By Kemal Atlay, Australian Doctor Australian newspapers have been misleading readers about the importance of sun safety practices by exaggerating the benefits of vitamin D and glorifying sun [...]
The team at Barrier Reef Medical Centre is growing with Dr Natasha Crees joining the practice. Tash is a Far North Queensland local and grew up in Mossman. Tash’s father worked with the [...]
By Clare Pain, Australian Doctor Ever wondered why stroking babies seems to calm them? Well, a team of UK researchers has just found out. Their study shows that stroking babies at the right speed [...]
By Carmel Sparke, Australian Doctor Obtaining a prescription tops the list of the reasons Australians visit their GP, followed by a review appointment, and then treatment for an Upper [...]
By Jocelyn Wright, Australian Doctor If you’re keen to avoid an expanding waistline this festive season, knowing the trade-off for each mince pie is a twenty-minute jog may keep you on [...]
By Bianca Vitols Young Indigenous artists from across North Queensland have been recognised for their outstanding efforts in Northern Queensland Primary Health Network’s (NQPHN’s) inaugural [...]
With the trend for Australians to put up Christmas trees early, experts from the National Asthma Council Australia have warned that your festive tree can trigger asthma symptoms and nasty [...]
10th October – The Word Health Organisation is celebrating World Mental Health Day on the 10th of October Website to visit: www.blackdoginstitute.org.au or www.1010.org.au 12th [...]
We will be saying goodbye to our Registered Nurse, Marina, who has been with us for 3 years. She will be returning to Victoria to welcome the arrival of her first grandchild. One of our [...]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you have any questions or concerns, phone us on 4051 6299 to make an appointment with your GP. Breast cancer is estimated to be the most commonly [...]
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