1.8 million Australians don’t know they have kidney disease
For Kidney Week, we look at how important our kidneys are in keeping us healthy. We provide tips for looking after your kidneys.
For Kidney Week, we look at how important our kidneys are in keeping us healthy. We provide tips for looking after your kidneys.
This is the story of a young rural doctor – Dr Vidhushan (Vid) Paheerathan.
Vid has a love of all things rural and is now enjoying his first year as a Rural Generalist Pathway intern doing his placement at Mt Isa Hospital.
Rural doctors are superheroes – just ask Rohan about his Dad, Dr Ewen McPhee. Dr Ewen McPhee is a hero. Not just in his own community of Emerald but also nationally.
The passionate rural doctor is a staunch advocate for health care in the bush. He is also a medical educator, rural generalist obstetrician and principal GP at Emerald Medical Group.
The health of rural patients was brought to the fore when farmers fronted up for free health checks with rural doctors and students at BEEF 2021.Rural Doctors Foundation teamed up with student doctors from Rockhampton UQ Rural Clinical School to offer the checks.