Are You a COVID Researcher?

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 […]

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You Can Achieve The Extraordinary!

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 […]

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Black Salve

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 […]

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children's health immunisations

Is Your Child Immunised Against Meningococcal B?

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 […]

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