Home
Search
thewest.com.au
LifestyleChevron Right Icon

Health & Wellbeing

NEWSPremiumUrgent safety recall for JB Hi-Fi product

A popular product sold at JB Hi-Fi stores between January and October has sparked serious safety concerns.

Clareese Packer

HealthMillions of Aussies to lose key health cover

Millions of Aussies could soon be left without health cover after insurers and a major private hospitals operator couldn’t come to an agreement over fees.

Aisling Brennan

Health & WellbeingPremium'Invisible' cancer revealed to body in new research

Researchers have unlocked a key in a person's immune response that could halt the spread of cancer the body cannot see.

Adrian Black

HealthWarning as 5 OD on laced cocaine

NSW Health has issued a major warning after five people who used what they thought was cocaine were hospitalised for heroin overdoses.

Aisling Brennan

Regional familiesPremiumWorld-first program launches in regional WA

Families in regional and remote Western Australia now have access to a groundbreaking program that supports babies experiencing differences in social and communication skills. 

Katya Minns

NEWSAussie behind ‘suicide capsule’ speaks out

An Australian activist behind a new “suicide capsule” has spoken out after its first-ever user was allegedly strangled.

Nathan Schmidt

NewsWoman’s alleged horror act towards baby

Police are investigating a high-profile woman after it was claimed she was drugging her infant daughter while documenting the girl’s declining health on social media.

Aisling Brennan

news‘Censor:’ Senator defiant over abortion bill

A Nationals senator has accused the Greens of trying to “censor and silence debate” following its calls to pull his controversial abortion bill.

Jessica Wang

Health & WellbeingPremiumTourists warned as Aussie teens fight for life in Laos

The families of two Melbourne best friends fighting for life in Thai hospitals have raced to their bedside as they suffer from suspected methanol poisoning.

Melissa Meehan

Food for thoughtCommentsThe huge change benefitting WA hospital patients

Hospitals are not the most popular places to be but one massive change has given Aussies at this private health carer’s medical facilities reason to smile.

ParentingUrgent safety warning for kids’ medicine

Australia’s medicines watchdog says parents should immediately stop giving a popular medicine to kids under the age of six, warning of potential ‘psychiatric’ side effects.

Duncan Evans

newsAussie chef’s shock new Trump connection

Controversial chef Pete Evans has teamed up with fellow vaccine sceptic and Trump confidante Robert F Kennedy Jr on a new cookbook for kids.

Duncan Evans

opinion
opinion
HEALTH & WELLBEING
opinion
Social media risks and benefits for our children

While there are some benefits to social media, excessive use among young people comes with a whole range of problems, psychologist Jessica Heller-Bhatt writes.

Jessica Heller-Bhatt

Health & WellbeingFabric face mask to help apnoea sufferers rest easy

After double-digital sales growth last quarter, ASX-listed medical device maker ResMed has launched a product its CEO had been dreaming about for a decade.

Derek Rose

Europe & UKCommentsMy affair during a sexless marriage got me the baby I wanted

It may sound callous and selfish but having an affair turned out to be the best thing I ever did.

Anonymous

NewsPremiumBar, servo on alert after measles outbreak

Patrons of a popular bar have been urged to be on the lookout for symptoms of a potentially deadly viral infection.

Nathan Schmidt

Do-it-yourselfVideoCommentsWA in world-first as health breakthrough kits hit shelves

West Aussie men are the first in the world to be able to take a test that previously had to be done in a clinic from the comfort of their own homes.

Troy de Ruyter

NEWSTemu hoodie recalled after child injured

The glow in the dark hoodies have been recalled after a child was seriously injured, with consumers urged to destroy or dispose of the items immediately.

Clareese Packer

NewsNew trend taking over Schoolies celebrations

Schoolies are more likely to opt out of heavy drinking sessions, as many look to other activities to celebrate their end of school life.

Aisling Brennan

News‘Curse stops with us’: Dad’s sad update

A Brisbane father has died a month after being diagnosed with an ultra-rare genetic condition that he dubbed the family “curse”.

Alexandra Feiam

NewsPremiumState’s $16m to protect babies from virus

A virus which hospitalises children across the country is being tackled with a $16m injection from one state government.

Blair Jackson

NEWSPremiumMum dies after collapsing at F45 class

The mother-of-four unexpectedly collapsed during an exercise class, she was rushed to hospital a short time later.

Clareese Packer

newsWarning issued on ‘crass’ abortion debate

The Opposition Leader said while he supported “a woman’s right to choose”, he warned Labor against inflaming further debate on abortion.

Jessica Wang

NEWSPremiumFitness influencer’s marathon nightmare

The Australian businesswoman and fitness influencer has revealed the very simple mistake that almost landed her in hospital.

Kelsey Wilkie