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An artist’s impression of the Bethesda clinic before its construction in 2022.
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Mental health

WA government takes over shuttered Cockburn mental health clinic

The government has entered into a three-year agreement to lease the clinic, which the South Metro Health Service will operate. 

  • by Hamish Hastie
Khannah Grace had back pain that was caused by a mysterious and cancerous tumour near her spine. She is now in remission.
Healthcare

‘Doctors don’t know how to treat it’: The race to solve mystery cancers

Khannah Grace was 31 when she was told she had a mystery cancer and given one to five years to live. There is hope a new blood test will spare patients the anguish of ongoing uncertainty. 

  • by Henrietta Cook
Alex Adler and Harry Welsh were warned about the disease when they adopted their puppy, Maggie, last month, but no vaccines were available.
Pets

The deadly reason your dog should avoid the communal water bowl

  • by Angus Dalton
NEWS: Nadine and David with Sasha Lipworth (6) who was diagnosed in October 2023 with an ultrarare genetic mutation called SLC6A1 that causes epilepsy and dementia. She is one of only two people in the world with her particular mutation.
Health

Sasha has a disease so rare, it doesn’t have a name

  • by Angus Thomson
Associate Professor Natalie Taylor, left, and cancer patient advocate Kathryn Leaney both consulted on a the precision oncology clinic.
Cancer

‘Personalised’ treatments are the future of cancer care

  • by Mary Ward
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