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Digital Health Record rolls out across the ACT

The ACT public health system’s new Digital Health Record rolled out across all ACT public health services this week.

How to make a healthy Halloween fruit platter

While there is room in every diet for sweets in moderation, you can still keep your spooky spirits up with nutritious Halloween treats the whole family will love. Boo-nana ghosts 6 bananas60g dark chocolate,...

The healing power of herbal teas

Infusing herbs in hot water extracts not only delicious aromas but also a great deal of the healing properties of the plant used. It’s likely you have some herbal teas in your...

Magic Glasses a cheap weapon against intestinal worms  

ANU's innovative health education program could reduce the prevalence of intestinal worms at very little cost.

Inspired Life Collective invites you to boost your wellbeing

Alternative therapy hub, Inspired Life Collective, offers healing from the impacts of trauma and day-to-day life, challenging you to not accept a sub-optimal level of wellness as ‘just the way it is’. EFT...

ACT’s Digital Health Record goes live in two months

Staff from across the ACT’s public health system attended a “go live readiness assessment” for the new Digital Health Record (DHR) system.

Walk-in Centres now treat children aged one year and older

Canberra’s nurse-led Walk-in Centres can now treat children aged one year and older for minor injuries and illnesses.

Sport, sleep or screens: app reveals ‘just right’ day for kids

Not too sport heavy, not too sleep-deprived – finding the ‘just right’ balance in a child’s busy day can be a challenge and a world-first app could provide a much-needed solution. Developed by...

Naked nutrition: Good Food Made Simple

“Food wasn’t meant to me hard.” Leah Itsines’ recipes combine love of food and healthy living to nurse ‘bad’ relationships with food back to health. It’s good food, made simple. Chicken katsu and...

Small bladder? You may benefit from pelvic floor exercises

They’re easy, free, and discreet, yet most women neglect the most effective method of preventing, treating, managing, and even curing urinary incontinence. Incontinence is the loss of bladder control, whether that’s a small...

Women’s Health Week 2022

It’s Women’s Health Week across Australia from 5 to 11 September – a campaign designed to encourage women to check in on their own health and wellbeing.

ACT government releases health plan for 2020s

The ACT Health Services Plan 2022-2030 sets out the priorities for Government-funded health services over the next eight years.

WWTA: CycleBar comes to Canberra

Canberra Daily tried and tested! CycleBar has come to Canberra. Immersive, multi-sensory, and led by trained instructors, CycleBar offers spin classes enhanced by high-energy playlists and real-time ‘CycleStats.’ “The whole time you’re plugged...

ACT Budget promises multi-million-dollar investment in health

The upcoming ACT Budget includes more funding for elective surgeries, osteoarthritic treatment, endoscopies, beds and maternal care at Calvary Hospital, and paediatrics.

Fellowships to support ACT’s new health research plan

The ACT Government has launched a strategic plan to foster cutting-edge health research and innovation in the Territory.

Australians’ health spending surges in last year of life

Australians in their last year of life spend 14 times as much on key health services than other Australians do, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

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