With the new COVID-19 Omicron sub-variants XBB and BQ.1 recently appearing offshore, it was only a matter of time before the fourth wave of COVID-19 was knocking at our doorstep. The latest variants are now driving a new series of infections at rapid pace, nearly three years since the pandemic’s outbreak. What's to know about these new variants? Read the blog to find out.
The iHealth AIR is a Listed on the Australian Registry of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG 226596), clinically tested, wireless pulse oximeter. Are you on the hunt for a reliable pulse oximeter in Australia? Take a deep dive with us into the PO3M to see its features, how to use it and what makes the iHealth AIR a good pulse oximeter to buy!
Each year, 18.6 million people die from heart related diseases. The World Heart Federation created World Heart Day in 1999 with the goal to inform everyone about the reach of heart disease, and urge people to take care of their own heart health. By simply controlling risk factors, at least 80% of premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke deaths can be avoided! So, how’s your ticker “tocking''? Are there any lifestyle changes you can make to ensure your heart is at its best? What is cardiovascular disease (aka CVD)? If you are wondering about your heart’s health, read the blog to find out!
Do you suffer from high or low blood pressure? Today, one in three Australians experience problems with high blood pressure, and many more have low blood pressure without even realising. So, how do you know if you have high blood pressure? What are the signs of low blood pressure? And, where can you buy a blood pressure machine? Keep reading our Blood Pressure FAQ to find out!
COVID-19. The most media-covered and widespread virus of the last three years. Are you one of the unlucky 9.5 million people in Australia who caught it? If your symptoms were strong, no doubt you were relieved to finally test negative, rebook your plans and move on with your life. But, have you noticed that some symptoms have just never left? Long COVID is now affecting millions around the world, with patients and doctors everywhere reporting real long-term changes in those who had the virus. You may have heard the name and wondered, what is long COVID? And what are the symptoms of long COVID? Read our blog for the answers, as well as what experts are saying about how to treat long COVID.
FitTrack initially sent me iHealth Blood Glucose Test Strips that were past their used by date. After notifying them, to their credit, they replaced them with ones that were well within the used by date (apparently they had received an entire shipment that was past the used by date). Greatly appreciated FitTrack for the follow up.
