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Children's health 13 Oct 2023

Protect your kids with free routine immunisations

Childhood immunisation is a safe, free and effective way to protect your children from serious diseases. From the moment they’re born, most babies can fight the germs they encounter every day, but there are some serious and life-threatening diseases they are not protected from. The free vaccines available through the…

Anxiety 08 Mar 2023

What is hangxiety?

After a night out drinking you might wake up feeling anxious or worried about what happened the night before. This could include feeling on-edge or irritable and being unable to sleep or relax. If this is you, you’re not alone – ‘hangxiety’ is a common post-drinking experience, along with physical…

Family's Health 24 Feb 2023

Tips to make your healthcare dollars work harder

Check out ways to support your healthcare with Express Medicare Plus App, PBS medication, private health insurance comparision and Save our Medicare.

Family 05 Apr 2022

Health insurance changes to be aware of in 2022

Health insurance changes for 2022 - what people should be aware of as premiums are set to increaseIf you’re lucky, you won’t need to use…

Drugs 14 May 2021

The tech solution bringing your medication straight to your door

Save yourself a trip to the pharmacy! With the Chemist2U app, ou can get same-day medication delivery Australia-wide.

Health News 11 Dec 2019

Early menopause predictor of heart disease

Read about research to study the affect of menopause on heart disease, with insights from more than 300,000 women around the world

Health News 27 Sep 2019

Diabetes increases the risk of heart failure, more so in women than men

Research summary An international study led by The George Institute for Global Health, involving 12 million participants, has found that in people with diabetes, women face a greater risk of developing heart failure compared with men. The research identified that Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are associated…

Health News 29 Aug 2019

Ozone depletion impacting human health

An international study involving researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) has found that changes to our ozone layer over the past four decades have affected the risk of people developing skin cancer. The study explored the impact of ozone layer changes on ultraviolet (UV) radiation, as well…

Health News 28 Aug 2019

Parents keen to reduce salt but find product labels confusing

A study from Deakin University’s Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN) has found that many Australian parents are trying to reduce their salt intake, and that of their kids, but come unstuck at the supermarket shelf when confronted with confusing food labels. Previous research has…