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Study finds how much exercise middle-aged women need to halve their risk of death

A new Australian study found consistent adherence to physical activity guidelines could significantly reduce mortality risk for midlife women.

  • Lauren Ironmonger

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Mel Schilling

The bowel cancer symptom women can often miss

Bowel cancer is one of Australia’s deadliest – and most misunderstood – diseases. Mel Schilling’s death is a reminder to stay informed.

  • Nell Geraets
There has been an anecdotal rise in the number of women choosing to freebirth.

‘These are avoidable’: Dozens of babies dead or permanently injured after freebirths

Data has uncovered the catastrophic consequences of a rise in women choosing to give birth without the aid of medically trained professionals.

  • Henrietta Cook
Domestic violence survivor Orly Lavee.

DV survivors like me suffer private harm. Don’t make it a public spectacle

Even well-intentioned media coverage of domestic violence can compound harm for those involved.

  • Orly Lavee
Tamara Nolan, Greenvale Residents Association president, with Jamie Gray, Greenvale Shopping Centre owner, and Sophie Panigirakis of Women’s Community Shelters, are working to open the first community-run shelter in Melbourne’s north.

A bottle shop spat could lead to a much-needed women’s refuge in this booming suburb

A wealthy shopping centre owner has donated a vacant block of land in Melbourne’s north for a badly needed women’s crisis shelter.

  • Adam Carey

The common but little known way menopause affects your body

Our feet endure an enormous amount of stress, which menopause can exacerbate. Here’s what to know.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
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Brisbane mother-of-three Amy Wilson was diagnosed with endometriosis last year, aged 41.

The five-minute test that could fast-track diagnosis for thousands of women

Endometriosis affects roughly one in seven Australian women, yet it takes on average six to eight years to be diagnosed.

  • Courtney Kruk
Monash IVF has reached confidential settlements with families impacted by embryo mix-ups at its Brisbane and Clayton clinics.

Monash IVF pays millions to families after horror embryo mix-ups

Families involved in two horror mix-ups that saw women implanted with the wrong embryos have received massive secret settlements from Monash IVF.

  • Grant McArthur
Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek.

Plibersek blasts MAFS for featuring contestant who wanted a woman ‘obedient’ like a dog

Australia’s social services minister urged parents to stop their children watching Married at First Sight, the nation’s most popular reality-TV show.

  • Brittany Busch and Meg Watson
Dr Shivani Pasricha, a laboratory head in the department of infectious diseases at the Doherty Institute.

Melbourne device could prove ‘game changing’ for sexual health

A laptop-sized piece of medical equipment is set to cut days off STI test results and offer more accurate results by searching for distinct genetic “barcodes”.

  • Broede Carmody