Health

THE CSIRO has launched a weight loss program that could help address Sunraysia’s disturbingly high rate of obesity. The government research organisation unveiled its weight…

QUIT is encouraging smokers who want to quit as part of a new year resolution to wait until they are back into their usual routines.…

AUSTRALIANS living with aggressive bowel cancer will have access to a more affordable treatment after it was added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. More than…

SUNRAYSIA residents are being urged to check on their mental health during the often stressful Christmas period. According to the Australian Institute of Health and…

ROBINVALE District Health Service’s COVID-19 lead Anita Erlandsen says she is expecting more positive cases in the region over the Christmas break. There are currently…

CHRISTMAS festivities have been well under way at the Mildura Base Public Hospital this week as they celebrate their annual Week of Joy. Initiated by…

CHEMIST Warehouse administered their first Moderna Booster shots on Wednesday as locals start booking in for their third jab. Chemist Warehouse managing partner Eric Oguzkaya…

A health expert has called for free rapid antigen tests amid growing signs a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections is on the way ahead of…

RADIATION therapy will soon be available locally, with work underway on Mildura’s own Cancer Treatment Centre. Located at the Mildura Private Hospital, the $11 million…

JUNIOR doctors and nurses who choose rural or remote regions to establish their careers will have the opportunity to clear their student debt, under a…

MILDURA Health Private Hospital says a surgeon who joined a class action against the Victorian Chief Health Officer’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate was never stood down…

RAPID antigen COVID-19 tests have now been cleared for home use in Victoria and are flying off pharmacy shelves in Mildura. “We are getting daily…