Author: Dr David Shaw, a skin and cosmetic GP at Kingscliff Health medical and allied health centre in Kingscliff, NSW. “The truth is out there” we’re told by Mulder of the X-Files. What he neglected to mention is that it’s usually boring. Yep, whilst the X-files ‘truth’ was a compelling tale of lies, cover ups […]
Author: Dr David Shaw, a skin and cosmetic GP at Kingscliff Health medical and allied health centre in Kingscliff, NSW. There has been an incredible amount of amazing research done into the current pandemic. However members of my community often tell me they have been ‘doing their own research’. But their conclusions typically differ from […]
Author: Dr David Shaw, a skin and cosmetic GP at Kingscliff Health medical and allied health centre in Kingscliff, NSW. Ok, so there’s been a whole lotta myths and mystery out there about COVID – I’m thinking particularly of hydroxychloroquine and Bill Gates, but you could no doubt think of others. However, the evidence is mounting […]
Author: Dr David Shaw, a skin and cosmetic GP at Kingscliff Health medical and allied health centre in Kingscliff, NSW. I recently psyched myself up enough to get past my fear of heights and watch the Disney+ documovie ‘Free Solo‘. This is the story of rock climber Alex Honnold who specialises in climbing extreme rock […]
Author: Dr David Shaw, a skin and cosmetic GP at Kingscliff Health medical and allied health centre in Kingscliff, NSW. Black Salve (BS), aka Cancema is a blanket term for any topical paste typically consisting of zinc chloride (largest ingredient), bloodroot and sometimes other botanicals. The recipe is not standardised so it’s difficult to compare products and you can’t really be sure what […]
Author: Dr David Shaw, a skin and cosmetic GP at Kingscliff Health medical and allied health centre in Kingscliff, NSW. Ok, lets start with the obvious – fair skin generally has a higher skin cancer risk. However, some people with darker skin may be unlucky enough to have a different genetic predisposition to skin cancer. […]
Author: Dr David Shaw, a skin and cosmetic GP at Kingscliff Health medical and allied health centre in Kingscliff, NSW. I’m often asked this question. Of course, there is a short and a long answer. The short answer is that the best sunscreen is the one that’s on your skin and applied correctly. An expensive […]
Author: Dr Victor Roseverne, a GP at Kingscliff Health medical and allied health centre in Kingscliff, NSW. Summer is the season for long days spent basking in the beautiful Aussie sun. However, as the weather warms up UV levels can wreak havoc on exposed skin. Without proper sun protection, it means exposing ourselves and our […]
Author: Dr Scott Pearson, a GP Registrar at Kingscliff Health medical and allied health centre in Kingscliff, NSW. My name is Dr Scott Pearson. I have a strong background in paediatrics, having trained as a paediatrics registrar. I really enjoy bringing my hospital based knowledge and experience into the general practice setting. A common conversation I have […]
Author: Dr David Shaw, a skin and cosmetic GP at Kingscliff Health medical and allied health centre in Kingscliff, NSW. Everyone knows that a bit of sun is good for you, right? So why are we told to avoid it? It’s because public health messages need to be simple to be effective. But this issue […]