13SICK Blog

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.