How ‘old’ is your heart?
It only takes a few minutes to find out your heart’s ‘age’ based on your health… Heart age is an assessment of well-known risk factors for heart disease (e.g. age, sex, blood pressure, cholesterol) to estimate an individual’s risk of heart attack or stroke compared to a defined healthy range. A heart age that is […]
Heart Week 2022
MAY IS ALL ABOUT HEART HEALTH AT PHP Tomorrow is the first day of Heart Week for 2022 (Monday 2 to Sunday 8 May). At Premier Health Partners, we will be focussing on heart health for the entire month of May with specific health checks available to our patients. Did you know that heart disease is the […]
Perceptions of Another Injustice to Women
The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) (a long-term national health study in the US)…It is hard for me to say these words without uttering a curse, much as Maimonides stated that the word Jesus should only be spoken when uttered with a curse – no love lost there… In 2002, in typical American “larger than life” […]
Women’s Health Week
This week is Women’s Health Week across Australia. There are a number of activities and events taking place across the country promoting women’s health. Each day throughout the week there is a new focus and new information, tips, and tools shared covering topics including bathroom business, reproductive health, and positive mental health. To find out […]
Think twice before your second glass of red…
As an individual with a life history littered with alcohol-related misdemeanours, poor choices, and outright foolishness, I feel qualified to draw your attention to a situation that continues to bemuse me, the more so after the recent events of the federal election where money and power were again wielded with considerable success…but, back to my […]
Bowel Cancer Screening Saves Lives
June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Did you know that bowel cancer is among the most commonly diagnosed cancers in Australia? It is simultaneously one of the most preventable cancers through early detection. It’s important to know some signs and symptoms that can be indicative of Bowel Cancer. Though many of the symptoms below may […]
The dreaded winter ‘f word’…FLU
2019 flu vaccines are now available at Premier Health Partners. There has been a lot of contention already this year about whether or not the flu vaccine is necessary, and more specifically, when is the best time to have it. So far in 2019 we have seen over twice as many cases of the flu […]
Shared Care now available at PHP
Shared care is now available at Premier Health Partners with Dr Jane Habib. Shared Care means that during the course of your pregnancy, your care is shared between your GP and your chosen birthing hospital. This means that you visit the hospital on only two-to-four occasions (early and late in the pregnancy), and your GP […]
Summer Health Tips
Summer is here which means the beautiful warm weather is here too! Most of us are quick to rejoice at the warmth and the extra daylight, but it’s important to make sure that we keep taking care of ourselves and remember the risks that can come with the hot weather. Some of the common – […]
Women’s Health – GP Checks
When it comes to healthcare, there are a number of concerns that are specific to women. Your GP is there to help you navigate through the different things you need to be aware of and the checks you need to keep up to date. Women are recommended to have a general check-up with their GP […]
