Health

SOME of Australian cricket’s big names — new and old — are heading in to bat for mental health awareness at Wentworth. Rural Adversity Mental…

AT just nine months old, Bernice Allan was given 24 hours to live. She was born with biliary atresia — a liver disease where the…

THERE’S no denying this year has been challenging. And for Mildura students, COVID-19 has affected life significantly, particularly at school. Recognising this, headpsace Mildura decided…

THIS October for Mental Health Month, Mia Kolpin and 35 others who formed Team Hammer are walking in solidarity for partner and friend Ben Heagerty…

MILDURA will need a new $500 million public hospital in the next five years to replace an outdated service model, the hospital’s new boss says.…

FLU cases have plummeted in Sunraysia this year as social isolation, masks and improved hand hygiene have stopped the spread of the deadly respiratory disease.…

JUDI Johnson is open about the fact that she has been battling mental health challenges all her life. Her own experiences and her love for…

MENTAL health was in the spotlight last week at the Rotary Club of Mildura Deakin’s regular meeting. On Wednesday, the club held a Hat Day…

MAKING the decision to stay in Mildura and practice medicine was an easy one for Georgia and Matthew Spence. The Monash University medical graduates have…

MILDURA Base Public Hospital has taken another big step in the fight against the coronavirus by unveiling five new Isolation Hoods, which protect both patients…

CANCER treatment services in the Mallee received a much-needed boost in last night’s Federal Budget, with plans revealed for a clinical trial site in Mildura.…

CHRISTA Wethers knew something was wrong after suffering persistent headaches. But being diagnosed with a gangliocytoma — an incredibly rare brain tumour — last month…