Author Archives: health

This Guy Just Recreated the Climb to Mount Everest’s Base Camp in His House

Stuck indoors during quarantine and short on ideas for his next fitness challenge, YouTuber Will Tennyson took some inspiration from his dad, who climbed Mount Everest, and decided to stage his own ascent — without leaving the house. Mapping out the distance to Base Camp, Tennyson calculated that he would have to climb the stairs… Read More »

What exercise can help asthma

Love to work out? If you’re one of the roughly 20 million Americans with asthma, this may not be a problem. But for some people, exercise can trigger shortness of breath or other symptoms. Fortunately, having asthma, even exercise-induced asthma, doesn’t have to keep you out of the game. In fact, as many as one… Read More »

What if muscle pain x ray

No one can find anything wrong with me. Having a diagnosis or an injury that does not show up on x-ray or MRI is more common in my office than having a diagnosis that does show up on a scan. While people heavily rely on x-rays, MRIs or CT Scans, the truth is that most… Read More »

Marathon Health makes after hours GP service available from home

SUPPORT OUTSIDE NORMAL HOURS: Marathon Health after hours registered nurse Kate McKay. Photo: SUPPLIED Marathon Health has made their free GP after hours service available for Bathurst residents from the comfort of their homes, allowing social distancing requirements to be met. The changes are in response to federal government concerns that people are neglecting health… Read More »