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Hospitals
Doctors cancel gynaecology appointments, surgeries over safety fears
Obstetricians and gynaecologists at two NSW hospitals said they would only treat urgent cases until more doctors were hired to ease pressure on burnt-out staff.
- by Angus Thomson
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Critical drug shortage risking pregnant women’s lives, experts warn
Some women are left with worryingly high blood pressure because older-style medications suitable for use in pregnancy are scarce.
- by Wendy Tuohy
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Healthcare
School nurses to weigh and identify kids at risk of obesity under contentious plan
The Australian College of Nursing is also calling for the “normalisation of collection and discussion of height and weight data of all children” as part of it contentious plan to curb rising obesity rates.
- by Henrietta Cook
Here’s what experts think about Elle Macpherson’s cancer treatment
Australian breast cancer experts have weighed in on the model’s decision to pursue alternative, “holistic” treatments after her breast cancer surgery.
- by Frances Howe
Calls for laser hair removal to be subsidised for common condition
Polycystic ovary syndrome is a complex hormonal condition that affects about one in 10 Australian women. A common symptom is excess facial and body hair.
- by Aisha Dow
Opinion
Pregnancy
When I met my baby, I expected an explosion of love. It took months to arrive
Holding my son in my arms for the first time, I felt numb. Emptied. It was as though I was observing myself from my previous life looking on as an outsider.
- by Ariane Beeston
Stigma is still forcing some women to dodge these products… period
Once, ads for sanitary products banked on women’s sense of shame. Now, period ads showing stigma are well and truly out of favour.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Opinion
Opinion
I knew very little about menopause. What I learnt made me joyful, fit and foxy
In 2017, I was not aware of any “loud voices” in the menopause awareness space. Nor did I know there were readily accessible treatments for what I was experiencing. I’m wiser and happier now.
- by Kerry Fox
A child abuser taught Nikki to not resist. Boxing helped her confront her trauma
A ground-breaking program combining boxing and writing is delivering “genuinely life-saving” results to survivors of childhood abuse and trauma.
- by Wendy Tuohy
As Australians get bigger, more pregnant women are technically obese
The only part of Victoria where maternal obesity has not risen is a tiny spot in Melbourne’s inner-east, which experts say shows the significance of wealth and access to services.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Is menopause killing women’s work, or is ‘garbage data’ trashing the brand? A Senate inquiry must decide
Claims that large numbers of women are quitting the workforce early because menopause is not supported are unfounded and being pushed as fact, risking women’s economic security, critics say.
- by Wendy Tuohy