Listeria and the not-so-healthy salad lunch
A recent food poisoning outbreak highlights the risk of consuming ready-to-eat foods, particularly for pregnant women.
View ArticleFamilies in shock at birth centre closure
"These women are about to give birth, this is our future this is humanity."
View ArticleCall to bring back Beaudesert maternity services
Queensland Opposition health spokesman Mark McArdle has repeated his call for maternity services to be reinstated at Beaudesert, on the state's Gold Coast hinterland.
View ArticleBody image 'biggest concern of young Australians'
A national survey has found body image is the number one personal concern for those under 25.
View ArticleDebate about promoting breast screening
A row has flared over the best way to encourage Queensland women to opt for breast screening.
View ArticleShooting women topless
One local photographer is drawing attention to breast cancer statistics by asking women to bare all in front of the camera. WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS IMAGES SHOWING NUDITY
View ArticleWomen offered home birth option
The Northern New South Wales Local Health District will begin a hospital-supported home birth program next week
View ArticleIncredible Isabella's heartbreak and love
With an irrespressible smile, laugh and buzz of the clippers Burleigh in Pink has a new star
View ArticleFlu shot push for pregnant women and elderly
A spike in flu cases this year has prompted Queensland Health to urge pregnant women and the elderly to be vaccinated.
View ArticleBreast care nurse shortage predicted
McGrath Foundation says more breast care nurses needed to cope with increasing number of cancer patients.
View ArticleNorth Coast health chief says baby mix up should not happen again
NSW Health says there should be no repeat of a mix up that saw new-born babies handed to the wrong mothers for breast feeding.
View ArticleTweed women's service closure sparks community outcry
Talks are underway about how to rescue a women's refuge service in the Tweed.
View ArticleLeave Me Breastless: Cancer survivor's fashion tips inspire the world
A woman who lost both her breasts to cancer is inspiring other survivors with her style and positive attitude to her new body.
View ArticleMaternity project aims to rebuild Indigenous families' trust in hospitals and...
A new project in maternity units in northern New South Wales aims to make Indigenous families feel more welcome in hospitals.
View ArticleContraceptive pill's effect on female athlete's performance put to test in...
The effects of the contraceptive pill on the performance of female athletes are being put to the test at Griffith University, with 40 elite athletes from a range of sports signing up to help determine...
View ArticleCWA members hope washable sanitary pads will give isolated women freedom to...
A Queensland women's group is sewing reusable, fabric sanitary pads to send to remote Indigenous communities, in the wake of a report revealing some girls felt forced to skip school during their period.
View ArticleBirthing suite gets Aboriginal art makeover to give comfort to Indigenous...
Gold Coast University Hospital's birthing suite gets an Aboriginal art makeover, to make it more culturally appropriate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
View ArticleReformed 'overweight boozer and smoker' brings vegan bowls to outback...
An "overweight boozer and smoker" turned fitness model brings vegan bowls and protein balls to her cattle and sheep-farming home town.
View ArticleEndometriosis forces Wiggles performer Emma to pull out of upcoming shows
Popular children's group The Wiggles will be without its yellow performer Emma for its upcoming shows around the country, as she undergoes surgery to manage symptoms of chronic endometriosis.
View ArticleMiracle babies: Helping parents of premature babies feel less alone
Premature babies who survive against all odds are called miracle babies. Their birth comes with a lot of stress for mothers, but one foundation is working to provide support.
View ArticleWomen in regional areas struggle with unplanned pregnancies; call for more...
Women in regional New South Wales need better support to deal with unplanned pregnancies, experts and patients say.
View ArticleStripped naked: Women expose their bodies as a radical form of therapy
Women embark on a life-modelling program to shed negative feelings towards their own bodies.
View ArticleKicking bad habits with baby steps and willpower the way to weight loss...
Gary Fitzgerald is learning to replace bad habits with good ones with a plan developed by a Queensland researcher that could transform him from a failed dieter to someone who loses weight and keeps it...
View ArticleHow to tell if someone is experiencing a ruptured brain aneurysm, and what to...
These two women were both lucky to survive life-changing brain haemorrhages despite lengthy delays to receive urgent life-saving treatment.
View ArticlePelvic mesh injury clinic, co-designed by women, set to open in Queensland
A clinic dedicated to helping mesh-injured women is set to open in Australia this month, with hopes it will set an international standard in treatment.
View ArticleRape investigations hampered by lack of qualified forensic staff,...
Rape victims are being made to wait for hours in the clothes they were assaulted in before being examined, or sometimes not examined at all, a damning auditor-general report reveals, highlighting the...
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