Alexandra has been in pain for eight years. New treatment is helping her cope

Alexandra has been in pain for eight years. New treatment is helping her cope

The emotional side of chronic pain is often overlooked. Now,a new approach to treatment is attempting to address the oversight.

  • bySarah Berry

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Jen was in the grip of a heart attack. A nurse dismissed it as stress

Jen was in the grip of a heart attack. A nurse dismissed it as stress

The mother of two says gender bias in the health system delayed her treatment. A new national research centre in Sydney hopes to redress the balance.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Fasting affects women differently from men. So should they still do it?

Fasting affects women differently from men. So should they still do it?

It’s hugely popular,but the effects of intermittent fasting are different for women. Is it a harmful or helpful approach?

  • bySarah Berry
Night shifts prompt change to sleep hormone found in breast milk

Night shifts prompt change to sleep hormone found in breast milk

Breastfeeding mothers working night shifts could produce milk with altered levels of melatonin,potentially affecting their child’s long-term health,new research suggests.

  • byWendy Tuohy
A tiny nation with only one obstetrician is now a cervical cancer screening leader

A tiny nation with only one obstetrician is now a cervical cancer screening leader

Nurses setting out on door-knocks and days-long boat rides to remote islands have helped Tuvalu achieve the remarkable.

  • byAisha Dow
Gabrielle is hesitant to return to sport after an ACL injury. So are many women

Gabrielle is hesitant to return to sport after an ACL injury. So are many women

Female athletes are six times more likely to suffer an ACL injury than men and significantly less likely to return to sport. A new study is trying to discover why.

  • byBillie Eder
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Hysterical,drama queen:How two-thirds of Australian women say they feel at the doctor
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Hysterical,drama queen:How two-thirds of Australian women say they feel at the doctor

A woman who went to the GP complaining about abdominal pain during sex was told:“You’re 70 years old;of course sex is going to hurt.” Three days later,her appendix burst.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Claim menopause is being ‘catastrophised’ divides experts

Claim menopause is being ‘catastrophised’ divides experts

An Australian-led series on menopause has reignited debate about how the life stage is dealt with by women,doctors and researchers.

  • byWendy Tuohy
France puts right to abortion in its Constitution,a world first

France puts right to abortion in its Constitution,a world first

France has become the first country to enshrine the right to abortion in its Constitution,a move welcomed by women’s rights groups as historic and harshly criticised by anti-abortion groups.

  • byStephanie Lecocq andGonzalo Fuentes
Calling time on wine o’clock:The hidden reasons working mothers use alcohol to cope

Calling time on wine o’clock:The hidden reasons working mothers use alcohol to cope

“It’s about the double jobs that many women do”:Mothers told researchers they struggled to meet expectations at work and home in the evening,which is when alcohol kicked in as a stress-relieving tool.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Fitness influencers are giving up high intensity exercise. But why?

Fitness influencers are giving up high intensity exercise. But why?

While there is a link between cortisol and exercise,including HIIT,experts say there’s more to the story.

  • byLauren Ironmonger