Health Awareness
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…
Read MoreElite 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…
Read MoreTIME 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…
Read MoreTIME TO SLIP, SLOP, SLAP, SEEK & SLIDE
On Saturday, December 9, 2023, Sydney sweltered through a heatwave that saw our airport reach 43.5 degrees Celsius – a December record. Sydney was not alone, with other NSW locations climbing beyond 40C that day. These high temperatures are set to continue, with experts calling for all Aussies to brace themselves for scorching temperatures up…
Read MoreAussies need a nationally consistent vaccination approach
Following a decline in vaccination rates following the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report is calling for a united, consistent, national approach to vaccinate Australians following a decline in vaccination rates after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Grattan Institute’s ‘A fair shot: How to close the vaccination gap’ report suggests taking…
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