An icon of many a childhood is being used to improve health and well-being at the University of Wollongong. UOW Pulse Wellness and the Happy Body Collective have run free hula hooping classes for students every Wednesday of this semester. Collective leaders Lauren...
Wollongong’s Red Cross Lifeblood is celebrating 60 years since their first blood bank was established in 1963. The Illawarra-based organisation began with 1000 donors, saving 3000 lives each year. Fast forward six decades, the blood bank now receives almost...
Recent data has shown an increase of Australians going without the medical help they need due to unaffordability, with many finding trips to the GP too expensive, as well as their prescribed medications. The Australian Government Productivity Commission’s 2023...
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has announced a ban on recreational vaping and a tax hike on tobacco products over the next three years. Mr Butler stated that single-use disposable vapes will be made illegal, and that the importation of non-pharmaceutical vaping...
A shake-up to the prescription medicine landscape has been announced today, with the federal government confirming its intentions to double the amount of medication some Australian’s can get from their pharmacists, per script. Under the current scheme, consumers are...