Articles tagged Preventative Health (8)
Clinical research trial underway for hip osteoarthritis
A partnership between Medibank and the University of Melbourne is exploring how exercise and dietary support can reduce pain and improve function for people living with hip osteoarthritis.
The tooth hurts - 50% of Australians didn't visit the dentist last year
New data has found that around half of the population did not visit the dentist in 2022.
Eat your vegetables
A new report from the Fruit and Vegetable Consortium, partnered by Medibank, found that eating behaviours of Australians worsened during the pandemic and calls for a national behaviour change strategy to lift vegetable consumption.
Rewarding Australians for taking preventative health actions
As part of a continued focus on preventative health, Medibank is rewarding eligible customers with 750 Live Better Rewards points this month for doing a skin check at home.
Reversing my old life for new outcomes
It was a massive wake-up call to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in my early 40s. But I probably didn’t take that diagnosis seriously enough at the time.
Health Research at Medibank: Linking GPs to the latest treatment info for osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is one of the leading causes of chronic pain, disability & lost productivity in Australia. Although there is no cure, there are effective non-surgical treatments for osteoarthritis. So why aren’t more people getting the treatment they need?
Can weight loss help manage Australia’s fastest growing chronic disease?
A new pilot program will examine whether a personalised weight loss program and increase in physical activity can better manage type 2 diabetes for newly diagnosed participants.