women's health

Scientists might have figured out why women live longer than men

Scientists might have figured out why women live longer than men — linking it to having two X chromosomes, which defend against ageing, a new study says. The extra X…

Menopause treatments to be subsidised as Labor pledges half a billion for women’s health

The Albanese government has pledged to add hormone replacement therapies and new oral contraceptives to the list of federally subsidised…

Govt still ‘going through’ damning menopause report

Health Minister Mark Butler has declined to say how the government intends to respond to a damning report that found…

No more ‘bikini health’: shifting views on women’s ageing after 30 years

It has been over 30 years since female hysteria was unlisted as an official diagnosis, and we have learned very…