Abortion inequities remain despite progress
Despite recent improvements to abortion access in Australia, inequities remain in access to pregnancy termination.
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Doctors behaving badly 'on notice'
Under the recently amended Sex Discrimination Act, the medical profession risks attracting the scrutiny of the Australian Human Rights Commission unless sex discrimination, sexual harassment, sex-based harassment, and victimisation of complainants or witnesses are eliminated in its workplaces and training programs.
Resetting humanity’s relationship with planet Earth: Dr Will Cairns
Dr Will Cairns explores the challenge of forecasting in complex systems. He writes that even the best forecasting systems cannot make decisions for us; it is up to us as humans to decide the best way forward.
The next generation of tobacco control measures
The World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Tenth Conference of the Parties will discuss next generation tobacco control policies, as the incoming New Zealand Government receives strong international condemnation for repealing recent tobacco control measures.
New Australian tool aims to prompt conversations about endometriosis
A new tool, called the Raising Awareness Tool for Endometriosis (RATE), has been developed to help prompt early conversations between health providers and women about endometriosis-related symptoms, in efforts to improve early detection.
Inconsistencies in how medical schools teach women’s cardiac health
New research has found notable inconsistencies in how different medical schools approach the teaching of women’s cardiac health, prompting calls for more comprehensive education on this topic.
Urbanisation 'contributing to health inequities' for First Nations peoples
A new research agenda from the University of Queensland will focus on health and wellbeing outcomes for First Nations people living in urban areas of Australia.
No fluoride in drinking water putting a million Queenslanders at risk
A decision to hand over water fluoridation decisions to local councils in Queensland a decade ago has resulted in more than a million Queenslanders having less access to fluoridated water, putting them at a greater risk of dental disease.
The way we talk about women's health needs to change: Dr Aajuli Shukla
The way we talk about and value women’s health needs to change because too many women have painful periods and experience awful side effects from contraception, writes Dr Aajuli Shukla.
