Reports show that about 70% of cervical cancers are diagnosed in people who have never been screened or are not up to date with screening.
Decembeard and Decembhair?
Bowel Cancer is the second deadliest cancer. But with early detection, survival rates are as high as over 90 percent.
Is Your Workplace Diabetes Friendly?
World Diabetes Day on 14 November focuses on Workplaces because 7 out of 10 people with diabetes are of working age. Is your workplace diabetes friendly? Here’s what you can do.
Finding Your Way to Better Mental Health
October is mental health month. We’re focused on 1,2,3 steps to better mental wellbeing. 1. Awareness. 2. Acknowledge it’s okay to seek support. 3. Take Action. Read Taylor’s social story.
Breathtaking: Understanding Asthma
It’s National Asthma Week. Do you have an up-to-date asthma management plan with your doctor? Know how to do Asthma First Aid?
Loneliness, A Hidden Health Concern
Loneliness is a major public health issue — equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. It affects older people, younger people, and 4 times as many with mental health issues. Here’s what to do.
The Conversation that Could Save Lives
Donate Life Week encourages organ and tissue donation. It also asks you to have the conversation with your family letting them know your wishes. Like Carl did.
Getting to the Bottom of Red Apple Day
Bowel cancer was once considered an ‘older person’s disease. Not anymore. Australia now holds the world’s highest rate of bowel cancer in people under 50.
Is your Thyroid Secretly Running the Show?
The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland that sits at the front of your neck, just below your voice box. For a little gland, it has an enormous influence on your body.
April Falls Month
Falls of people over 65 can be highly traumatic. About 41,000 people are hospitalised in NSW each year. April Falls Month is set on prevention.
Yellow Alert: Understanding Endometriosis in Australia
March into yellow for endometriosis. One in 7 Australian girls and women are affected by this painful, debilitating disease.
REDFEB! February is the Month for Your Heart Health
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia. Each day, 23 die from heart attack. Did you know heart disease kills twice as many women in Australia every year than breast cancer.
Travelling to Japan in January
Thanks to a favourable exchange rate, more Aussies are off to Japan than ever. Narara Valley Medical are travel medicine experts. Here’s what to know, do, and take.