For many of us, winter often feels like a time for hibernating, hunkering down until the warm weather returns. But this year, with COVID’s impact, that thought has become a reality. We’ve come to equate staying home with staying safe and while this is true, we must remember that getting out into the sunshine not […]
“Recognizing and preventing men’s health problems is not just a man’s issue. Because of its impact on wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters, men’s health is truly a family issue.” The statistics on men’s health make for sobering reading. On average, men’s lives are shorter than women’s, and their last 11 years will be spent in ill […]
Written by Leanne Slater – Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist at Family Doctors Plus What is a pelvic floor muscle physiotherapist? A pelvic floor physiotherapist is a physiotherapist that has had special training in helping to improve the function of your pelvic floor muscles. What training does a pelvic floor physiotherapist need to have? Apart […]
Dear patients and members of the local community, The Family Doctors Plus team have been busily working behind the scenes to prepare for an outbreak of Coronavirus in Brisbane. We have activated our pandemic planning, regularly update our staff with the latest guidelines and have some personal protective equipment in stock. We have been petitioning […]
Every day in Australia, four women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer and three will die from the disease. Ovarian cancer has the lowest survival rate of any women’s cancer – a fact that hasn’t changed in 30 years. It’s time for change. It’s time to ovary-act this February for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Ovarian Cancer […]
Silicosis: The Silent Killer WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Silicosis has been called an emerging occupational health epidemic. With a concerning number of cases being confirmed across Australia, our team here at Corporate Doctors Plus want to share the latest findings on silicosis, so we can better prepare workers who may be at risk of […]
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