It is essential to understand the importance of pre-employment medicals and how they contribute to the well-being and productivity not only of your employees, but your business. You may have a candidate in mind for a role in your company. You have read their resume, checked their references, and have had one or maybe even…
In most cases, men tend to lead less healthy lifestyles than women. Many Australian men experience poor health outcomes across a variety of measures, including rates of overweight and obesity, diabetes or high blood glucose levels, Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI) and mental health and wellbeing, according to the NSW Ministry of Health. Making matters worse,…
Australia has one of the highest asthma rates in the world. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, approximately 2.7 million individuals had asthma in 2020-21. Females were also more likely than males to have asthma even though the rate of asthma was comparable in boys and girls aged 0-14 years. Why is asthma so…
Did you know that 120,000 people are diagnosed with diabetes each year? Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects how your body convert glucose (sugar) from food into energy. Diabetic patients are unable to convert sugar to energy efficiently resulting in high levels of sugar in blood, called hyperglycaemia. These high glucose levels can lead…
