Tag: women’s health
Social media eating ills
Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by eating disorders and body dissatisfaction, with social media having disastrous effects say experts.
Eating disorders, like anorexia,...
Free period products a bloody good idea
Free period products should be made mandatory at all community sporting facilities to support people who menstruate and play sport, according to new Victoria...
Tech neck a growing concern
With over 5.3 million Australians suffering from neck pain, including tension neck syndrome a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) commonly known as ‘tech neck’ or ‘text...
Lauren aims for zero deaths
Lauren Philpot, 24, is raising awareness for a cause very close to her heart having lost her mother, Leigh, to breast cancer.
A lifelong Maribyrnong...
Keeping the heart healthy
Australia’s national heart health awareness week Heart Week, May 5–11, is a chance for people to consider their heart health and take...
How to avoid bones breaking bad
Australia’s rapidly ageing population will have many and varied impacts in the coming years and an increase in cases of osteoporosis is set to...
A pregnancy cut short
Luci Hadler, 43, gave birth to her daughter Coco only 29 weeks into her pregnancy. She speaks with Jena Carr about the challenges of...
Reducing triple-0 hesitancy
A new study found that women are less comfortable calling triple-0 when experiencing symptoms of a heart attack, providing a possible reason why women...
Young women turning their back on the pill
I was put on birth control when I was 14, three years later after 250 consecutive days of menstrual bleeding and seven alternative birth...
Surgeon reconstructs hope
“Women’s health has always been a passion of mine,” would probably sufficiently explain why Dr Anannya Chakrabarti is a reconstructive breast surgeon, but it...
Virtual health clinic for women
A free virtual health clinic will help to make women’s health more accessible for women across Victoria.
On Wednesday, February 5, Health Minister Mary-Anne...
Call to end the trend
This January marked the 10-year anniversary since the banning of commercial solarium beds across Australia.
Despite this ban, Cancer Council Victoria reports that a large...
Antenatal care without the stigma
Finding the right place to give birth and be comfortable is something that is near the top of an expecting mother’s lists.
The hospital needs...
Pelvic pain and what to do about it
Alex Lopes is a pelvic health physiotherapist, the director of Pelvic Health Melbourne in Altona North, and past national chair of the Australian Physiotherapy...
Program aim to turn men into women’s allies
Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) has launched an online training program for men who want to become better allies in promoting gender equality – whether...
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Transnational education boost
La Trobe University will use a state government grant to offer study tours for Southeast Asian students, help connect Chinese students with Victorian startups...
