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Type 2 diabetes can develop for years without obvious signs. This World Diabetes Day, find out who is at higher risk, what to look out for and how to check your own risk.

Warmer weather means more mosquitoes around Griffith. Find out how Japanese encephalitis spreads, how to avoid bites and who can get the JE vaccine free in NSW.

Thursday 29 October is World Stroke Day. Would you know a stroke if you saw one? Learn the F.A.S.T. signs, why you should call 000 even if they pass and how to lower your own risk.

Tuesday 20 October is World Osteoporosis Day. For many people a broken bone is the first sign of weak bones. Here is who is at risk, when a bone density scan makes sense and how to build, protect and strengthen your bones.

Sunday 18 October is World Menopause Day. Around 1 in 4 women have menopause symptoms severe enough to interrupt daily life. Here is what to look out for and when to talk to your GP.

World Sight Day is Thursday 8 October. Around 90% of vision loss in Australia can be prevented or treated if it is found early. Here is who should be getting their eyes checked and how often.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Who BreastScreen NSW screens, where it happens in Griffith and what to do if you have noticed a change.

September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Sepsis starts as an ordinary infection and can turn serious quickly. Here are the signs to know and what to do about them.

Jean Hailes Women's Health Week runs 7 to 11 September 2026. This year's theme is do it anyway: one small step for your health, taken now rather than at a better time that never quite arrives.

Asthma Week runs from 1 to 7 September 2026. This year's campaign puts a spotlight on women and asthma and how hormonal changes across life can shift the way asthma behaves. Asthma affects women differently One in 5 Australian women live with asthma. Women are twice as likely to die from it than men. Hormonal shifts across life change how asthma behaves. Asthma Australia points to puberty, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and menopause as life stages that can shift symptoms and

Care plans for ongoing conditions changed on 1 July 2025. One document replaced two, and your GP can now refer you directly to the services in your plan. Here is what that means and what an older plan is still good for.

Hay fever preventer sprays take about a week to start working. Which is why the fortnight before pollen season is the part that matters.

We asked patients about their experience at Your Health Griffith. Here is what came back, including the parts we need to work on.

Tired, foggy, out of breath on the stairs. Iron deficiency is common, and it is very easy to put down to a busy life instead.

Daffodil Day turns forty this year. The most striking thing about those four decades is not the fundraising total — it is how much the odds have changed.

A mental health treatment plan is one of the more useful things a GP can do, and one of the least understood. Here is what it actually is.