Frankland Centre's waitlist grows

Advocates say inmates with severe mental illness do not have access to appropriate care because the Frankland Centre — built to service a third of the current prison population — is full.

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Cruise ships return to Tasmania for the first time since COVID ban despite new cases on WA liner

Two years ago, Tasmania was one of the country's top cruise ship destinations until the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Now, cruise ships have returned, despite cases emerging on a liner in WA.

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COVID-19 cases confirmed aboard first cruise liner to dock in Western Australia after two years

Health authorities confirm passengers and crew aboard the Coral Princess — the first cruise vessel to grace Western Australia's shores in two years — have tested positive for COVID-19.

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Daily COVID updates scrapped by WA Health amid low case numbers

It wasn't that long ago when the community waited with bated breath for each daily COVID update, but WA Health will now publish the data once a week as case numbers continue to drop.

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Mark McGowan defends WA health system but concedes it is under 'huge pressure'

Mark McGowan defends the state's hospital system amid a steady flow of complaints and concerns, revealed in leaked correspondence between doctors and nurses.

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Travel warning issued after death of West Australian boy holidaying in Philippines from dengue fever

The Department of Health warns travellers to take precautions against mosquitoes following a spike in dengue fever cases in returned holiday-makers.

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WA Health sorry over monkeypox data breach

A document containing the personal details of passengers aboard a flight carrying a monkeypox case has been accidentally leaked by WA Health.

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Calls for West Australians to get fourth COVID-19 jab amid fears of 'complacency' and winter surge

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is warning "complacent" West Australians to get their fourth COVID jab ahead of a predicted surge of winter cases.

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WA's elective surgery waitlist is increasing, and authorities are looking at after-hours solutions

WA's elective surgery waiting lists have grown 10 per cent in a year, leaving people like Karen Boyd in pain and unable to work. Now radical solutions are being proposed to ease the situation.

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COVID-19 vaccine mandates axed for most WA workers as businesses pick up the pieces

Loren McMath did not want to pressure her workers to get the jab, so she overhauled her whole business model over vaccine mandates, but less than six months later, they're gone.

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WA Health seizes 1,000 e-cigarettes from Bunbury food and beverage business in vape crackdown

Almost 1,000 nicotine vapes have been seized from a West Australian business, with the health department promising more targeted operations against suspected sellers of the illegal products.

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West Australians’ highly sensitive personal data put at risk as COVID-19 contact tracing system lacks security

Medical data, CCTV footage and SmartRider information of more than half a million people in the state gathered to help contact trace was not secured properly, a report finds.

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WA's COVID caseload remains high as death toll from the virus climbs by six

The number of people dying with COVID-19 in Western Australia is climbing, with the number of deaths since the start of the year now greater than the state's road toll from last year.

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Bunbury Regional Hospital nurse injured after being assaulted by patient

A nurse required staples in the emergency department of Bunbury Regional Hospital after being assaulted by a patient.

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COVID-19 cases aboard cruise ship in WA

Passengers and crew aboard a cruise ship docked off Western Australia's northwest have been diagnosed with COVID-19, health authorities have confirmed.

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