Women’s Health News

Nursing is still considered a women’s job, and chronically under-valued. On International Nurses Day, we spoke to two leaders in the field.

The number of adults reporting nervousness or restlessness has doubled compared to this time last year, according to an ABS COVID19 Survey.

One in ten Australians provide care for a loved one, sustaining families and saving governments huge sums on care services. But what do they do now?

Dr Jessica Hegedus issues a plea to Australian politicians to use what they’ve learnt on COVID-19 to address the climate curve, before it’s too late.

Debbie Kilroy OAM is the CEO of Sisters Insids. She’s just been cleared of COVID-19, after spending 25 days in self-isolation with the virus.

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.