My Health Record is a free Australian Government initiative which allows you to manage your health information online. Your doctor, specialist, or hospital can then look up this record to assist in providing you with the best quality care. Once you sign up, you can allow health providers to add important information about your past … Read more
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Jasper Medical is pleased to welcome two new doctors to our practice for the next six months, Dr Meg Jordan & Dr Laura Lamb. Dr Jordan will be consulting full-time Monday-Friday and one Saturday per month, and Dr Lamb part-time on Monday, Friday, and one Saturday per month. Please call our reception team on 9563 … Read more
These days, few women have had the opportunity to observe a wide range of other women breastfeed, and can have certain expectations of what breastfeeding is like. Babies grow at different rates, have growth spurts at different times, and their calorie needs change on a daily basis. Your body is designed to adapt to these … Read more
Jayne Beare, Practice Nurse “Did you know that Shingles (also called herpes zoster) is caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox? The virus stays inactive in the body for life and can reactivate years or even decades later, causing shingles. Because shingles is caused by the same virus that … Read more
The newly developed hepatitis C treatment regime is proving to be extremely successful, with complete clearance of virus for all finalised programmes thus far. This has been associated with a marked improvement in energy levels and general feeling of good health for those people who are participating. Despite the expense to the government of this … Read more