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Women’s Workspace Pain Epidemic: WMSDs & Australian Women

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Women’s Workspace Pain Epidemic: WMSDs & Australian Women WORKSPACE WEEK 21–27 OCTOBER 2024 – Work Well Everywhere WorkSpace Health is EveryBODY’s Business Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) and injuries are the leading workplace injury impacting Australian women according to Safe Work Australia, supporting the need for National WorkSpace Week. With the increase in musculoskeletal cases projected to … Continued

Wedding wins in the Scenic Rim – love is a booming business

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Weddings wins in the Scenic Rim Hear that? It’s the sounds of wedding bells in the Scenic Rim, and love is a booming industry!   The 2024 Wedding Industry Awards – GOLD COAST & SCENIC RIM were held this week, and the recently rebranded Tamborine Mountain Glades took the trifecta, winning Best Wedding Venue – … Continued

Inherited Cancers Australia and Jean Hailes join forces to ensure women with medically induced menopause are not left behind

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Jean Hailes for Women’s Health and Inherited Cancers Australia have teamed up to ensure Australian women facing medically induced menopause are not overlooked in the national conversation about this critical health issue.   As World Menopause Day approaches on October 18th, the two organisations are highlighting the urgent need for better support and resources for … Continued

Detecting the hidden pandemic of concussion in intimate partner violence

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For the first time, researchers have used blood tests to identify concussion caused by intimate partner violence (IPV) in patients, including some that also experienced non-fatal strangulation.    Published in Brain, Behaviour, and Immunity, the Monash University-led study in collaboration with Alfred Health examined symptoms and blood biomarkers to detect brain injury in IPV patients … Continued

La Trobe Professor inducted to Women’s Honour Roll

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EMBARGOED UNTIL 7PM, October 16 2024 Professor Julie Andrews, Academic Director of Indigenous Research at La Trobe University, has been inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women as a Trailblazer in 2024. Professor Andrews is the only Victorian-descended Aboriginal female professor in a Victorian University and has been considered a trailblazer by the Yorta Yorta … Continued