Health

Fri 3 Mar 2017

How this hairdresser saved her client’s life

How this hairdresser saved her client’s life

Business owner's powerful message after shock find.

Thu 2 Mar 2017

Nothing wrong with wait times: Health District

Nothing wrong with wait times: Health District

A GRANDMOTHER has allegedly been told to wait up to a year for a colonoscopy at Lismore Base Hospital, despite the fact she has a cancer risk.

Nutritionist deadly serious about fungi

Nutritionist deadly serious about fungi

Nutritionist Honor Tremain says get to know your mushrooms - the good, the trippy and the deadly

Keeping 'fur-babies' and owners together in retirement

Keeping 'fur-babies' and owners together in retirement

WOULD you move to a retirement village if you knew your pet couldn't join you?

Wed 1 Mar 2017

Next phase of Coast's new $174m beach city revealed

Next phase of Coast's new $174m beach city revealed

ISLAND living opportunity only a stone's throw from $1.8 billion hospital revealed as next phase of Coast's new $174m 'city by the beach'.

Romance of dance leads to health and happiness

Romance of dance leads to health and happiness

ROMANCE bloomed for Gorokan's Joan Miller at a social dance when she was 17.

Tue 28 Feb 2017

New changes give a fair go for the elderly

New changes give a fair go for the elderly

Power to the people with home care charter amended

Call for clear labels that reveal the hidden chemicals

Call for clear labels that reveal the hidden chemicals

NSW Senior Australian of the Year Sue Dengate is trying to prevent the camouflage of food additives.

Mon 27 Feb 2017

Home Care Package changes kick in from today

Home Care Package changes kick in from today

MAJOR reforms to the way in which older Australians receive home care services comes into place today.

Large donation to fund new Katie Rose Cottage hospice

Large donation to fund new Katie Rose Cottage hospice

Mystery benefactors have made a "significant donation” that will allow the Katie Rose Cottage charity to purchase property for a new hospice in the Noosa...

Seven steps to happy thinking

Seven steps to happy thinking

LIFE is short, so take charge of your own happiness and embrace the best person you can be.

Do you live with pain? You're not alone

Do you live with pain? You're not alone

PAIN is now a major health issue, with better education about early intervention of chronic pain urgently needed for GPs.

Sun 26 Feb 2017

ACT NOW: Get ahead of the winter flu

ACT NOW: Get ahead of the winter flu

THE AMA recommends every senior should get ahead of the winter blues by getting a flu vaccine every year in autumn.

Sat 25 Feb 2017

Coast medical school on track for 2019, Fairfax MP says

Coast medical school on track for 2019, Fairfax MP says

FAIRFAX MP Ted O'Brien has denied a medical school to go with the Sunshine Coast University Hospital could be delayed beyond 2019.

Robots to deliver meals in Queensland-first at Coast hospital

Robots to deliver meals in Queensland-first at Coast...

IT might be high-tech, but these robots have patient and staff wellbeing in "mind”.

Improve your wellbeing by simply appreciating nature

Improve your wellbeing by simply appreciating nature

SIMPLY noticing everyday nature can increase your wellbeing and your sense of connectedness to the community.

Fri 24 Feb 2017

Community, Olympians mourn death of father-like teacher

Community, Olympians mourn death of father-like teacher

STUDENTS, athletes, friends and family are in mourning after hugely popular Coast teacher's death after battle with cancer.

RESEARCH: The truth about sexual health and seniors

RESEARCH: The truth about sexual health and seniors

REASERCHERS are opening up the conversation about sexual health for over-60s who are more sexually active than ever before.

New program to help keep elderly at home for longer

New program to help keep elderly at home for longer

SHORT-Term Restorative Care program for injured or ill seniors announced by Minister for Aged Care, Ken Wyatt MP.

Thu 23 Feb 2017

Messing with your head

Messing with your head

What could be weirder than the realisation that we have another completely separate brain and nervous system than the one originating in our heads?

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