MP to fund transplant trip for former addict
WA Health Minister Kim Hames will pay for a former drug addict to fly to New Zealand for a possible liver transplant.
View ArticleWoman dies after second transplant
A Perth woman has died in a Singapore hospital after a second liver transplant operation, as her first failed due to using heroin.
View ArticleParking costs add to disease burden
Ben Hogarth has three young children, and is dependent on dialysis three times a week while waiting for a kidney transplant, and he says the cost of parking at the hospital is an added stress.
View ArticleMark Colvin
Mark Colvin is this week celebrating 15 years as presenter of ABC Radio's flagship current affairs program PM.
View ArticleSalvation Army fights to fix homeless crisis in Wellington Square
A lack of dialysis services in regional WA is forcing dozens of people to travel to Perth for treatment and some are ending up homeless.
View ArticleDarwin kidney disease exhibition depicts Tony Abbott and cabinet ministers on...
Prominent Australians including the Prime Minister are depicted on dialysis in a Darwin exhibition about kidney disease among Aboriginal people.
View ArticleFirefighters relocated from Success fire station in Perth after kidney cancer...
Crews at Success fire station in Perth are being temporarily relocated after four firefighters are diagnosed with kidney cancer within six years.
View ArticleStayin' Alive - Transcript
CAROLINE JONES, PRESENTER: Hello. I'm Caroline Jones. Ronald Morgan is a young family man and a tour guide in Western Australia's spectacular Kimberley region. But he's lucky to be alive. Twice he's...
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Until recently, Ronald Morgan's life was very much a roller coaster. Now, following in the footsteps of a distinguished ancestor, he's found a new purpose in life.
View ArticleHigh nitrate levels in some WA water supplies could cause kidney disease,...
There could be a link between elevated levels of nitrates in the drinking water and kidney disease, a West Australian regional doctor says.
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