News & Views Gender bias in medicine and medical research is still putting women’s health at risk Women’s health has too often been considered a niche area — even though it involves roughly 50% of the world’s population.
News & Views Urgent government funding is needed for effective, diverse and equitable medical research Early-mid career researchers (EMCRs) and women are being disproportionally affected by job losses and funding cuts in medical research.
News & Views Monash University researchers are developing a novel medicine to prevent women dying in childbirth Monash University has accelerated the development of al medicine designed to prevent postpartum haemorrhage, the leading cause of maternal mortality.
News & Views Is Australia ready to become a global leader in medical research? Women represent only 28 per cent of medical leadership in Australia, despite having gender parity in Australian medical schools.
News & Views Ignoring sex in medical research is ignoring women’s lives Recent research has found that ignoring sex in research ignores how some diseases, medicine and treatments impact men and women differently.
News & Views Prof Katherine Kedzierska & team make world first discovery on COVID-19 Female researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity have discovered new research about the coronavirus.
News & Views This Medical Research board is now majority female with gender equity push in motion Women now dominated the medical board of the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI) with women occupying five of the eight seats.
News & Views What every teenage woman needs to know when going to the doctor Medical science has sidelined women’s health and disregarded women’s pain. This is a guide for teenage women navigating the medical system.
News & Views An invitation to not spend $200 & keep your kids healthy instead Vaccination hesitancy is one of the top 10 threats to global health in 2019 according to the World Health Organisation. Immunising kids is critical.
Life Australian women half as likely as men to receive suitable heart attack treatment New research shows Australian women are 50 percent less likely than men to receive best practice treatment following a heart attack.