A regular GP helps you live longer: Study Research has linked continuity of care, higher patient rebates, and access to full-time equivalent, fully qualified GPs with greater life expectancy.
COVID cuts more from Australians’ life than leading causes of death A new AIHW report highlights the fact older people and the critically ill are not the only ones at risk.
Fifty per cent of total deaths potentially avoidable: Report Many avoidable deaths could have been potentially prevented by individualised care, or treated through existing primary or hospital care.
Mental illness can lead to 20 year loss in life expectancy: Research The number of years of life lost due to physical health conditions in people with mental illness is increasing, but early intervention can help bridge the gap.
Primary care really does make you live longer: Study A growing body of evidence shows that primary care doctors are associated with longer lives for their patients.
Major life expectancy gap among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people There is a difference of six to seven years between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote areas compared to those living in major cities.
Australia narrows life-expectancy gap Australians can expect to live more than a decade longer than the global average.
Australians are living longer, but becoming more overweight Fewer Australians are smoking or putting themselves at risk from long-term alcohol use, but an ageing population means the country is now experiencing higher rates of chronic and age-related conditions.
How five simple lifestyle habits can extend life expectancy The effect of better lifestyle habits on life expectancy has been quantified, Dr Carolyn Ee writes for newsGP.
Women with breast cancer worse off in rural Australia, study shows New research shows women with breast cancer in rural Australia have lower survival rates and different health outcomes than those living in the cities.