It’s time to ditch colonial thinking and listen to the wisdom of Indigenous peoples to advance health and wellbeing, and to forge a sustainable planetary future.
New research indicates living with daughters can help lower gender wellbeing inequality in old age. But it also hints at the enduring influence of culture.
For the first time since gender identity was added to the Sex Discrimination Act, it’s being tested in court. At its heart, the case looks at the rights and recognition of transgender people.
A new national survey has found career stability and funding are two key factors turning young scientists away from research.
The finding arose from long-term follow-up of patients who received human growth hormone that was taken from brain tissue of deceased donors, but the risk is very low – and you can’t “catch” it like a virus.
What symptoms reliably indicate the start of perimenopause or menopause? And which symptoms can menopause hormone therapy help with? Here’s what the evidence says.
With the major awards season over, 2024 is becoming the year for women in music, but a lack of information and knowledge about sexual violence in music spaces and other creative places can dampen this newfound visibility.
Efficient recording of risk factors in electronic medical records can help general practitioners identify and provide preconception care to women who may most benefit from it.
Researchers have completed Australia’s most detailed analysis of opioid tapering trajectories to date, with some findings that contradict current guidelines.
Religious discrimination laws have been highly controversial in Australia in recent years. Here’s where they started, and where we are now.
Researchers are conducting the first clinical trial to examine how selective estrogen receptor modulators’ (SERMs) may help both men and women suffering from schizophrenia.
A recent review has found that almost three in 10 adult hospital patients in high-income countries may have the deficiency.
What does the future hold for the millions of women left to work in Asia’s agriculture sector battling a climate in collapse?
Gender equality, in the workforce and at home, took a backward step during the pandemic, with the patriarchy taking advantage of the virus. It’s not just up to women to fight back.
Medical faculties globally have been slow to recognise the training needs of the next generation of doctors regarding the health consequences of a heating planet.
With the the psychedelic field dynamic and rapidly changing, Monash’s pioneering Clinical Psychedelic Lab has a vision to make a meaningful difference in mental healthcare.
The world’s most advanced artificial heart, including a pipeline of transformative, next-generation cardiac technologies, are set to be developed and commercialised by a Monash University-led consortium.
The pictures men in paid care work are painting of work in the disability sector versus work in aged care are astonishingly different.
Loneliness isn’t a universal occurrence in later life, but tends to affect older people who live alone or in care homes. We must work collectively to destigmatise loneliness, and create a safe space to talk about it.
If you’re contemplating breast augmentation, liposuction, or a facelift, there are new safety and quality standards that can provide extra protection. Here’s what you need to know ahead of surgery.
The beginning of the new school year begins today in Victoria, and for some families the date fills them with trepidation.
As Medicare turns 40 years old this month, it’s important to reflect on its achievements, and also what needs to be done to remodel it.
New research shows that for people living with long COVID and intimate partner violence, each was exacerbated by the other and services were inadequate.
School-leavers want flexibility and gig work offers it. But how will that affect the economy?
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