Wellbeing News

Health FROM this month the Parkinson's management drug Xadago will be listed on the PBS.

Health CARDIOLOGIST Dr Ross Walker wants us to start now adding these five foods to our diet as each has shown to increase in nutritional value as we age.

Health SENIORS are being encouraged to upload to My Health Record their future health care preferences.

Health SLAP on the sunscreen as part of your daily routine, experts are telling us.

News BILL Lennon didn't think twice about how he wanted to celebrate his 90th birthday, but he did jump twice - skydiving over Lake Macquarie to raise funds.

Health DESMA Mitchell took on her mother's care and with same approach to positive action then documented the lessons she learnt from the experience.

Lifestyle LOSING family members to breast cancer and being diagnosed with the disease herself wasn't a death sentence for Murwillumbah's Christine Lonie - far from it.

Health THE Federal Government has released Australia's first Aged Care Diversity Action Plan to support older Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Australians.

Travel AVOIDING the time lapse to find out what medications a person is taking can have a critical impact on their wellbeing in an emergency situation.

Health WITH one foot on the throttle of his caravanning dream and the other on continuing to survive his melanoma journey, Dennis Applebee is ready to hit the road.

Health IT'S A problem as we get older - misstepping, tripping and even falling - but, there are times when all this can be avoided with some simple strategies.

Lifestyle IT'S A date but not necessarily the kind you really need or want. It's when lover scammers are very active on social media and dating apps.

News MARGARET Jolly fears her dad's days are getting longer and harder while he waits endlessly for My Aged Care help.

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Health SEXUAL health researcher Dr Sue Malta is getting close to creating a viable nexus between GPs and seniors who to date are rarely found talking about sex issues.

Health ABOUT 670,000 Australians are out of pocket by an average of $150 each because they haven’t provided Medicare with their current bank account details.

Lifestyle AS our body shape changes we should regularly review the fit of our car seat belt to ensure it gives us the best possible protection.

Health OLDER Australians are being encouraged to put their best foot forward after the Federal Government announced a major boost into keeping seniors fit and firing.

Lifestyle AT 94 Sheila Hall last year became the star of her own professionally filmed exercise DVD, The Sheila Story.

Health REGULATIONS around the use of chemical and physical restraint in Aged Care will change from July 1 this year.

Health DRINKING at risky levels is on the rise among older Australians which isn't good health news.