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  • Dialling up abortion care

    Dialling up abortion care

    Women from Melton, Wyndham, Hume and Whittlesea are reaching out in growing numbers to Victoria’s sexual and reproductive health phone line, 1800 My Options, as…

  • Tech neck a growing concern

    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 neck’,…

  • How to avoid bones breaking bad

    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 be…

  • A pregnancy cut short

    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 giving…

  • IVF, endometriosis drugs cheaper

    IVF, endometriosis drugs cheaper

    A new treatment for a common painful condition and two other drugs will be made cheaper to improve thousands of Australian women’s lives. About 8500…

  • Reducing triple-0 hesitancy

    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 who…

  • Young women turning their back on the pill

    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 control…

  • Surgeon reconstructs hope

    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 wouldn’t…

  • Surgeon reconstructs hope

    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 wouldn’t…

  • Virtual health clinic for women

    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 Thomas…

  • Teal takeover for ovarian cancer month

    Teal takeover for ovarian cancer month

    These days the colour teal is usually associated with the political independent movement which won a swag of seats at the last federal election. With…

  • Antenatal care without the stigma

    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…

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