As the world’s population ages, the pursuit of healthy aging becomes an increasingly important societal goal. Frailty is a common condition that often accompanies the aging process and is characterised by a loss of physical and sometimes mental functioning, …
What is a Health Assessment?
An Annual Health Assessment is available to all patients over the age of 75 and is an in-depth look at all aspects of your health. This assessment provides a great opportunity to review your overall …
What is a Health Assessment?
At Your Family Doctors we care about your health. That is why we offer a health check for everyone aged between 45 and 49 years to help prevent or reduce the risk of chronic conditions …
With the borders open again and the cold snap we are currently experiencing, there has been no better time to head north. However, spare a thought for the medical practices and services across the top of Australia. They too are …
When it comes to the number of respiratory infections in our community – this year is a big one. Due to the covid-19 pandemic over the last 2 years, we have had limited exposure to influenza and other respiratory viruses. …
Cardiovascular disease accounts for over 1 in 4 deaths in Australia as is the leading cause of death for older Australians. Approximately 1.2 million Australians are living with heart disease, stroke or vascular conditions. However, cardiovascular disease is largely …
Chronic disease is very common in Australia, with over half the population suffering from at least one chronic illness. The incidence of many of these chronic health conditions are on the rise due to factors such as change in lifestyle …
This year has certainly been a challenging one due to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for our older population. Social isolation has not only affected our mental wellbeing, but also our physical health, with disruption to our regular health checks and …
During the COVID 19 Pandemic – to keep our patients and staff safe and to enable social distancing in our waiting room we are continuing to provide telephone consultations. In some cases however, a face to face appointment will be …
Taken from an article written by Dr Kat McLean, MBChB FRACGP FRNZCGP and Dr Wendy Burton MBBS FRACGP (Hon)
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