Gym chains are expanding but many are removing childcare services, leaving parents with a dilemma.
Gym boom, créche doom
Budget flush with menopause cash
New clinical guidelines are part of a budget splash on menopause but advocates say more awareness is needed.
Under the thinfluence
“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” Experts are worried about a TikTok hashtag promoting disordered eating habits.
Step at a time
Disability advocates are reacting to a Swiss medical breakthrough, that may allow paraplegic patients to walk again.
Sweet dreams are made of these
Sleep clinics say they’re seeing a shift in the ages of people they treat, and are hoping people learn the “six domains of sleep health”.
Not so OCD
“I am so OCD” is a phrase most people have heard or said at least once. But does it stereotype the disorder in a way that is unhelpful?
Contraception perceptions
Experts are using International Women’s Day to push for more education about the contraceptive pill and how its impacts change over time.
Fight to end endo doubts
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month but, despite the campaigning, the condition remains under-diagnosed or dismissed altogether.
Beach, please
People with multiple sclerosis say a coastal wheelchair accessibility grant will only help one beach in the whole of WA.
Breaking the menstrual cycle
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is under-diagnosed and advocates say education is the key to better treatment.
Death bed
It’s normal to worry about dying, but is it normal to be thinking about it while lying awake night after night, at the age of 20?
The unkindest cut
Female genital cutting is still practised in Singapore, but there is a growing movement for change.
Breathing room
Victims of dust diseases no longer face an agonising choice about claiming compensation, with new WA laws offering relief.
Big leg problem
This debilitating condition impacts millions of women worldwide. So why isn’t it recognised in Australia?
Unpacking the period problem
Period products are costly. Is this a double burden for women already struggling with menstrual disorders?
Sugar tax stirs sticky situation
A sugary drink tax could cut massive amounts of sugar from Australians’ diets, but not everyone is happy.
Serious playgrounds
A Perth mother and ADHD WA are raising funds to build a new sensory playground specifically for children with ADHD.