News
Mental health matters
28th April, 2023
Dr Danusha Jayawardana writes for the Australian Health Economics Society (AHES)
Excess healthcare costs of psychological distress among young women are substantial and early intervention is required to reduce the risk of more severe mental illness.
CRE WaND Newsletter out now
17th April, 2023
A wrap up of recent research and translation highlights from across the CRE WaND
Read about:
- Our work challenging health inequity
- Investigating risk factors for stroke, women’s pregnancy planning needs, and the cost of mental health for young women
- Translated health information videos for middle-aged women.
Systemic approaches needed to address wide-ranging inequities affecting women’s health
Professors Martha Hickey and Rachel Huxley write for Croakey Health Media
8th March, 2023
Researchers from the Collaboration for Enhanced Research Impact (CERI) write about the need for structural equity reform that goes beyond the technical understanding of medical misogyny.
Women with satisfying relationships tend to have fewer chronic illnesses
22nd February, 2023
Women with satisfying relationships tend to have fewer chronic illnesses
Women who have quality relationships in their 40s and 50s are less likely to develop multiple chronic conditions in older age.
Women are told their fertility ‘falls off a cliff’ at 35, but is that right?
30th November, 2022
Dr Karin Hammarberg writes for The Conversation
If you want children, it’s important to understand the biology of fertility. This can help those who have a choice about timing to decide when to start trying for a baby.
Podcast: How can we improve health messaging to reach all Australians
24th October, 2022
Dr Mridula Bandyopadhyay talks to The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre
It’s no surprise that half our population searches online to inform themselves, but how does that work when English is not your first language? Listen in or read the transcript.
Women with a history of miscarriage or stillbirths have a higher risk of stroke, research finds
23rd June, 2022
Professor Gita Mishra, Professor Jenny Doust, and Chen Liang write for The Conversation
The study compared pooled data from more than 610,000 women in Australia, China, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, UK and USA, and found the risk increased with multiple pregnancy losses.
2021 Newsletter out now
Read more about the work our team has been doing
Catch up on research and project highlights from the last 12 months.
Systematic review and meta-analysis
November, 2021
Age at Menopause and Risk of Lung Cancer
Previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses have examined the link between various reproductive factors and lung cancer however, none have found a significant association between age at menopause and lung cancer risk. This study aimed to conduct a meta-analysis examining the association of early and late menopause with lung cancer risk.
The widespread gender bias in healthcare
4th October, 2021
Professor Martha Hickey on ABC’s Health Report
Professor Hickey joins the disscussion on the impact of gender bias in healthcare amd the historical underrepresentation of women in research.
Use of telehealth mental health services
29th December, 2020
Insight into the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr. Danusha Jayawardana & Professor Brenda Gannon used Medicare data to identify service utilisation trends.
UQ SPH Seminar
Dr Louise Wilson & Dr Zhiwei Xu
Find what our post-docs have been working on. Follow the link for more information about the seminar.
Flesh after Fifty Doco
Insights into project changing the narrative around women’s ageing
Speaking with the artists and members of the project team, this short documentary tells the story behind the art.
Menopause and perimenopause
Diagnosis, symptoms and misinformation around HRT
Centre director, Professor Gita Mishra talks to Dea Clark from ABC News about changes in woman reporting menopause related symptoms.
The Conversation article featured in Newsweek Japan
Cervical, breast, heart, bowel: here’s what women should be getting screened regularly
Newsweek Japan has featured Chief Investigator Professor Jenny Doust and Professor Gita Mishra’s Conversation article in their 2021 special issue. You can read the conversation article here or click the link below to view the Japanese article.
Flesh after Fifty
Changing images of older women in Art
Flesh after Fifty challenges negative stereotypes of aging while celebrating and promoting positive images of older women through art.
How common are blood clots on the contraceptive pill?
Professor Doust speaks to The Feed
CRE Chief Investigator, Professor Jenny Doust, spoke with Eden Gillespie at the SBS about the contraceptive pill and blood clots.
New research findings
Did changing MBS criteria reduce overuse of vitamin D testing?
Researcher, Dr. Louise Wilson explores whether the new criteria changed vitamin D testing rates in Australian women and explores the characteristics of women still undergoing tests.
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