health

As many as one in nine women aged 40-44 have endometriosis, according to new research published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

Those who commute short distances or choose walking or cycling to work, are more likely to be happy commuters, which makes them more productive.

The Nike mannequin debuted in its flagship London store on the weekend has been celebrated in body positive circles and Jess Heading applauds it.

“We have a very male construction about what confidence looks like,” Jamila Rizvi said at a recent event hosted by Triumph.

Pain and isolation make it easy to become lost in the forests of the night. And that is what happened. Shirley Stott-Despoja writes.

WorkScore data from more than 8,800 employees shows that 39% of employees are sleeping 6 hours or less a night and are more stressed because of it.

Doctors against violence towards women has over 300 medical doctor members, from general practice, to surgery, emergency medicine and psychiatry.

Vaccination hesitancy is one of the top 10 threats to global health in 2019 according to the World Health Organisation. Immunising kids is critical.

Louise Swinn reflects on what she learned about abortion from editing Choice Words a collection of writing about abortion by Australians.

Labor announces a $9.3million plan to ensure Australian women can more readily access legal, safe and affordable reproductive health services

In the last few days, Dr. Yumiko Kadota’s story of brutal hours and dehumanising conditions as a registrar at Bankstown Hospital in Sydney hit headlines.

A study of 11 indicators of chronic stress in 6025 women shows that full time working mums are up to 40% more stressed than others.