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Australians live longer than previous decades but spend more years in poorer health
23+ hour, 18+ min ago (970+ words) by Women's Agenda | 9 hours ago For some, health means being physically fit or free from disease. For others, it means staying independent, spending time with family, remaining connected to culture or community, continuing to work, or being able to do…...
Body confidence declines with age according to survey of Australians
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (439+ words) by Women's Agenda | 9 hours ago The myth that women grow more confident in their bodies with age has been dispelled by new research from the Butterfly Foundation today. Just nine per cent of those aged between 61 and 80 report feeling "very…...
I've seen hundreds of mothers break this year. We call it normal
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (942+ words) by Dr Kavita Jade | 9 minutes ago We celebrate pregnancy and birth, then quietly disappear at the moment mothers need us most. Perinatal GP Dr Kavita Jade on why postpartum care is an unfinished feminist fight. Every day I sit across…...
We must better recognise the long road to becoming a specialist doctor
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (432+ words) by Dr Jasmina Kevric | 2 hours ago A meeting of more than 2, 000 Victorian public hospital doctors recently voted to pursue industrial action following a breakdown in enterprise bargaining negotiations with the Allan Government. It is the first time in almost 20 years…...
The hidden risks of grey'market peptides " why women face greater danger
1+ week, 1+ day ago (723+ words) by Women's Agenda | 33 minutes ago Unregulated peptides are a gamble for anyone who takes them. But for women, a combination of biological, hormonal and anatomical factors stacks the risk higher still, writes Adam Taylor, Lancaster University and Michelle Swainson, Lancaster…...
Historic $1 million gift to turbocharge Pink Elephants' miscarriage support
1+ week, 2+ day ago (480+ words) by Samantha Payne | 12 minutes ago For the last 10 years, we have shown up consistently, every single day, to build that very circle for every Australian experiencing early pregnancy loss. We have earned our place as a deeply trusted support and…...
How Tara Croft secured $25 million to tackle one of healthcare's biggest blind spots
2+ week, 1+ day ago (846+ words) by Tarla Lambert-Patel | 36 minutes ago For decades, childbirth has remained one of medicine's biggest paradoxes. While healthcare has been transformed by data, AI and predictive technology, the way clinicians monitor mothers and babies during labour has changed remarkably little since…...
The life "curveball" of becoming a carer is exhausting. But workplaces can help
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (1093+ words) by Women's Agenda | 8 hours ago Bo Searle was already a busy mum of two and full time senior digital strategist at Merck Healthcare when life threw her "a curveball. Just days before Christmas last year, a health emergency changed the…...
Who cares? The invisible price unpaid carers pay
3+ week, 2+ day ago (699+ words) by Evie Fox Koob and Sruthi Srikanthan | 2 hours ago What's missing from most policy conversations is the invisible load of unpaid care and its relationship to paid care. It's a load typically carried by women, and ultimately contributes to gender…...
A lung transplant gave Sheridan a second chance at life. Now she's urging Australians to register to become organ donors
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1045+ words) Sheridan Darroch was five weeks old when she was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Growing up the youngest of three siblings, her family took the diagnosis in their stride. Hospital admissions became a routine part of life, medical staff became like…...