General Medical

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Health During Pregnancy

ByDr. Nikki Stamp

15 March 2018

Pregnancy is a time when everyone has a piece of advice on how to do it. Eat this if you want a boy, exercise or don’t exercise and so on. Even if it is a lot of information to process, keeping mum healthy during pregnancy is incredibly important. After all, pregnancy does put her body through its paces. It’s also vital for baby, as what the mother does can affect the health of her child. With this in mind, we caught up with Dr. Nikki Stamp to get her top tips on keeping healthy throughout pregnancy.

Category:General Medical, Pregnancy

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How to Health Check Your Lungs

ByDr. Nikki Stamp

07 March 2018

How can we check up on your lungs? What things do we need to look out for to know that our lungs are healthy and what should send us to the doctor? In her first article for HIF, heart and lung surgeon, Dr. Nikki Stamp, provides her top four tips to keep in mind when it comes to the health of your lungs as well as the best things to do to keep your lungs healthy.

Category:General Medical

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6 Cancer Myths Debunked

ByTammy George

There is a lot of false information surrounding the prevention and treatment of cancer. Some myths are harmless while others cause more fear or false hope.

Category:General Medical, Conditions and Treatments

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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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