Diet, malaria and substance use linked to Pacific preterm births
Diet, malaria and substance use linked to Pacific preterm births. A new Curtin University study has found diet, malaria, substance…
Women’s Health
The USA’s 2022 fentanyl epidemic
The USA's 2022 Fentanyl Epidemic: Headlines have been full of reports on COVID-related fatalities, but there’s something as contagious that’s…
What is cystitis?
What is cystitis? Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder, usually caused by a bacterial bladder infection. Almost all women will…
Help Us Help You – Cervical Screening Campaign
Help Us Help You – Cervical Screening Campaign - Launched Monday 14th February 2022. The Office for Health Improvement and…
FMG course to better prepare health and social care professionals
A new FMG course to help health and social care workers understand the many impacts of female genital mutilation (FGM)…
Poor physical activity will lead to increasing health issues
Academic warns of increasing health issues in the UK and Ireland if physical activity skills of children and teenagers does…
Life-changing impact of becoming a parent
Becoming a parent is life-changing, and you experience every emotion – the highs, lows, and everything in-between. If you’ve become…
Helping female teens beat perfectionism in Australia
Curtin University researchers are trialling an internet-based prevention program that targets unhealthy perfectionism to reduce eating disorder symptoms. The researchers…
More people attending online GP appointments
People are more likely to attend online GP appointments than in person, review finds: A review published in the journal BJGP…
5 biggest myths about cervical screenings you shouldn’t believe
This week marks the start of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (17th-23rd January) – aimed to raise awareness of the simple…