Delaying dementia: tackling Australia’s leading cause of death in women
Delaying dementia: tackling Australia’s leading cause of death in women Did you know dementia is the leading cause of death in Australian women, second only to coronary disease in men, with cases expected to more than double by 2058? Globally, 57 million people are living with dementia today, caused by the abnormal build-up of Lewy…
🎉 Happy New Year from Team VIVA! 🎉
As we welcome 2025, we’re excited to continue our journey in advancing healthcare communications. This year, we’re more committed than ever to making a genuine difference in the medical, pharmaceutical, biotech, community health + wellness & lifestyle sectors through meaningful healthcare storytelling & strategic partnerships. Thank you for playing a role in this exciting…
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 💙
💙 January marks International Cervical Cancer Awareness Month! 💙 Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer after breast cancer affecting women aged 15 – 44 years. Cervical cancer develops in a woman’s cervix, the lower part of the uterus or womb, which opens into the vagina. Virtually all cervical cancer cases (99 per…
Merry Christmas from Team VIVA!
🎄 Happy holidays from VIVA! Communications🎄 As we reflect on the past year, we wish to extend our heartfelt thanks, & appreciation to you – our clientele, partners, suppliers & peers, for your collective, unwavering loyalty & support. Thank you for riding & enabling us to navigate, the highs & lows…
Advances in cancer prevention over the past 45 years
A study just published in JAMA Network titled the Estimation of Cancer Deaths Averted From Prevention, Screening, and Treatment Efforts, 1975-2020 reveals advances in cancer prevention & screening have saved more lives from five major forms of cancer over the past 45 years than treatment breakthroughs. 💉🩹🩸 The research examined how…
A double birthday at VIVA!
This week our Team VIVA! has had the pleasure of celebrating two birthdays for our much loved colleagues, Mel & Soph! 🎉🌟 We are immensely grateful to each for their consistent dedication & hard work. Their collective brains trust, boundless creativity & energy continue to inspire us all. To mark…
VIVA! Communications welcomes Healthcare PR Consultant, Lily
VIVA! Communications is thrilled to have welcomed Lily this week as our new Healthcare PR Consultant ! 👏🎉 Armed with international medical communications expertise, we are confident Lily will add much value to our rigorous medical communications service offering. Lily has a Bachelor’s in Medical Physiology & Therapeutics & a Master of Science in Oncology,…
Elite PR joins Global Health Marketing & Communications (GHMC) as exclusive Taiwanese agency
Taiwan-based communications agency, Elite PR, has this week joined the world’s largest, and most robust network of independent healthcare agencies – Global Health Marketing & Communications (GHMC). Bolstering GHMC’s capabilities and footprint in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, Elite PR has an exemplary, 35+ year-strong record of experience in the Taiwanese health sector. Established in…
VIVA! Communications welcomes new recruits
Today we have welcomed two new members to VIVA! Communications – PR Consultant Sophie Harrison and Account Executive, Sophie Ridley. Both Sophies will be charged with supporting the servicing of our VIVA! clientele, and further strengthening our agency’s health communications, digital and social expertise. Sophie H specialises in Sports Science and Public Health. She has…
TIME TO TALK ABOUT WOMEN’S HEARTS
Did you know that an estimated 1.2 million Australians are living with some form of cardiac, stroke or vascular disease. And that tragically, one woman loses their life every hour to heart disease – a disease which is 80 per cent preventable? Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD) represented the second leading cause of death in Australian…