Articles tagged Preventative Health (9)
World Heart Day 2024
On Sunday, Medibank Medical Director, Dr Shona Sundaraj sat down with the Today Show and discussed heart disease, its prevalence, who is most at risk and the steps Aussies can take to reduce their likelihood of a heart attack
Clinical research trial underway for hip osteoarthritis
A partnership between Medibank and the University of Melbourne is exploring how exercise and dietary support can reduce pain and improve function for people living with hip osteoarthritis.
The tooth hurts - 50% of Australians didn't visit the dentist last year
New data has found that around half of the population did not visit the dentist in 2022.
Eat your vegetables
A new report from the Fruit and Vegetable Consortium, partnered by Medibank, found that eating behaviours of Australians worsened during the pandemic and calls for a national behaviour change strategy to lift vegetable consumption.
Rewarding Australians for taking preventative health actions
As part of a continued focus on preventative health, Medibank is rewarding eligible customers with 750 Live Better Rewards points this month for doing a skin check at home.
Reversing my old life for new outcomes
It was a massive wake-up call to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in my early 40s. But I probably didn’t take that diagnosis seriously enough at the time.
Health Research at Medibank: Linking GPs to the latest treatment info for osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is one of the leading causes of chronic pain, disability & lost productivity in Australia. Although there is no cure, there are effective non-surgical treatments for osteoarthritis. So why aren’t more people getting the treatment they need?
Can weight loss help manage Australia’s fastest growing chronic disease?
A new pilot program will examine whether a personalised weight loss program and increase in physical activity can better manage type 2 diabetes for newly diagnosed participants.