Dementia Action Week: 19th – 25th September 2022 Dementia impacts close to half a million Australians and almost 1.6 million Australians are involved in their care. The number of people living with dementia is set to double in the next 25 years. With so many people impacted now and into [...]
Novovax Available for 12 – year olds from 5th September 2022 On 28 July 2022 the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) provisionally approved Nuvaxovid (Novavax) COVID-19 vaccine (Biocelect Pty Ltd/Novavax Inc) for use in adolescents aged 12-17 years. ATAGI has evaluated data on immunogenicity, efficacy, safety, and in international settings to [...]
R U OK? Day 2022 – September 8th 2022 Research conducted by the R U OK? Team has highlighted the fact that 4 in 10 Australians feel that by asking someone ‘are you OK’ is a conversation best had with an expert in the area of mental health. Whilst they [...]
National Stroke Week – 8th – 14th August 2022 During National Stoke Week 2022, the Stroke Foundation is urging Australians to ‘Think F.A.S.T., act FAST’. A stroke is always a medical emergency. The longer a stroke remains untreated, the greater the chance of stroke-related brain damage. For more information, click here
Suicide prevention for boys and men Boys and men are three times as likely to die by suicide in Australia than girls and women. Suicide is the leading cause of death in Australian males aged 15-49. Seventy-five per cent of all suicides in Australia are by boys and men, says [...]
Specialist Physician in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine – Dr Aaron Oh Dr Oh graduated from the University of Adelaide, and completed his Respiratory training at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where he was also the Chief Medical Resident. He went on to complete his Sleep fellowship at the Australian Institute of [...]
COVID19 Update Variants According to SA Health on June 30th 2022, the latest genome sampling from 1 to 21 June has found 74.6% of samples taken were the BA.2 variant of COVID19. Vaccination update 95.9% of eligible South Australians aged 12+ have received their first dose of the vaccine 93.9% [...]
National Diabetes Week July 2022 National Diabetes Week runs from 10th – 16th July 2022. This year the campaign focuses on the fact that research conducted by the Australian Centre for Behavioural Research found that four out of five people living with diabetes have experienced stigma at some point. Both [...]
Go Dry in July! Dry July is a fundraising campaign aimed at challenging social drinkers to change their habits for a month and make some healthy lifestyle changes. People are encouraged to drink responsibly and stick to the recommended daily guidelines for the remainder of the year. The health benefits [...]
