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. 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 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 […]