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Women's health

November 2024

For women in particular, having someone to exercise with is important, say experts.

Even exercise has a gender gap

Women have less time to work out than men – and their health pays the price. Here’s how to fix that.

  • Danielle Friedman
Vice President Kamala Harris (right) appears on NBC’s Saturday Night Live with Maya Rudolph during her presidential campaign.

Kamala Harris took women for granted

Do not blame women for Kamala Harris’ loss. Blame Kamala Harris and her campaign strategists.

  • Pamela Paul

October 2024

Experts believe many of the problems they see might be softened if men were educated on the changes their partners were facing.

What men need to understand about older women and sex

Lengthy dry spells are surprisingly common in relationships, but there are ways to get that spark back.

  • Susanna Galton
Kayla Barnes-Lentz in her hyperbaric chamber.

I go to bed at 8.30pm and sleep in a cage – to try to live to 150

Kayla Barnes-Lentz, 33, says she has reduced her biological age by a decade – and now she’s sharing her secrets, so others can do the same.

  • Gwyneth Rees
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Why ANZ’s Maile Carnegie told 200 bankers she was having a hot flush

Explaining tampons to men early in her career is just part of the reason the woman who could be ANZ’s next CEO is happy to get personal about menopause.

  • Michelle Bowes
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September 2024

Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz has called on corporates to take responsibility for supporting staff through menopause and perimenopause.

More menopause support will get more women into top jobs, leaders say

Leading executive women have welcomed a move by parliament to make workplaces offer better support to staff going through menopause.

  • Hannah Wootton
Grace Molloy says the Senate report reinforces it’s time for employers to take better care of their staff going through menopause.

What bosses (and husbands) need to know about menopause

A senate inquiry has unanimously recommended women get the legal right to work flexibly during menopause and pushed for more support for those going through it.

  • Hannah Wootton
Professor Amanda Henry says the shortage could affect tens of thousands of pregnant women in Australia.

‘Perilous’: doctors warn pregnant women at risk from medicine shortages

Experts warn that supplies of crucial obstetric medicines are running short in Australia, putting pregnant women at risk from serious conditions like preeclampsia.

  • Gus McCubbing

August 2024

How medical research is failing women

For years, the process for developing and testing new drugs has focused disproportionately on male bodies — to the detriment of female patients.

  • Sarah Neville

A man’s guide to surviving menopause

Forewarned is forearmed. Here’s what to expect when your partner starts to experience symptoms and how to deal with it.

  • Nick Harding

July 2024

Research suggests testosterone can improve your midlife health and relationships.

Why testosterone is a wonder drug for men and women over 50

More than just a male sex hormone, it can be the foundation for a healthy lifestyle – and the Olympics is about to put its powers under the spotlight again.

  • Hattie Garlick
Perimenopause can catch women by surprise.

The nine most pressing questions about middle age, answered

Read this, and you’ll be able to navigate its aches and pains, weight gain, perimenopause, low libido, memory loss, chronic diseases and stress.

  • Dana Smith

June 2024

How to know if – and when – you’re going to go bald

Diet, stress, smoking, drinking, excessive exercise and deficiencies in iron or protein can all play a part in men and women losing hair. Here’s what to do.

  • Jack Rear
For some people, supplements are taking the place of tried and true health treatments like rest and hydration.

The truth about 13 popular weight loss supplements

From green tea to L-carnitine, there are dozens of supplements that are supposed to help you lose weight. Here’s what the experts say.

  • Laurel Ives

Exercise is incredible for brain health – this is how much you need to do

Neuroscientists say that being active can clear toxins from the brain and reduce the risk of dementia.

  • David Cox
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Science now suggests that it is possible to lose weight rapidly in a safe fashion.

Eight tips to lose weight fast - and safely

Is the crash diet back? Science now suggests that rapidly losing a lot of weight could be a beneficial strategy for health – if you do it carefully.

  • Juliette Kellow
Exercise can protect your brain health.

How to dementia-proof your life in your 40s

Research shows that this decade plays a crucial role in predicting your future brain health – and nobody knows why.

  • Charlotte Lytton

May 2024

Although red meat is rich in iron, it’s also high in saturated fat.

This is how much saturated fat you can ‘get away’ with eating

A study shows that processes that occur in your heart and blood are the biggest driver in how our bodies use different fats as fuel.

  • Boudicca Fox-Leonard
“About 80 per cent of women discover they are at average risk, which can be reassuring in itself,” says Kelly-Anne Phillips.

How women can reduce the risk of breast cancer by 50pc

The science is sound but is not widely known that many women at increased risk of breast cancer can halve the risk with “anti-hormone” drugs.

  • Jill Margo
Hot flushes are one of many bothersome symptoms of menopause.

Menopause hormone therapy is OK after all, long-term study finds

Since a study in 2002 was called off, women have been reluctant to take hormones. But a new study has reassuring news for women under 60.

  • Marlene Cimons

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