BY: RYAN MALCOLMPHOTO: Kurt HicklingHELPING OUT: Qualified pharmacist Kim Ching and staff at South Wangaratta Medical Centre will hope to drive up local vaccination numbers through a Murray PHN-supported outreach program throughout August. VULNERABLE individuals un- able to access vaccinations are set to benefit from a new out- reach and homebound care mod- el orchestrated … Read more

  THINK of summer and you’re likely to think of the sun. Winter? Not so much. For most of us, the first chill of winter means it’s time to hibernate. We wrap up in layers of clothing, stay inside more and avoid exposing our skin if we can help it. Ironically, that’s why winter can … Read more

DID you know that June was Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and that the chances of getting bowel cancer increases from the age of 50? Bowel cancer can develop without symptoms and in healthy men and women. 80 per cent of people who develop bowel cancer do not have a family history of the disease but … Read more

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