Health & Lifestyle

Run by the Ku-ring-gai Rotary, inside the YMCA West Pymble Aquatic Centre, there is a dementia group, known as the D’Café. Dementia clients and their carers, usually wives, husbands, children, and occasionally professionals, come together once a week on Tuesdays. Together at the Aquatic Centre, the D’Café use the downstairs...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.  Lung Cancer is the most common cause of cancer death, making it Australia’s biggest cancer killer. In 2023, there were nearly 15,000 new cases of the disease diagnosed, and almost 8,700 deaths. For the year, this averaged to around 23 deaths a day. Most...

  AI Generated image celebrating Movember Every November, men around the world grow moustaches in support of Movember. This global movement raises awareness and funds for men’s health issues, including prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention.  Suicide is an incredibly complex and deeply personal issue.  Still, Movember’s...

The annual Hornsby Relay for Life celebrates it’s 20th anniversary this November. According to the Cancer Council, in Australia around 134,000 people are diagnosed with cancer every year and the stark reality is that 1 in 2 of us will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85. So,...

San Integrated Cancer Centre achieves highest ranking in metropolitan NSW for outpatient cancer services and tops the state in private services in NSW. For the seventh consecutive year, the Integrated Cancer Centre at Sydney Adventist Hospital (the San) has ranked first among metropolitan NSW hospitals in the annual Outpatient Cancer...

The Senate handed down its recommendations following a recent menopause inquiry, where 25 recommendations were given, with a common theme of education and awareness. When I started educating my clients (and anyone who would listen to me) about menopause five years ago, I would get one of two responses: “Menopause…....

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...

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Ribbon 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...