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Take time for health checks

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Don't miss out those critical health tests (Getty) Credit: Maskot/Getty Images/Maskot

Health practitioners are concerned people who are skipping checks could be at risk of undetected or worsening diseases, when regular appointments could make all the difference.


Key Points
  • Health care professionals are warning patients to ensure the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic does not derail their routine vaccinations and screenings that protect them from illness.
  • A health survey says many females say their physical wellbeing declined since the pandemic started, and worsening mental health was more common among women from non-English speaking or LGBTIQ+ backgrounds, and those in the First Nations and disability communities.
  • The federal government says it's developing a campaign to increase public awareness about self-collection to lift rates of cancer screening.

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