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Women's health
Queenie’s period pain gets so excruciating her legs shake – but her GP dismissed it as normal
Parents of teenagers who experience severe period symptoms, including debilitating pain, are struggling to get the right help.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Latest
At 31, Kirsty had just been pregnant – but she suddenly faced a ‘brutal’ reality
The months-long “medical limbo” Kirsty Costa fell into while trying to get a diagnosis has now helped to inform new guidelines for doctors.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Investigation
Medical Misogyny
‘I thought I was insane’: Doctors kept ignoring Keira’s pain. It almost killed her
Keira Rumble was a victim of a poorly researched health phenomenon known as medical misogyny. Its consequences can be fatal.
- by Kate Aubusson and Wendy Tuohy
Opinion
Medical Misogyny
‘We offer anaesthetic but only men need it’: The persistent myth about pain
Do women or men have a higher threshold for pain? It’s a question that raises a number of problems with Australia’s medical system.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Investigation
Medical Misogyny
‘These mistakes cost lives’: The medical bias that affects half of Australia
Nikki Purtill was lucky to survive an undiagnosed cyst on her brain. Her experience is part of the under-researched phenomenon of medical misogyny.
- by Aisha Dow, Wendy Tuohy, Emily Kaine and Kate Aubusson
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Health
Paramedic Kelsey lost her dad to a heart attack. She now hopes for ‘exercise in a pill’ to save lives
Ground-breaking Australian research is aimed at developing medication that can mimic the benefits of exercise on the heart and help prevent sudden cardiac death.
- by Wendy Tuohy
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Bali Nine
Bali Nine prisoner cries ‘tears of joy’ as Indonesian critics attack transfer deal talks
Sensitive discussions are under way to transfer five men, serving life sentences for their roles in a 2005 heroin smuggling ring, from Indonesia to Australia.
- by Wendy Tuohy, Amilia Rosa, Karuni Rompies and Patrick Begley
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Women's health
‘Precious, princess’: Health minister warns GPs to brace for women’s pain inquiry findings
Women are being gaslit into believing pain is in their mind, while men get treated earlier and with better pain medication, as misogynistic ideas persist in parts of healthcare.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Call to challenge ‘bride price’ as cost for men hits $100,000 in Australia
Paying the families of young women for marriage is a valued tradition in South Sudan, but “reduces the bride to the level of an object” in Australia, academics argue.
- by Wendy Tuohy
‘Not doing anything is causing harm’: Call to allow pregnant women to participate in clinical trials
Pregnant women have been systematically excluded from clinical trials for 90 per cent of medications available worldwide, and experts say it is putting them at risk.
- by Wendy Tuohy
As crucial as gut health but not talked about. The vital role of vagina microbiomes
Catherine Slogrove has developed Australia’s first probiotic for vaginas. The challenge is getting the message across, especially to men about why it’s important.
- by Wendy Tuohy
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