Missing opportunities: 75 per cent of hip fracture patients are leaving hospital without an osteoporosis treatment plan
Just half (49 per cent) of patients with a hip fracture are leaving hospital on…More
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Need help with Google Home? This retirement village has its own ‘tech angel’
Technical advisor Darren Larson oversees the service, which is being offered at Aveo’s newly opened…More
Think you’re too old to be an organ donor? Think again
Last year, 36 per cent of Australia’s 510 organ donors were aged 55 or older…More
Older drivers accused of ‘doctor shopping’ to keep licenses – more measures needed to keep people mobile
The Australian Medical Association Queensland (AMAQ) has told the ABC that people are going to…More
Should I stay or should I go? My Health Record starts three-month opt-out period
Australians now have until October 15 to opt out of the Federal Government’s national digital…More
Want to dance with the real-life ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’? Free ballet class for Queensland Seniors Week
The free class at Brisbane City Hall on Sunday 26 August will be open to…More
Teaching the Millennials a thing or two: new podcast series gives voice to Silent Generation
The series, which launched this week on iTunes, sees creator and host Amber Petty talk…More
Warning for retirement village residents: scammers posing as NBN staff
The National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) says scammers are “increasingly taking the opportunity” to…More
Not your standard order – you can now have a drive-thru funeral in Japan
The Kankon Sousai Aichi Group in Ueda in central Nagano will start offering the drive-thru…More
The ‘hidden affliction’: could you have a chronic wound?
We’ve all managed to hurt ourselves at some stage of our lives (fingers in the…More