Articles tagged General Health (9)
Medibank employees helping to get the jab done
Medibank is getting behind the nation’s vaccination drive by providing paid community leave and charity gift vouchers to employees having the COVID jab.
Have you started jogging again? Check your shoes first.
With gyms closed there are more runners hitting the streets and parks, but our footwear may not be supporting us with all this high impact activity.
Simple exercises to keep older Australians active at home
Many of our older customers have been asking us for advice on how to keep moving and stay healthy when they’re socially isolated.
Coronavirus - Information about COVID-19
There is significant attention and media coverage around COVID-19, a respiratory illness caused by a new virus. Here's how to keep informed of the latest information and advice.
Medibank sees significant increase in calls from New South Wales and ACT for breathing problems
Since the early arrival of the nation’s bushfire season in October, calls related to wheezing, asthma and breathing problems have steadily increased in New South Wales and the ACT.
Could virtual reality be used to treat chronic pain?
New research being conducted by Swinburne University - in partnership with Medibank – will explore whether virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) could be used to treat chronic pain.
Building a better health future for all Australians
Medibank is partnering with SBS and Dr Michael Mosley for a three part series exploring practical ways to improve our health and quality of life.
Know your hospital – patient experiences go live
For the first time Australians will be able to access member experience information when making choices about which private hospital they would like to go to with the launch of Medibank’s Patient Experience tool.
Medibank to publish patient feedback on hospitals for the first time
More than 30,000 Medibank customers have responded to our survey and next month, we’ll publish this data on our website for the first time, for anyone to look at and compare hospitals.