A new episode of WA Health's podcast 'This podcast could save your life' has been released featuring Dr John Blakey, Respiratory Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Ms Brooke Kyle, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.

To help you stay well this winter, the WA Government is providing free influenza (flu) vaccines to everyone in Western Australia aged 6 months and over during May.

A total solar eclipse will take place just before 11.30 am on 20 April 2023 in the Ningaloo region of Western Australia and will last for 62 seconds. The only way to guarantee that you don't get eye damage is by viewing the eclipse indirectly.

Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE), Kunjin and Japanese encephalitis (JE) viruses have been detected across a wide area of WA, and people should take appropriate precautions.

A new suite of videos (external site) from the Department of Health urges people to take precautions to reduce potential for permanent eye damage during the solar eclipse in April.

The Murdoch COVID-19 testing clinic will close at 1pm this Friday 3 March.The closure of the public clinic reflects declining COVID-19 cases and reduced demand for PCR testing.

With the COVID pandemic entering its fourth year, The Sunday Times (12/02/23) spoke to health front-liners about their experiences, how they think the State is faring and what comes next.

From 6 February 2023, adolescents in Australia will only need one dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to be considered fully vaccinated.

Emergency services have found a tiny radioactive capsule near Newman, ending a large-scale interagency search for the missing object.

Emergency services are searching for a capsule containing a radioactive substance and are asking the public to be alert and report anything that looks like the missing material. The capsule is small (6mm diameter and 8mm tall), round and silver.