New MBS health assessment items have been introduced to support patients experiencing menopause or perimenopause to receive appropriate care and symptom management. The 2 new items (695, 19000) will support general practitioners and prescribed medical practitioners to...
Cancer screening is available for a limited range of cancers. Bowel cancer screening now starts at age 45 as a response to the rise in early onset cancers. Women can opt in to breast screening from the age of 40, and cervical cancer screening with new technologies,...
The statistics are alarming. According to Cancer Australia, between 2000 and 2024, the rates of at least 10 different cancers have risen significantly in people under 50, especially amongst those in their thirties. For example, in that age group, pancreatic cancer has...
The Australian organic industry is worth $2.6 billion according to the latest Australian Organic Market Report. Just in case the message gets buried in the detail, here are the main takeaways. You’re much better eating any vegetables than avoiding them because they...
Your mum probably told you to rug up in winter because otherwise you’ll catch your death of cold. Was she right or not and why do we call colds, colds? Well, she might have been partly right, but I’ll come back to that. It’s not clear why we call colds, colds but...
