Conversations are key this White Ribbon Month
As White Ribbon Month gets under way, the organisation is working harder than ever to prevent violence against women by engaging men and boys...
Taranto’s road to recovery
One of the hallmarks of the rise of women’s sport over the last decade, is the sense that it is different.
Rather than just...
Taskforce to strengthen maternity care
A taskforce will be set up to help improve maternity services across Victoria.
Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas said the taskforce would focus on ensuring hospitals...
Abortion care at Northern Health
For the past six years, the abortion service at Broadmeadows Hospital has been providing an essential service to the community.
The service offers both...
Survivor wins the battle
After a courageous battle, Myrniong’s Lynn Burgess conquered cancer in just over a year.
She spotted a lump on her armpit while shaving while pregnant...
Addressing adenomyosis
Adenomyosis is a uterine disease where the tissue that normally lines the uterus, the endometrium, grows into the muscle of the uterus, the myometrium.
Seen...
Medication abortion: why expanding access matters
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 hard-won...
Support grows for community needs
As breast cancer continues to cause pain and heartache to many families, the month of October is being used to raise awareness of the...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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Rental reform bill announced
Renters in Victoria could have a raft of new rights if legislation announced by the state government this week becomes law.
On Wednesday, Premier Jacinta...
