What do I do if I develop symptoms of coronavirus?
Coronaviruses can make humans and animals sick. Some coronaviruses can cause illness similar to the common cold and others can cause more serious diseases, including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). This new coronavirus originated in Hubei Province, China and the disease outbreak is named COVID-19.
Healthy Apps for the new year
There are so many Apps available now to help us look after our health. Whether it’s eating well, finding the motivation to exercise, quitting smoking or keeping track of medications, there’s an App to help you do it! Here’s a list of our top ten picks for a healthy 2018
Pneumonia Q&A with Dr Russo
Coronaviruses can make humans and animals sick. Some coronaviruses can cause illness similar to the common cold and others can cause more serious diseases, including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). This new coronavirus originated in Hubei Province, China and the disease outbreak is named COVID-19.
Join the campaign to protect home visits
13SICK, National Home Doctor Service provides an important service to more than a million patients each year. But did you know our service is under threat?
Ten things you might not know about asthma
In the after hours, our doctors often provide treatment to patients for asthma flare-ups and complications from asthma conditions. Asthma in Australia is very common, with many in our community requiring asthma services,
The old-fashioned doctor who made house calls is alive and well!
Those of us of a certain age remember a bygone era when the family doctor made house calls. The doctor would come to the house about tea time,
New mums: Don’t turn your back on good posture
In the post natal stage, bub is growing and developing spinal curves that will support his or her body for life (for the purposes of the article, we’ll call bub a ‘he’).
5 things you should know about babies and fevers
Fever in a baby or small child is one of the most common reasons parents call 13SICK for an after hours doctor home visit
Is it a cold or is it flu?
People often talk about colds and flu (influenza) in the same breath, but in fact, while some of the symptoms may be the same, colds and flu are not the same.
Don’t make me laugh
Incontinence, or the accidental loss of urine from the bladder, or wind or faeces from the bowel, is a problem that affects over 4.8million women in Australia.
Eczema: a dry and irritating topic
As if colds & flu weren’t bad enough, the cold, dry winter weather can also wreak havoc on your skin. Everyone needs to protect their skin from drying out in the cold but for those who suffer from Eczema the onset of winter can be particularly stressful.
Heat sensitivity and multiple sclerosis
Nerves that are damaged by multiple sclerosis can become sensitive to heat and even a small increase in temperature of 0.5ºC can temporarily make symptoms worse.