Health News

Keep up to date with the latest health and business news from Novacorr Healthcare.

Muscular dystrophy and genetic testing

You may want to consider genetic testing if you have a family history of muscular dystrophy (MD) and are concerned about passing it on to your unborn children.

Novacorr’s New Huntington’s Bed

We are so proud and humbled to introduce everyone to our new Huntington's Bed (patent pending). Our Huntington's Bed has been designed with the help of many people who work with in the Huntington's Disease...

Novacorr Huntington’s Bed Delivery for Terrance

We are pleased to share with you a special delivery of a Novacorr Huntington’s Bed to Terrance at the Chestnut Gardens Aged Care facility in Doveton. Within seconds of Terrance being transferred in to his new Novacorr Huntington’s Bed and despite the room being full...

The Next Great Cure? A Cancer Doctor Explains Why He Supports the Affordable Care Act

As an oncologist who has seen the fatal cost of our patchy, imbalanced and unfair healthcare system, I have to be at very least hopeful about ObamaCare; AKA the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The list of benefits is so vast that whatever glitches happen along the way, I know that cancer patients will be helped:

The Costs of Surgery

‘Surgery’ comes from the Latin word ‘chirurgia’, or Greek ‘kheirourgia’, meaning ‘working with hands’. A surgeon is one who works with his/her hands. Since I got on to medical school, the field of surgery endeared my heart. I did not think I could ever be a surgeon, but today I cannot think of becoming anything else but a surgeon (I’m not there yet).

Grant Baker – An Empowered Patient Who Books His Appointments Online

Cancer is a frightening word for anyone: Today we meet Grant Baker – Australia’s Empowered ePatient. Despite a frightening diagnosis of signet cell adenocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, Grant’s story and his approach to taking charge of his journey is truly inspiring and with Grant’s permission we share it with you today.

Nova Atkinson: Owner of Novacorr Healthcare and her battle with Breast Cancer

My Journey: Nova Atkinson, the owner of Novacorr Healthcare shares her story of her battle with Breast Cancer and Crohn’s Disease.

The Navy Yard shooting in Washington, D.C – Call to action on mental illness

The Navy Yard shooting in Washington, D.C. has once again confronted us with the issues of guns and mental illness, but what we really should address is the inadequacy of mental health care in the United States. Since 2009 there have been 21 mass shootings and the perpetrators in over half of these were suffering from or suspected to have a serious mental illness like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression.