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  • Social media eating ills

    Social media eating ills

    Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by eating disorders and body dissatisfaction, with social media having disastrous effects say experts. Eating disorders, like anorexia, bulimia,…

  • Free period products a bloody good idea

    Free period products a bloody good idea

    Free period products should be made mandatory at all community sporting facilities to support people who menstruate and play sport, according to new Victoria University…

  • Dialing up abortion care

    Dialing 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…

  • Fighting period and pelvic pain stigma

    Fighting period and pelvic pain stigma

    Sexual Health Victoria (SHV) has partnered with the Department of Education to offer free education sessions in 400 Victorian government schools to help reduce stigma…

  • 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’,…

  • Lauren aims for zero deaths

    Lauren aims for zero deaths

    Lauren Philpot, 24, is raising awareness for a cause very close to her heart having lost her mother, Leigh, to breast cancer. A lifelong Maribyrnong…

  • 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…

  • Study into ’neglected’ issue

    Study into ’neglected’ issue

    Researchers are investigating causes and potential treatments for perinatal intrusions — intense and vivid thoughts that impact most people during and after pregnancy. Intrusive and…

  • 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…

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