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Eastbrooke welcomes Dr Penina Pereira

Dr Pereira is a graduate of the University of Otago in New Zealand and spent five years working in hospital based medicine before deciding to specialise in General Practice. She completed her GP training in New Zealand and worked in both urban and rural settings. Dr Pereira relocated to the Gold Coast in 2011 with […]

Eastbrooke Raising Awareness in the Fight against Cancer

Cancer continues to be a major health problem for Australians. 1 in 3 men and 1 in 4 women in Australia are diagnosed with cancer before the age of 75, with an estimated 45,700 deaths due to cancer each year. The most commonly diagnosed cancers are prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer and […]

Eastbrooke Health Hub Townsville Opening Soon

The new “Health Hub” (formerly the Thuringowa Central Council Chambers) will be located in the vibrant and bustling city of Townsville in North Queensland. Townsville is known as a popular tourist destination, army base and is the major gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, the Wet Tropics and the Queensland outback. The aim of the […]

22/05/2017

Facts About Smoking and How to Effectively Quit

The negative health effects of smoking cigarettes have been documented for decades, and here in Australia our government is known for being increasingly active in working to eradicate this harmful habit altogether. Alongside plain packaging laws and ever-increasing excise rates pushing prices up, the federal government has also announced its commitment to reducing the amount […]

Eastbrooke “Goes Blue for Autism”

This campaign is aimed to help raise awareness and funds to support individuals living with ASD and their families. Autism (also called Autism Spectrum, Disorder) is a lifelong developmental disability characterised by impairments in social communication and interactions, as well as restricted or repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities. Staff from the Eastbrooke Family […]

Relocation of the Eastbrooke Clovelly Family Medical Practice

The Clovelly Family Medical Practice will soon be relocating to 24 Perouse Road, Randwick @ “The Spot” (only 2.1km from our current location). The Clovelly Practice will close for patient bookings on Friday 12th May 2017 and the Randwick Practice will be open from Monday 15th May 2017. Our business name will also be changing […]

Understanding and Supporting Mental Health

Under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization, World Health Day takes place every year on the 7th of April. Every year, it seeks to draw attention to an important health issue experienced by people across the world, and the focus of this year’s World Health Day was depression and mental health. Depression is often […]

Eastbrooke Raising Awareness of Blood Cancer

As the name suggests, blood cancer refers to cancers that affect the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system. Different types of blood cancers can be separated into three main groups: leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show more than 4400 people across Australia died from blood cancer in […]

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