My HealthCity 365 day Family Doctors Medical Centre Pimpama

18/02/2024

My HealthCity offers a comprehensive skin check service 7 days a week.

This allows us to spot skin cancers and also the signs of sun damage before they become serious, and help prevent skin cancer
Book your skin cancer check appointment online or call us 0755141616

06/01/2024

After a natural disaster, it's common to find ourselves grappling with loss and trauma, experiencing feelings that are hard to understand. ⛈️ It is OK not to be okay, and you're not alone in this journey. ✨🤝

🔆👇 While you are dealing with insurance claims and cleaning up after the storms, it's very important to take time out for your own mental health 💪🌸

1️⃣ Acknowledge Your Feelings: Don't hesitate to allow yourself to feel. It's okay to grieve, to be angry, or to feel lost. 🌫️⛅

2️⃣ Express: Write about your feelings or share your experiences with friends or support groups. Expressing helps in healing.🎙️📝💚

3️⃣ Self-care: Make sure you're eating healthy, sleeping well, and exercising regularly - they all play a major role in your mental health. 🧘🥦💤

4️⃣ Stay Connected: Reach out to your loved ones and create a support system. Connection is vital in this journey. 🤝💞📞

5️⃣ Seek Help: If the feelings get too overwhelming, please consider professional help. The City of Gold Coast and Scenic Rim Regional Council have recovery hubs offering assistance. Your GP can help you or you contact Head to Health on 1800 595 212 to talk to a local mental health clinician who can refer you to a service best suited to your needs. 🏥👩‍⚕️🌟

It is okay to ask for help; it's okay to take a little longer to heal. 🕊️🌈💗

08/11/2023

Today is the inaugural Whooping Cough Day, created by the Immunisation Foundation of Australia to shine a spotlight on the threat of whooping cough and the simple ways people can remain protected.

Whooping cough is a highly infectious and potentially fatal bacterial infection that can cause severe, uncontrollable coughing fits and difficulty breathing. Although babies are at greatest risk of severe whooping cough, in Australia, more than half of all confirmed cases occur in adults.

The theme for Whooping Cough Day is November 8. Get Up-To-Date. Vaccinate!

With infections likely to surge during spring and summer, vaccination is the best way to protect yourself and loved ones against this highly contagious disease. Pregnant women, babies from six weeks of age, children and adults are encouraged to stay up-to-date with whooping cough vaccination and boosters.

Check your vaccination status by talking to a GP, pharmacist or by accessing your Immunisation History Statement via the Express Plus Medicare app at https://ow.ly/6iq350Q4SF5

02/09/2023

12/06/2023

International Men’s Health Week is this week and this year’s theme is ‘Healthy Habits’​🥑🤸‍♂️

Find out if your healthy habits stack up by taking the health check today or encourage a male in your life🙌​

check in https://ow.ly/9rEw50OLucn

05/06/2023

22/05/2023

16/05/2023

Do you know where Queensland's first hospital was built? 🤔

The Moreton Bay General Hospital was built on George Street, Brisbane way back in 1849. It took in patients from across Queensland, including the Moreton, Darling Downs, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa districts.

Hospital staff treated more than 90 patients in the first year for diseases like typhoid and tuberculosis. 🤢

But as illness spread, more beds were needed. A new hospital was built on the present site of the Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital (RBWH) in Herston, then known as the Quarries.

Today the RBWH is the largest hospital in Australia and has been open for 155 years. 🙌

📸 QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

23/08/2022

New South Wales and Victoria are reporting cases of community transmission of monkeypox (MPX) so it’s more important than ever to be on the lookout for symptoms.

Anyone who has been in close physical contact with someone who has MPX is at risk.

If you have MPX symptoms and have been in close contact with someone with MPX, seek medical advice immediately.

Symptoms include:
✔️ fever
✔️ swelling of the lymph nodes
✔️ distinctive rash (which could look like bumps, pimples or sores) on parts of the body including ge****ls.

Visit 💻 www.health.gov.au/monkeypox-mpx

14/07/2022

How many COVID-19 vaccine doses do you need?

