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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month so we thought now was a good time for an update on this important topic, particularly in light of some recent studies showing that...

Today marks the start of Asthma Week (1-7 September), a national awareness raising week for 2.7 million Australians living with the chronic respiratory condition. This year, Asthma Australia is highlighting...

National Diabetes Week 2022 is on from 10 July to 16 July. This year's awareness will focus on the emotional health and well-being of people living with Diabetes. Further information...

With Dry July upon us, we thought now was a good time to have a chat about alcohol, how our drinking habits may have changed as a result of the...

We are now able to prescribe anti-viral treatments for people at high risk of severe illness from either Covid-19 or influenza, but many eligible people are missing out on these...

Covid Winter Dose With waning immunity and high rates of community transmission, it is now recommended that everyone aged 65 and older have a winter (4th) dose of a covid...

Are you aged 45 or over and haven’t been diagnosed with heart disease? Do you know your risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 5 years?...

The human body was designed to move. It’s no coincidence that the rate of heart disease and stroke have increased significantly as we’ve gradually become less active with the introduction...

There seems to have been a lot of conflicting advice recently about the role cholesterol plays in the risk of heart disease and stroke, as well as the role diet...

Influenza With Covid vaccination still front and centre of Australia’s response to the pandemic, it’s easy to forget about our annual flu vaccine. The last 2 years have disrupted the...