Women's Health News My endometriosis spread through my body like cancer Tamara Wrigley was diagnosed with endometriosis at age 33. She urges other women not to procrastinate when it comes to health.
News & Views Menopause healthcare is a $600 billion untapped well Female Founders Fund have released a new report showing that the needs of women experiencing menopause is a $600 billion opportunity.
News & Views Get more sleep? Yes please! But what if you can’t sleep… Earlier this month we surveyed more than 1100 women on their health and found that 64 per cent don’t believe they’re getting enough sleep.
News & Views Women’s Agenda to launch new Women’s Health News hub Women’s Agenda is launching a dedicated Women’s Health News hub, providing vital news and information to support women of all ages.
News & Views Higher mortality rates for young women from heart attack A new study has found that young women may be likelier to die than men in the decade following a heart attack.
Business Period stigma at school & in the office is real. This business wants to change that Pixii is a service that provides eco-friendly, plastic-free tampons and pads to workplaces and schools, in a bid to end period stigma.
News & Views Women weather worse treatment after heart attacks than men This week, research from Circulation: Heart Failure revealed that women who get heart attacks received less care than men.
Life Unseen: Jacinta Parsons on chronic illness & losing her body Jacinta Parsons is a radio broadcaster & author who explores living with Crohn’s Disease and losing her body to medicine in Unseen.
News & Views Wholistic health matters and R U OK should be a regular conversation Normalising and increasing the dialogue on wholistic health, mental health and coping strategies is imperative, writes Pallavi Sinha.
News & Views 1 in 10 women are affected by endometriosis. So why does it take so long to diagnose? Endometriosis affects 10% of women, but many live with the painful symptoms of the condition for years without a diagnosis.
News & Views New study uncovers reality of period poverty in Australian schools “Period poverty is a real issue that is under-researched,” Dr Ruth Knight from QUT Business says of a new study of the issue in 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.