The internet is great, but sometimes it can be difficult to sort the ‘wheat from the chaff’ in terms of quality information. Here are a few of the better websites I commonly refer to:
Kids Health – The Royal Children’s Hospital (also has its own app)
Allergies and anaphylaxis – ASCIA
Skin conditions – DermnetNZ
Women’s health – Jean Hailes
Travel health and immunisations – Centre for Disease Control
Menopause – Australasian Menopause Society
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Mental health – Beyond Blue
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
Eating disorders – The Butterfly Foundation
https://www.thebutterflyfoundation.org.au/
Complex childhood trauma – The Blue Knot Foundation
Heart health – Heart Foundation
https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/
Dementia – The Dementia Foundation
Medication information – NPS Medicinewise
https://www.nps.org.au/consumers
General – Better Health
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/
Local health resources – PHN and HHS
https://www.westmoreton.health.qld.gov.au/
Dr Cath Hester and Dr Tony Bayliss
These articles are not intended to replace a one-to-one relationship with a qualified health professional or as specific medical advice. They are intended as a sharing of knowledge and information from experience and research in the scientific literature. I encourage you to make your own health care decisions based upon a partnership with a qualified health care professional.