General Medical

Your go-to online resource for valuable general medical health tips and advice to manage your health and valuable information about health subjects that matter to you.

Top Tips for Eating with Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes

ByJaime Rose Chambers

09 November 2022

Diabetes is a disease that is diagnosed when the sugar in our blood is too high. Pre-diabetes is the stage before this, when blood sugar levels are high but not high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes.

Category:Nutrition, General Medical

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Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Indonesia - What to Consider Before Travelling

ByTammy George

17 October 2022

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is currently Australia’s biggest biosecurity threat. With international borders opening earlier this year, Australians are returning to their favourite overseas holiday destination, Bali. Soon after Australia’s borders opened, Indonesia experienced its first outbreak of FMD since 1983.

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Monkeypox Virus Symptoms and Transmission - Debunking the Myths

ByTammy George

17 October 2022

Just as the world started to relax a little about COVID-19, a new pandemic hit the news. The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced a multi-country outbreak of monkeypox in July 2022. Since then there have been plenty of myths doing the rounds about what the monkeypox virus is and who are the most vulnerable.

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What If ... we covered the cost of your flu vaccination?.

At HIF, we value choice and access, which is why we are covering the cost of an annual flu vaccination up to the value of $20 (1 per person, per calendar year) on selected Extras policies, which include Pharmacy.

Members can get a flu vaccination at any registered pharmacy in Australia. The service is not available through your GP.

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