Featured Most people wait nearly a decade to address their hearing loss. Colin acted sooner – and it saved his career For Canberra environmental consultant Colin Trinder, 64, flying around Asia assessing planning projects, sitting on…Courtney IdsteinMarch 13, 2024
Featured Australian aged care residents seven times more likely to be taking painkiller medications when compared with Japan A new study from Monash University, in collaboration with Japan’s Institute for Health Economics and…Courtney IdsteinMarch 11, 2024
Featured Dietician tips to protect your heart With new research highlighting that half of Aussies (50 per cent) are seriously overestimating how…Courtney IdsteinMarch 6, 2024
Featured Funding success to investigate brain microbiome For the first time, UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) will consider the role of…Courtney IdsteinMarch 4, 2024
Featured Consultation on the new Aged Care Act is now open Australia’s aged care laws are changing to put the rights and needs of older people…Courtney IdsteinFebruary 28, 2024
Featured This salt alternative could help reduce blood pressure. So why are so few people using it? One in three Australian adults has high blood pressure (hypertension). Excess salt (sodium) increases the risk…Courtney IdsteinFebruary 26, 2024
Featured In 2024, don’t forget to check on your older neighbours living alone Bella* likes to joke she’s “old but still naughty”. Bella, in her early 80s, has…Courtney IdsteinFebruary 21, 2024
Featured How do I handle it if my parent is refusing aged care? Four things to consider It’s a shock when we realise our parents aren’t managing well at home. Perhaps the…Courtney IdsteinFebruary 19, 2024
Featured COVID is surging in Australia – and only 1 in 5 older adults are up to date with their boosters Do you have family members or friends sick with a respiratory infection? If so, there’s…Courtney IdsteinFebruary 14, 2024
Featured Pulses Week 2024: Love Your Legumes The Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council (GLNC) is excited to celebrate Pulses Week from the…Courtney IdsteinFebruary 12, 2024