June 2015 News

The United States may be infamous for its health care - especially in terms of cost and the availability of it. However, the country is doing much to try and balance it in terms of quality.

In particular, the US is on a path of digitalisation, utilising current and upcoming technologies to find new cost savings - and provide a better level of care in the process.

Generations come and go, and with that comes widespread change. Because generational crossovers happen gradually, not all at once, the difference is often seen over time, though that makes it no less substantial.

For example, the millennial generation - those most commonly defined as being born between 1981 to 1997 - have a unique set of values and motives that allow employers to get the most out of them in the workplace.

We recently touched upon the types of illnesses people tend to suffer from during the winter months. When the temperature drops, many people are more at risk when they have existing conditions such as asthma and heart problems.

Even without such issues, winter is a constant battle trying to fight off cold and flu viruses - ones that can put people out of work for days or even weeks.

Many Australians are looking to expand their families with either their first child or by adding another to the flock.

Such family planning has even increased in the past decade or so, as Australia's population boom continues.

According to the most recent report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 307,000 Australian mothers gave birth to more than 312,000 babies in 2012 - a 3.4 per cent increase from 2011 and an impressive 21.5 per cent rise since 2003.

In fact, the birth rate is at its highest level in a decade.