health
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Trials to help curb suicide rates
More mental health and suicide prevention services are coming closer to home for Macedon Ranges residents. North-western Melbourne primary health network will co-ordinate a…
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Mind shifts that matter
Caroline Springs’ Charlene Crawford is stepping into 2017 as a new woman. Ms Crawford (pictured) has lost 93 kilograms and turned her life around, opening…
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La Trobe University nursing students boosting health of Dallas residents
A group of nursing students from Bundoora’s La Trobe University are learning first hand the importance of community health programs. The third-year students have been…
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Health networks accused of failing Broadmeadows residents
Health networks have been accused of failing Broadmeadows residents after the suburb recorded “appalling rates” of preventable hospital admissions over the past decade. A Grattan…
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Fight cold & flu with winter ARMOUR
Winter is here and with it come the sniffles, coughs and scratchy sore throats. But what many of us don’t know is that the “cold…
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Growing pains for Northern Hospital
Half of elective surgery patients at the Northern Hospital are waiting more than 72 days for their operations, new state government data reveals. The Victorian…
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Autism inspiration out of the blue
The amazing things people with autism can accomplish are being put firmly in focus as part of Autism Awareness Month events in Sunbury and the…
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Alarming dementia rise in outer north
Alarming new research reveals the number of people with dementia in the Yan Yean electorate area is expected to jump by more than a hundred-fold…
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Hume cervical screening rates remain low
Almost half of all Hume women are not having regular pap tests, putting them at greater risk of cervical cancer. Data released by the state…
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Take a stand against sitting
Inner-west residents are being urged to get on their feet in the wake of research highlighting the ill-effects of prolonged sitting. Professor Stuart Biddle of…
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Aboriginal health gap evident from birth
The health gap between north-west Melbourne’s indigenous and non- indigenous populations can be traced to birth, a new report states. The recently released Closing the…
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Breakfast Club kicks off in primary schools
Campbellfield Heights Primary School is among 500 Victorian schools that will offer free breakfasts to pupils this year thanks to a state government initiative. Last…
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