COVID-19, healthy habits and emotional wellbeing Lifestyle changes during the pandemic and their association with mental health have come into focus with two recent studies.
Soft tissue injuries to ‘soar’ as lockdown eases: Expert But that does not mean injured patients have to stop exercising.
Remaining active best outcome for low back pain In the second of a series of HANDI updates, newsGP talks to the author of a recently updated intervention.
Weighing in after breast cancer Weight gain after breast cancer diagnosis is surprisingly common – and comes with a number of risks. Dr Carolyn Ee has some recommendations to help GPs and their patients.
Report exposes Australia’s bad dietary habits Less than 5% of Australian adults eat the recommended amount of vegetables, while more than half are overweight or obese, the AIHW has found.
AIHW report shows Australians not getting enough physical activity Australians are still not active enough for optimal health, a new report has found.
Should Australian GPs be prescribing social running groups for their patients? The UK’s Royal College of General Practitioners recently announced a partnership with social running organisation, Parkrun.
Why should GPs encourage oncology patients to exercise? Dr Gill Cowen looks at the evidence for exercise among oncology patients.