Women’s Health News

Dr Simone McCarthy asked more than 500 women how the cost-of-living crisis affects them. The results should be a wakeup call.

Research finds period pain and heavy bleeding costs the Australian economy about A$14 billion every year in lost productivity.

Women without children are 1.3 times more likely to seek mental health support each year compared to mothers, a new study has found.

Here’s what we know about hyperemesis gravidarum, a condition of extreme morning sickness that can last the whole pregnancy.

GP bulk-billing has jumped sharply since the federal government rolled out new incentives, according to new survey data.

We ask leading Australian female business leaders about how they are approaching health, mental wellbeing, and performance in the year ahead.

Romance and love does not have to follow rules to be real. It does not need to be posted, launched, or validated to count.

Self-collect for cervical screening is a game-changer because it allows women to screen on their own terms, writes Rebecca White.

Cheaper PBS medicines mean affordable contraception, menopause, endometriosis and IVF treatment. A change that has been decades in the making.

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re looking back at some of the biggest news in women’s health, across research, funding and policy reform

Dubbed the ‘Sandwich Generation’, these multi-generational carers, most of whom are women, oftentimes feel overwhelmed and unsupported. 

It’s seen as a “global template for how to get health promotion right,” with 38 years of health promotion work, including on smoking prevention, and the successful This Girl Can initiative. But now the standalone VicHealth is set to be abolished.