Health & Lifestyle

EarlyEd is a NDIS provider, working with families that have children living with disability. One such way EarlyEd supports the community is through their free MyTime sessions. At MyTime groups, parents and carers are given the ability to connect with other families, share their experiences, voice their concerns, and learn...

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of neurological disorders that affect movement and muscle coordination, caused by damage to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth. October 6th marks World Cerebral Palsy Day, an annual event dedicated to raising awareness and advocating for the rights of individuals with CP....

Sydney Adventist Hospital (the San) in Wahroonga are searching for Upper North Shore residents living with Type 2 diabetes to join a 12-week research program. Last year, the San established the ELIA Lifestyle Medicine Centre, with a team full of physicians, dietitians, exercise physiologists, nurses, psychologists, and health coaches. The...

Every eight hours, one Australian woman dies from ovarian cancer. Rare and devastatingly deadly, over 70% of women who are diagnosed are in the advanced stages of the disease, and thus have a miniscule 5-year survival rate. For October, the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF) are holding their fashionable fundraiser,...

To celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the Wahroonga Food and Wine Festival, Wahroonga Park is hosting a family-friendly culinary celebration. The festival, inclusive of all ages, features Wine Wonderland, an array of small batch distilleries, the best of international cuisine, adornments for hearth and home, as well as gift stalls...

Turramurra Rotary and Birthing Kit Foundation Australia (BKFA) are assembling birthing kits to prevent infections in childbirth. Inside, the kits will contain essential items such as soap, gloves, sterile blades, gauze wipes, and biodegradable plastic sheets. These kits will aid in the hygienic childbirth practices of developing nations, and ensure...

AT Adventist Aged Care, comprehensive services range from residential aged care and respite to Independent Living Units at facilities in Wahroonga, Hornsby, and Kings Langley. The co-location model means that the facilities provide residents with an integrated system of care that guides residents through comprehensive health services. Jeanette Love (pictured...

Beecroft Lawn Tennis Club are raising funds for the Sydney Breast Cancer Foundation (SBCF). On Saturday the 19th of October, the Club is holding a special event. Local businesses, families, sponsors, club members, and guests are welcome to come and participate in social tennis on the synthetic and grass courts....

About one third of breast cancer patients have non-palpable cancers- cancers that cannot be felt. Before surgery, these lesions have to be located and ‘marked’ in some way, so surgeons know where the abnormal tissue is when they come to operate. This process is called ‘localisation’. Sydney Adventist Hospital recently...

Prostate cancer cases have surged.  According to new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, nearly 16 per cent of all cancers diagnosed in Australia are prostate cancer. Per year, over 26,000 men are diagnosed with the disease, equating to around 70 men daily, and disastrously, nearly 11...