Public Health Advice – Avoid flood waters

With the recent heavy rain and flooding across the region, North Coast Public Health Unit Director,…

A great Manly stay can make a big difference to a country child’s life

The Drummond House guest house, located within local charity Royal Far West’s beachside site, is open…

Dementia seen but not yet heard

People living with dementia have yet to hear from the Federal Government that dementia will be…

Lifejackets save lives! Learn how to service your inflatable lifejacket this weekend at Ballina and Coffs Harbour

Boaters are encouraged to attend free lifejacket self-servicing clinics this weekend at a range of locations…

Home dialysis changing local patient’s lives

Northern NSW Local Health District is helping change the lives of patients with kidney disease by giving…

Covid-19 is a ‘serious risk’ to 80% of older Australians

At least 80 per cent of Australians aged over 70 years are at high risk of…

Lost for words: treating the aftermath of a stroke

A Southern Cross University lecturer is breaking new ground in dealing with the little known condition…

I ain’t afraid of no ghosts: people with mind-blindness not so easily spooked

The link between mental imagery and emotions may be closer than we thought.    People with…

Nerve damage after chemo: potential risk factors revealed

A low haemoglobin count, older age and high BMI are possible risk factors for developing nerve…

More Australians using psychedelic drugs to self-treat mental health: survey

The Global Drug Survey, released Friday, reveals more Australians are turning to psychedelic drugs to self-treat mental illness…

Bees responsible for most venomous bite and sting hospitalisations

Over 3,500 Australians were hospitalised due to contact with a venomous animal or plant in 2017–18,…

New vaccine needed for serious childhood pneumonia

A rise in vaccine-resistant bacteria shows the need for a new vaccine to fight childhood empyema…

Nation’s staggering 173,000 broken bones prompts urgent call to prioritise bone health

Osteoporosis Australia rebrands as ‘Healthy Bones Australia’ & launches educational resource hub Osteoporosis Australia announced its…

Could cannabis help patients suffering from Parkinson’s Disease?

A pilot study being conducted at the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine is investigating a controversial…

New PBS listing brings greater hope for Australians with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Australians with a rare, fatal heart condition will soon have subsidised access to a ground-breaking medicine…

Outwit the nits

Parents of school-age children, especially younger children, are all too aware of the ever-present threat of…

Mindful Moments

What others say and do is where they are coming from . Most often, it has…

Unchecked misinformation risks Australia’s vaccine response

A newly formed coalition of health and technology experts is calling on the Australian Parliament to…

COVID-19 vaccine priority announced as Pfizer gets approval

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provisionally approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in Australia.…