Women's Health
Health & Medicine
Research
This International Women's Day, there's finally some good news on endometriosis
A newly designed synthetic gel is helping test potential treatments for endometriosis, bringing us closer to taking drug discoveries from the lab to the clinic
Health & Medicine
Research
Why is research into women’s mental health decades behind?
Historically, medical research has excluded women as too complex. But a new study is investigating how the brain may drive alcohol misuse differently between the sexes.
Business & Economics
Analysis
Could we be entering a new era in women’s health funding?
By listening to women’s voices and investing in targeted research, Australia is taking important steps towards creating a more equitable healthcare system
Health & Medicine
Opinion
Why 2025 is a big year in women's health
As International Women's Day highlights both progress and setbacks, 2025 is emerging as a watershed year for women's health across the globe
Health & Medicine
Research
All young people should get the HPV vaccine – girls and boys
Cancers caused by the human papillomavirus or HPV are entirely preventable. And now it takes just one dose to vaccinate against it
Sciences & Technology
Women living with chronic pain aren’t getting enough support at work
New research shows how medical gender bias affects Australian women’s experiences at work, particularly when it comes to managing chronic pain
Health & Medicine
Why women are more likely to ‘stress eat’
New research has discovered a brain pathway that drives stress-related eating, helping to explain what drives emotional overeating in women
Health & Medicine
Analysis
Corporations are putting profits above the safety of women. And it's evil
The pelvic mesh scandal is an example of the evil of selling unsafe products. The law can and should do something about it
Health & Medicine
5 things you didn’t realise you need to know about perimenopause
One woman having a perimenopausal hot flush on live TV has started a national conversation about normalising the symptoms
Health & Medicine
Replanting the birthing trees
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders and communities are working with researchers to create safe and sacred places for babies and families in the first 2000 days of life