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Mental Health
What is Depression - Types, Causes and Treatment
What is Depression? We all feel sad or down at different points in our lives, and feeling this way is a natural part of the human condition, particularly if we are facing significant life stressors. Depression exists in varying degrees and it becomes serious when the sadness or low moods persist for a long time. Long-term depression is a potentially debilitating condition that can overwhelm both our mental wellbeing and our physical health.
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What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
It’s normal for people to experience feelings of fear, worry, sadness and anxiety after experiencing trauma, and it is important that support exists to help process these emotions. If the feelings persist, it may be a sign of PTSD. Sometimes the initial reaction to a trauma is shock, followed by high functioning (or addictive behaviour including substance abuse) with the emotions buried deep inside. These emotions can eventually surface showing signs of PTSD.
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Everything You Need to Know About Gastritis
Gastritis is an inflammation, irritation or erosion of the lining of the stomach that can be caused by a number of factors. Rather than being a singular disease, gastritis is a condition that can have a number of causes. No matter the cause, one of the most common characteristics of gastritis is pain or discomfort in the upper portion of the abdomen. This is sometimes referred to as dyspepsia.
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Why Are Regular Dental Health Check Ups So Important?
Regular dental check ups are vital for maintaining the health of your teeth and gums, and can also be instrumental in diagnosing and treating other oral health problems. A dental health appointment every six months is the best way to keep on top of your dental hygiene regimen and stay ahead of any problems that may be developing.
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Telehealth
What is Telehealth?
Telehealth has been all over the media of late thanks to sweeping government reforms allowing Medicare rebates for telehealth services and for GPs and other specialists to be able to work from home while delivering telehealth consultations. That’s all well and good but all these articles fail to answer a few very important questions - what is telehealth and why should you use it?
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Telehealth
How to Find and Book a Telehealth Service
To combat the spread of the coronavirus and to give the people of Australia access to healthcare without having to violate social distancing, the Australian Government has made telehealth available to all. With few exceptions, telehealth appointments are bulk billed. For most people, telehealth is a new service and technology they’re unfamiliar with, but finding and booking a telehealth appointment couldn’t be easier.
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MyHealth1st Telehealth For Patients FAQs
Everything you need to know about Telehealth on MyHealth1st.
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General Health
What is Endometriosis and Why does it Affect So Many Women*?
What is Endometriosis? The uterus is lined with cells known as the endometrium. These cells respond to the sex hormones oestrogen and progesterone, and during ovulation these cells thicken and become enriched with blood, making for an ideal environment for the implantation of a fertilised egg. This endometrial layer is cyclically regenerative, being flushed through menstruation and then regrowing.
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Eye Health
What is Colour Blindness?
More appropriately referred to as Colour Vision Deficiency (CVD), colour blindness is not related to blindness at all, but rather is a deficiency in the way you see colour. The condition is far more prevalent in men than women, with around 8% of men having some form of CVD and only around 0.4% of women showing any signs of CVD.
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Dental Health
Safe Ways to Whiten Your Teeth
Having nice, clean white teeth is something that most people strive for. Being able to flash a smile or just open your mouth without having to be self-conscious about the state of your teeth isn’t anyone’s idea of fun. Luckily there are a number of avenues through which you can whiten your teeth, from things you can do at home to professional procedures.
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Eye Health
The Sun, UV Light and Eye Health
Exposure to the sun can be good for you in many ways. Exposure to natural Ultraviolet radiation (UV light) can be good for your skin and mental health, and it appears to even help regulate sleep cycles. Sleeping is important for your eyes. While you sleep, your eyes are constantly lubricated so they can clean away the detritus of the day - dust particles, smoke, pollen and the like - keeping your eyes in prime condition for the day ahead.
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Telehealth
What is Telehealth?
Telehealth has been all over the media of late thanks to sweeping government reforms allowing Medicare rebates for telehealth services and for GPs and other specialists to be able to work from home while delivering telehealth consultations. That’s all well and good but all these articles fail to answer a few very important questions - what is telehealth and why should you use it?
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MyHealth1st Telehealth For Patients FAQs
Everything you need to know about Telehealth on MyHealth1st.
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How to Find and Book a Telehealth Service
To combat the spread of the coronavirus and to give the people of Australia access to healthcare without having to violate social distancing, the Australian Government has made telehealth available to all. With few exceptions, telehealth appointments are bulk billed. For most people, telehealth is a new service and technology they’re unfamiliar with, but finding and booking a telehealth appointment couldn’t be easier.
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Telehealth
How EasyTelehealth Service Works
Thanks to the Australian government’s $1.1 billion coronavirus program, telehealth is now available to all Australians, not just those living in remote areas. While most video conferencing software, such as Skype or Zoom, is suitable for telehealth appointments, they are not without their problems. Aside from requiring having to download and set up one or more third party programs, most platforms have some issues when it comes to security. It’s possible for third parties to access or interrupt telehealth consults using third party programs.
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COVID-19
The COVID-19 Vaccine: Progress, Problems and Timeline
When it comes to trying to find and produce a vaccine for the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, it’s all hands on deck. Labs around the world are working on hundreds of possible vaccine candidates that can move forward to testing and further scrutiny. The search for a vaccine is usually a process that takes years or even decades to accomplish, but the COVID-19 pandemic has brought virologists, immunologists and other scientists together in an all but unprecedented manner in order to allow life to return to whatever the new normal is in record time.
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Can Alternative Medicines Treat COVID-19?
Any time there is a public health crisis a number of people emerge from the ether to tout the efficacy of some kind of alternative to “mainstream medicine”.
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Can I Self-Test for COVID-19 at Home?
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in the United States recently approved home test kits for COVID-19, but in Australia the TGA (Therapeutic Goods Association) warns against the purchase of any product promising to be an at-home COVID-19 testing kit.
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How to Eat Healthily While Working from Home
The lockdown has changed the way most of us structure our days. Most of us no longer have a set schedule and a routine to stick to - wake up, have a shower, eat breakfast, go to work, have lunch at the same time every day, head home, eat dinner at the same time. Even for those able to work from home, the way your days progress is different.
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