Women's health
Women are 34 times more likely to queue for the loo, while men are flush with options
Women and girls constitute more than half the population, require the toilet more frequently and take longer in it. Yet buildings usually have more facilities for men. What can be done?
- by Madeleine Heffernan
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‘I’m angry’: Lily was 17 when her baby was taken. Now, she’s asking the UN to help
Lily Arthur was one of the young, vulnerable women coerced into giving up their babies for adoption mid-last century. Now, she’s taking her fight for justice to Geneva.
- by Megan Norris
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Real life
An isolated beach shack has finally made me feel like myself again
After being on call 24/7 for decades – kids, ageing parents, dogs – I feel like I’m exhaling after holding my breath for far too long.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Why women need to change how they move into menopause
Experts argue that moderate exercise may not be the most effective for combatting two major concerns perimenopausal and menopausal women have.
- by Sarah Berry
Birth injury ‘no one talks about’: Why marathon runner Sally couldn’t jog across a car park
Sally Maconochie faced a terrible choice when her preschooler son bolted across a busy car park: potentially trigger the prolapse of her pelvic organs, or risk the worst.
- by Wendy Tuohy
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IVF
‘IVF is changing’: Why more women are freezing their eggs
When Jaimie Gardner first froze her eggs in 2021, she joined a growing cohort of women taking their fertility into their own hands.
- by Angus Thomson
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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
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
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