Health Research & Education
Happy International Women’s Day 2025
Saturday March 8, 2025 marks International Women’s Day 2025 – a day in which we celebrate every woman worldwide who helps to shape & inspire lives.
In 1908, 15,000 women in New York protested for better pay,…
Australia’s National Autism Strategy: empowering change
The Australian Government has just launched its first National Autism Strategy – a seven-year initiative designed to create a ‘safe and inclusive society where all autistic people are supported and empowered to thrive’. The plan addresses barriers to inclusion for neurodivergent Aussies and aims to improve outcomes for autistic Aussies through targeted reforms. The strategy…
Read MoreDelaying dementia: tackling Australia’s leading cause of death in women
Delaying dementia: tackling Australia’s leading cause of death in women Did you know dementia is the leading cause of death in Australian women, second only to coronary disease in men, with cases expected to more than double by 2058? Globally, 57 million people are living with dementia today, caused by the abnormal build-up of Lewy…
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January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 
January marks International Cervical Cancer Awareness Month! Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer after breast cancer affecting women aged 15 – 44 years. Cervical cancer develops in a woman’s cervix, the lower part of the uterus or womb, which opens into the vagina. Virtually all cervical cancer cases (99 per…
Advances in cancer prevention over the past 45 years
A study just published in JAMA Network titled the Estimation of Cancer Deaths Averted From Prevention, Screening, and Treatment Efforts, 1975-2020 reveals advances in cancer prevention & screening have saved more lives from five major forms of cancer over the past 45 years than treatment breakthroughs. 
The research examined how…