People aged:
✅50+ = 4 doses
✅30-49 = 3 doses, option of 4th
✅16-29 = 3 doses
✅5-15 = 2 doses

Some people with severe or complex health needs may need extra doses.

Vaccines can be booked 3 months after your last dose or COVID-19 infection.

Book at 💻 http://health.gov.au/vaccine-clinic-finder

12/07/2022

Two new subvariants of COVID-19 — BA.5 and BA.4 — are circulating Queensland, with the BA.5 strain the most dominant. 🦠

It's likely the number of people admitted to hospital with COVID-19 will increase over the next few weeks. It's also likely more people will be hospitalised than during the peak of the previous wave in late January.

If you've had COVID-19 previously, you can still get it again.

But there are things you can do to protect your own health. Most importantly, stay up-to-date with your COVID-19 vaccinations. 🛡️

How many vaccine doses do you need? People aged:
✅ 50+ years: 4 doses are strongly recommended
✅ 30-49 years: 3 doses are recommended, and a 4th dose is available for those who want it
✅ 16-29 years: 3 doses are recommended
✅ 5-15 years: 2 doses are recommended

Some people with severe or complex health needs may need additional doses.

You should wait 3 months after your previous dose, or after having COVID-19, to get your next dose.

Talk to your GP or book your appointment via http://health.gov.au/vaccine-clinic-finder…

ℹ️ Source:
Department of Health (2022), ATAGI updated recommendations for a winter dose of COVID-19 vaccine

12/07/2022

📣 If you test positive for COVID-19, there are medicines available.

These antiviral treatments help to stop COVID-19 infection from becoming severe. You need to take the medication as soon as possible after symptoms start.

You can get a script from your doctor if you have tested positive and are:
💊 70 years and older
💊 50 years or older with 2 additional risk factors
💊 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, 30 years or older with 2 additional risk factors
💊 Young and immunocompromised

Risk factors include (but are not limited to) living in residential aged care, living with a disability, obesity, diabetes, heart failure and living remotely.

If you are, or know someone who is at risk of becoming severely ill from COVID-19, we encourage you to speak with your healthcare professional before a COVID-19 diagnosis to determine your eligibility and ensure you can get fast access to the medicine.

For further information 👉
https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/i-have-covid/antiviral-medicines-for-covid-19.

08/07/2022

Everyone over 30 years of Age are now eligible to receive the second covid booster(3 months gap from previous dose)

Kindly book @ www.MyHealthCity.com.au
Or call 0755141616 to book appointment

21/04/2022

Help stop the flu in 2022 🤒

Lower exposure to influenza last year, due to COVID-19 increases the risk of complications from flu this year, so it’s even more important to get the flu vaccine.

Ask about the influenza vaccine today or find out more at 💻 https://www.health.gov.au/news/help-stop-the-flu-in-2022

11/04/2022

Hearty Welcome to Dr Greeshma Tummala, our new Female GP 💐

General Practitioner
MBBS, AMC, Fellowship Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP)

Vocationally qualified and experienced General Practitioner from India having completed her Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from NTR University of Health sciences in 2009. Practiced as medical practitioner in India for more than 5 years and then moved to Australia in 2015 and was awarded a Fellow of the Royal Australia College of General Practitioners in 2022 while practising as medical practitioner in Goldcoast .

Special interests:
Shared Antenatal care
Women’s Health
IUD insertions and removals
Implanon insertions and removals
Childhood immunisations , Child health
Chronic Disease Management, health assessments ,Care plans
Acute Management
Mental Health
Skin cancer checks and minor skin procedures.
Prescriber for medical Cannabis

26/03/2022

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/100933364

Pimpama State School, the Gold Coast's oldest, celebrates 150th jubileeABC Gold Coast / By Tom Forbes, Nicole Dyer and Kirsten Webster Posted 8h ago8 hours agoFri 25 Mar 2022 at 8:49pm Much has changed since Pimpama State School opened in 1872.(Supplied: Pimpama State School)The first 28 students wh...