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What is Acupuncture?

ByDr. Sam Hay

28 November 2017

What is acupuncture? How does it work? Is there evidence to support it? In this article, HIF blogger and GP Dr. Sam Hay answers all of these questions and explains all you need to know about acupuncture treatment.

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Protecting Your Hearing

ByDr. Sam Hay

17 November 2017

Did you know that the rates of hearing loss are on the rise? According to medical expert and HIF blogger, Dr. Sam, "3% of 30 year olds suffer hearing loss, whilst nearly 50% of over 65's suffer the debilitating condition. A lot of hearing loss experienced by Australians results from our loud and noisy modern lives and experts believe that over one third of hearing loss is completely and utterly preventable! All you have to do is protect your ears against repeated loud noise." With this in mind, we caught up with Dr. Sam to get his top ten tips on how to protect your hearing.

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All You Need to Know About Diabetes

ByDr. Sam Hay

09 November 2017

What does diabetes really mean? In his latest article for HIF, Medical health professional, Dr Sam Hay delves into diabetes, explains the basics and debunks a few myths.

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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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