Meningitis, it’s a word that strikes fear into most people’s hearts. Although it is a rare illness, it’s consequences can be catastrophic, and even with appropriate antibiotic care, up to 10% of cases are fatal. Most people will make a complete recovery, although up to 25% of survivors may be left with serious long term […]
Staff news! The YFD babies are here! Dr Alison and Dr Vanessa each had a beautiful baby boy! Dr Vanessa gave birth to Alexander on 28/6/2018, he weighed 3330g. He is thriving and Vanessa and her husband are loving every moment with him! Dr Alison gave birth, soon afterwards, on 10/7/2018 to Thomas George, and […]
The amount of food we eat and drink plays an important role in our daily energy balance as well as our overall health. Not only has the quality of our diet changed over the years with more processed foods higher in salt, sugar, saturated fat and chemical additives sneaking in, but so too has the […]
We are fortunate in Australia to have effective screening programmes for breast cancer (mammogram every two years from age 50-74 years), cervical cancer (cervical screening test aged 25-74 years) and bowel cancer (stool tests every 1-2 years from age 50-74). These programmes are effective because they can detect cancers early, and if these cancers are […]
It has been a very busy year since we last produced a newsletter, so we thought it was time to update you with what we have been up to! We have been joined by some amazing doctors, most recently Dr Jodie Ralph returned to us after her rotation to Point Clare. We are so thrilled […]
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