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Sky high teen pregnancy rates in the north

Hume and Whittlesea have the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in Melbourne’s north. A report by Women’s Health in the North (WHIN) reveals that the...

Local butchers brace for meat warning impact

Butchers in the northern suburbs fear a downturn in sales following a UN health body’s announcement that red meat is “probably carcinogenic”. The owner of...

Mill Park woman named Junior Doctor of the Year

As a child, Anastasia Vlachadis Castles thought saving lives “looked pretty cool”. Television shows glamorised the medical profession and left a lasting impression on the...

Hume residents throwing out bowel cancer tests

Hume has the second-lowest bowel cancer screening rates in the state. Fewer than one in three Hume residents returned a free bowel-screening kit in the...

Teaching teachers about mind and body

Broadmeadows Valley Primary School principal Andrew Jones readily admits teaching can be a tiring job. The results of an internal survey completed by his teaching...

Soft drink crackdown at Whittlesea schools

You’ll struggle to find a can of Coke or bottle of Sprite on display at school canteens in Whittlesea at the end of the...

Whittlesea to spend big on skating and cycling

Skateboarders, mountain bike and BMX riders are in for a treat over the next decade following a commitment from Whittlesea council to upgrade the...

Mum overjoyed by medical cannabis green light

A Mernda family is relieved medicinal cannabis will be grown and sold in Victoria within the next two years. Cassie Batten and Rhett Wallace’s four-year-old...

Diabetes on the rise in the north

The state electorates of Thomastown and Broadmeadows have some of the highest rates of diabetes in Victoria. New maps produced by Diabetes Victoria show that...

Whooping cough fears prompt extra vaccinations

A campaign to spread coverage of free vaccines among Hume school students will be undertaken after a 275 per cent spike in the number...

Get on your bike for work

Bicycle Network Victoria wants to get as many people out of cars and onto push bikes as it can. Its annual Ride2Work Day encourages people...

Poor heart health in Whittlesea

Whittlesea has the second- highest rate of heart failure in the state. New Heart Foundation data maps heart attack and cardiac arrest rates in each...

More ambulances bypassing Werribee Mercy

Ambulances have been forced to bypass Werribee Mercy Hospital’s emergency department more often over the past year due to a spike in demand. The recently...

Expectant mums can visit GPs for antenatal care

  Expectant mums will be able to consult their own doctor during most pregnancies under a model used at Werribee Mercy Hospital. The Shared Maternity Care...

Alcohol still a bigger health issue than ice

Despite widespread fears about the use of crystal methamphetamine, paramedics are being called to fewer ice-related incidents in Hume and Whittlesea. According to a new...

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Movember returns for another year

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