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Endometriosis is being diagnosed faster as GPs change their approach
Australian women are finally being diagnosed with endometriosis faster, thanks to rising awareness and better GP practices, a groundbreaking new national study has found. The findings, published in the Medical ...
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Illawarra Women’s Health Centre funding to support women at risk of homelessness
The Illawarra Women’s Health Centre has been awarded $200,000 by the Bendigo Bank Oak Flats and Gerringong to support women experiencing or at risk of homelessness, particularly due to domestic and ...
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Free contraception and abortion access could help prevent reproductive coercion, study finds
Women’s health advocates are calling for free access to contraception and abortion across Australia, following new national research showing these measures could help prevent a hidden but widespread form of ...
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Illawarra women urged to book free Heart Health Check as new study exposes gender gap in cardiac care
Women across the Illawarra are being urged to take up a free Heart Health Check after new Australian research revealed women are dying at higher rates than men following heart ...
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Five things you might not know about dementia and exercise
Five things you might not know about dementia and exercise Most people know exercise is good for your body, but fewer realise how powerful it can be for your brain. ...
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How you can access free period products at the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre
The rising cost of living is pushing more women into period poverty, with many struggling to afford basic menstrual products, according to Share the Dignity. In response, the Illawarra Women’s ...
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Illawarra Women’s Health Centre backs fight to protect UOW’s sexual assault service
Students and community groups are organising a rally to campaign against plans proposed by the University of Wollongong (UOW) to redesign the only on-campus support for survivors of sexual assault, ...
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Report reveals how women’s health challenges shift across a lifetime
Australian women are living longer than ever, with life expectancy reaching 85.5 years. Yet a new national report shows that each stage of life brings its own health challenges – ...
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Weaver’s Program brings joy and awareness during Dementia Action Week
The smiles lit up the room as children from Warilla Education and Care Service and people living with dementia from the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre’s Weaver’s Program met on Tuesday, ...
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Why the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre is seeing a dramatic surge in demand for long-acting reversible contraceptives
The Illawarra Women’s Health Centre has reported a 240 per cent increase in women accessing long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) in the past six months, highlighting the growing demand for affordable ...
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Women’s health research receives $39m boost, but ‘still a drop in the ocean’
A wave of women’s health research projects has been funded in the 2025 round of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s grant schemes. Among the 338 projects supported so ...
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Birthing suites still off the cards at $780m Shellharbour Hospital, as helipad confirmed
A rooftop helipad will be built at the new $780 million Shellharbour Hospital, after both major parties pledged to fund it, but birthing suites remain off the cards. NSW Health ...
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