{"results":[{"title":"Pharmacy program to boost healthcare across WA","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/pharmacy-traning-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/february/pharmacy-program-to-boost-healthcare-across-wa","publisheddate":"2026-02-13","summary":"
A program at The University of Western Australia is providing qualified pharmacists with the training needed to diagnose and provide treatment for certain common health conditions across the State, including regional areas.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Pharmacy"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"}]},{"title":"Study finds more men taking multiple medications","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/man-and-mutiple-medications---card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/january/study-finds-more-men-taking-multiple-medications","publisheddate":"2026-01-20","summary":"
Research tracking polypharmacy – people regularly taking five or more medications – found an increase in multiple medicine use during the past decade, largely driven by a growth among men.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Pharmacy"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Awards and achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/amanda-quek-award-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/december/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2025-12-03","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"School of Design"},{"title":"UWA School of Agriculture and Environmental Science"},{"title":"WA Centre for Rural Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Near Miss Awards helping to hit health targets","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/near-miss-awards-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/near-miss-awards-helping-to-hit-health-targets","publisheddate":"2025-11-18","summary":"
Innovative health projects at The University of Western Australia investigating immune cells, air pollutants, cancer detection and treatment, respiratory viruses, healthcare delivery, neurological disorders and cardiovascular disease have been boosted by grants from the State Government.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Biomedical Engineering"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"School of Population and Global Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Awards & achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/james-ledger-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/november/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2025-10-31","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Conservatorium of Music"},{"title":"Environment"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Nature and Science"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"WA Centre for Rural Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Arts-and-Culture"},{"title":"Engineering and Technology"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Research Fellowship to boost aged and disability care","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/aisling-smyth-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/research-fellowship-to-boost-aged-and-disability-care","publisheddate":"2025-10-24","summary":"
A new partnership between Brightwater Care Group and The University of Western Australia aims to strengthen research excellence and collaboration in aged and disability care across Western Australia.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"Staff"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"}]},{"title":"Awards and achievements","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/awards-sept-2025-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/awards-and-achievements","publisheddate":"2025-10-02","summary":"
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"Law School"},{"title":"School of Humanities"},{"title":"School of Social Sciences"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"School of Biomedical Sciences"},{"title":"Engineering"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"STEM"}]},{"title":"Guidelines for clinicians to desprescribe medications","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/elderly-meds-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/september/guidelines-for-clinicians-to-desprescribe-medications","publisheddate":"2025-09-25","summary":"
Researchers from The University of Western Australia led the development of clinical practice guidelines for deprescribing medications to people aged 65 years and older that are now available.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Pharmacy"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Our-community"}]},{"title":"Building a cultural bridge to keep Chinese elders safe","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/falls-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/september/building-a-cultural-bridge-to-keep-chinese-elders-safe","publisheddate":"2025-09-17","summary":"
Two UWA Masters of Social Work students have won hearts and reconnected with their own cultural identities as part of a unique collaboration designed to protect older members of Perth’s Chinese community from falls.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Social Work"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Older Australians collect an average of 31 PBS scripts a year – new research","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/elderly-doctor-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/september/older-australians-collect-an-average-of-31-pbs-scripts-a-year-new-research","publisheddate":"2025-09-16","summary":"
Australians are living longer than ever before. While this is broadly good news, ageing well comes with a range of challenges.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Pharmacy"},{"title":"School of Allied Health"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]}]}