Health & Wellbeing
Executive excess
| Jackie Range
When a high-flying lifestyle affects your waistline big-time it’s time to take action.
Medical staff needed
| Jackie Range
A new study warns that by 2025 Australia will be short 109,000 nurses and 3700 doctors.
One minute with: Sami Karam
| Jackie Range
Sami Karam, an osteopath at Parramatta Sports Medicine Clinic on tax, employing the right people and marketing.
Too many tomorrows
| MICHAEL BAILEY
Living past 120 – as a brain in a vat – is an unsettling proposition, particularly for insurance providers.
Sisters doing it for Priceline
| Jackie Range
This store is getting healthy results from its charity-aligned loyalty program.
Body language: neck/behind the ear scratch
| Nick GardnerThis is not good. At best it means a person have doubts about the relevance or validity of what you are saying and at worst, they think you are lying.
Foreign doctors suffer
| Jackie Range
The health system is heavily dependent on overseas-trained medicos who are offered minimal support.
Grants for grabs
| Samantha HutchinsonThe national broadband network can help make the gap in services between the city and the bush much smaller.
Body language: critical analysis pose
| Nick GardnerThis is when one arm crosses the body resting on a table or simply across the chest, and the other arm rests on top and is held up so the hand supports the chin, usually with the index finger pointing up the cheek.
Body language: nose scratch/rub
| Nick GardnerYou commonly see men in the pub talking while doing this frequently, and is the most reliable sign of “untruth”, says Morris.
Retiring an option
| Zoë Fielding
Aged-care reforms haven’t altered the attraction of investing in retirement villages.
Housing the silver tsunami
| Michael Bleby
Retiring boomers will demand a new model of accommodation, co-housing is one option.
Hospital check-up
| Jackie RangeThe University of Adelaide will lead a study on the quality and effectiveness of hospital service.
One minute with: Gabrielle Caswell
| Jackie Range
Gabrielle Caswell, clinical director of Eyra Medical, a medical and skin clinic, on staff, suppliers and technology.
Cultural obstacles
| Michael BlebyAustralians’ love of big blocks and failure to recognise changing demographics stand in the way of greater acceptance of co-housing.
One minute with Simon Floreani
| Jackie Range
The chiropractor says education and good communication are more important than the skill or craft you bring to your work.
Aged care has a senior moment
| Nassim Khadem
There are plenty of units in new retirement villages but few takers, prompting calls for grants and tax exemptions for older buyers.
Stretching the CEO
| Jessica Gardner
Yoga is no longer only for the sandal wearers and even executives can benefit from the downward facing dog.
Management update
| Georgina Dent
Mental health neglected; salary package not so super for Gen Y; folly in ignoring digital channels; remote work delivers win-win.
One minute with: Jodie Brenton
| Jackie Range
Chief executive of Life Resolutions, a network of professional psychology practices, says on taking paperwork to the cloud.
An ounce of prevention
| Jeanne-Vida DouglasThe R U OK? Foundation is an independent organisation working to combat depression and suicide.
Warning signs
| Jeanne-Vida DouglasHow can you tell when you or someone around you needs help? There are some signs to look for.
Burnout busters for high flyers
| Jeanne-Vida DouglasSenior executives can find it tempting to take excessive responsibilities, but it make sense to share the load and take other practical steps to achieve a work-life balance.
It’s lonely at the top
| Jeanne-Vida Douglas
Some find that the higher they go, the more isolated they feel. These feelings can end careers.
Auditing the lab
| Jackie RangeWith pathologists aging and in short supply, the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia is planning a survey.
Getting in early with preventative health grants
|The government has awarded grants worth almost $4 million to preventative health research projects.
Wired and tired
| Nassim Khadem
Sleep deprived Australians are falling asleep at their desks, what can business do to change it?
Defeated desk dieters
| Jessica Gardner
Are your colleagues making you fat? A US weight-loss clinic says they might be.
Age-old opportunity
| Nick Lenaghan
As Australia’s rising population and its increasingly ageing population fuel the demand for health services.
Friends with benefits
| Jackie Range
Health professionals can now have their Medicare benefits questions answered directly.
One minute with: Rachel Deane
| Jackie Range
Rachel Deane of professional hearing services outfit Pindrop on Medicare, marketing and a niche business strategy.
Every breath you take
| David James
A convergence is occurring between health and IT will benefit asthma sufferers.
Healthcare needs help
| Damon Frith
An ageing population and increasing longevity are making health-care costs unsustainable.
Rising rebates reined in
| Jackie Range
Health insurance premium rises will be lower as the government tries to reduce health spending.
One minute with: Brad McIntosh
| Jackie Range
Sydney Sports & Orthopaedic Physiotherapy’s managing director on men’s health, web marketing and clients’ expectations.
Gadget anarchy
| Jackie Range
From iPods to iPads and everything else, there are so many gismos we’re carrying around that we’re getting overloaded.
Champagne award for food saver
| Georgina Dent
Social entrepreneurship takes out the Veuve Clicquot award on International Women’s Day.
Osteopath audit
| Jackie RangeThe Australian Osteopathic Association will survey its members to see how the profession and business is changing.
The ink ceiling
| Sally Rose
Tattoos are now more socially acceptable, but are still no go for more conservative businesses.
The right dose of life science risk
| damon frith
Savvy investors typically add a dash of health and medical shares to give their portfolios a boost.
One minute with: Patrick Sim
| Jackie RangePatrick Sim of Summit Chiropractic, on building relationships, the professional landscape and having a big vision.
Physios with hands out
| Jackie Range
With electronic health records just around the corner, physiotherapists want to come up to speed.
More than a slim chance
| Tony Featherstone
Featherstone | By targeting obesity and diabetes, GI Dynamics’ new product could have huge potential.