Doctors of Glenroy

29/04/2025

The young woman sat in my consulting room, there to talk about getting proof of her vaccination status for the allied health course she was excited to

12/10/2023

Buruli ulcer cases are occurring in more areas in Victoria with cases linked to several suburbs in Greater Geelong and the inner north and west of Melbourne.

Buruli ulcer is a skin disease caused by bacteria. Local research has found both mosquitoes and possums play a role in spreading the disease in Victoria. See your doctor if you have a non-healing skin lesion and ask them to consider testing for Buruli ulcer.

Prevention measures include avoiding mosquito bites, reducing mosquito breeding sites, covering cuts and abrasions when outdoors and washing any soil or water off your skin following outdoor activities.

Learn more about the Buruli ulcer health advisory here: https://go.vic.gov.au/3QbasFp

24/11/2022

09/11/2022

Buruli ulcer cases are occurring in more areas in Victoria.
Buruli ulcer is a skin disease caused by bacteria.
Local research has found both mosquitoes and possums play a role in spreading the disease in Victoria.
If you have a skin ulcer that gets bigger and doesn’t heal, see your GP.
Prevent Buruli ulcer by avoiding mosquito bites, reducing mosquito breeding sites around your home and covering cuts and abrasions when spending time outdoors. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/Buruli-ulcer

13/10/2022

In Australia, one in two people will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. Talking to people and educating them on mental health is the best way to break down stigma.

To learn more about various mental health conditions and for ways to support yourself and others, visit bb.org.au/3ViO51j.

09/08/2022

On 23 July, the WHO's Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (PhD), took the unprecedented step and declared the monkeypox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” ⁠— the highest global alert level for a disease outbreak.

09/08/2022

Dear non-GP specialists, With COVID-19 rampant in the community, alongside all the other diseases that GPs manage, we are truly under the pump. We are not the only ones in the health sector feeling the pressure, I know that. But most days of our working lives, we deal with the consequences that resu...

25/07/2022

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