Medication abortion: why expanding access matters
(precede) Tilly Mahoney is Women's Health in the North's sexual and reproductive health co-ordinator.
In Victoria, access to safe and legal abortion has been a...
Rheumatoid Arthritis relief in sight
Long-term relief is within reach for people with the debilitating autoimmune disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), following an $11.5 million grant to assist in the...
A breast check could save your life
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cancer Council Victoria is urging Victorians to check their breasts, with data showing that breast cancer is the most...
Time to talk about menopause
As World Menopause Day approaches on October 18, it’s crucial to shed light on the often-misunderstood transition that many women face.
Western Health women’s health...
Greater awareness of menopause needed: Inquiry
A senate inquiry into menopause and perimenopause has made 25 recommendations to the federal government to better support women to manage their symptoms.
Among the...
Anxiety is more than a worry
When people think of mental illness, depression is usually the first condition that springs to mind.
Yet being the best known doesn’t make it the...
Scars of survival
After living in survival mode, Cobblebank’s cancer survivor Melanie Kuyl's road to self-discovery and healing is never ending.
The battle began in 2020,...
Scars of survival
After living in survival mode, Cobblebank’s cancer survivor Melanie Kuyl's road to self-discovery and healing is never ending.
The battle began in 2020,...
Addressing barriers to PCOS care
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal condition among women, with symptoms beginning shortly after puberty, during later teen years, or within early...
Midwives to deliver greater range of medication
Midwives will be able to approve medication for commonly experienced pregnancy and labour conditions, the state government has announced,
The government has repealed an outdated...
Women make their voices heard on pain
The significant impact pain conditions like endometriosis, pelvic pain and migraines are having on the lives of women and girls has been highlighted during...
Knowledge is power with PCOS
Despite impacting one in 10 Australian women, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS, is still a “mystery” to many.
That’s why Dr Sneha Parghi says when...
Mum ’can’t go back’ to life of pain
Alice Davy has lived with chronic, life-limiting pain for most of her life.
The Eynesbury mum-of-two was diagnosed with endometriosis 12 years ago and in...
Supporting the first thousand days
A clinic at the Royal Women's Hospital is striving to support babies who have been exposed to drugs and alcohol before birth, and their...
Daughters of the west get active
Across the western suburbs, the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation is helping women take control of their health and fitness through its Daughters of the...
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Burton is all in
This month’s Don Deeble nominee Thomas Burton is one of the best young footballers in Australia.
From Point Cook, Burton plays with the Western Jets...
