Women’s Health News

Women are especially vulnerable to the affects of COVID-19, with disruptions female health services and access to gender-based violence services.

Eloise Wellings, Olympics runner and three-time Commonwealth Games athlete and she has some tips for us on how to stay healthy during this period

What many surgeons have been holding for weeks, watching the pandemic spread, is the sadness of knowing that our patients must wait so that a more pressing health crisis can be addressed.

Dr Catherine Hamlin is remembered for her commitment to eradicating obstetric fistulas, a horrific condition many Ethiopian women suffer in childbirth.

A new analysis from PwC on behalf of the Gidget Foundation shows the monumental burden that perinatal depression and anxiety costs Australia. 

Results of the National Women’s Health Survey show anxiety is the biggest health concern among women, with young women more likely to be affected.

New research shows the cost of endometriosis is $30,000 a year, most of which is due to lost productivity while women are experiencing high levels of pain.

Rachelle Panitz is the founder and managing director of So Brave, Australia’s young women’s breast cancer charity, focused on raising funds and awareness.

Everyday sexism might not be noticed by perpetrators or bystanders, but it can wear women down and is linked to poorer physical and mental health.

The truth is, pregnancy isn’t all that thrilling for a lot of us. Not least because of the horrendous physical symptoms, but also the psychological strain.

Prosthetic breasts aims to improve recovery of breast cancer survivors by using sensors to collect data which is then used to design post-surgury treatment.

In her book Pain and Prejudice, Gabrielle Jackson explores how women’s pain is viewed and treated, not just by the medical profession, but by wider society.