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Women’s volunteers take home innovation awardThe Women's Guide and Waitroom Support Volunteer Program has taken home the COVID Innovation Award at the 2021 Volunteering Awards.
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‘ELFS’ app could change the course of endometriosisResearchers at the Royal Women’s Hospital are part of a new project, collecting real-time data from pregnant women and those trying to conceive, as they deal with the fertility implications of endometriosis.
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Celebration and rage underpin International Women’s DayThe Royal Women’s Hospital has celebrated International Women’s Day with an online discussion exploring how sex and gender impact health and healthcare.
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One jab alone – the future of HPV preventionThe International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS) has revealed that a single dose of preventative HPV vaccine should be enough to stop it spreading and causing several kinds of cancer.
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Calculating the odds for endometriosisThe diagnosis of endometriosis could soon be revolutionised thanks to an ‘endometriosis calculator’ currently in development by researchers at the Royal Women’s Hospital.
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‘Always seek a second opinion’ – Dawn’s ovarian cancer messageDawn Sulley has been on an incredible journey with the Royal Women’s Hospital following her diagnosis of stage 4 ovarian cancer in 2019.
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Event inspires next crop of women and girls in scienceThe Royal Women’s Hospital’s virtual ‘Meet a Scientist’ event has inspired hundreds of senior school students – with clinicians and researchers in the fields of fertility, obstetrics, microbiology and neonatology sharing their unique journeys into science careers.
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United fight against ovarian cancerWhile progress in diagnosing and treating ovarian cancer has been slower compared to other types of cancer, surgery has proven a highly effective way to help women deal with ovarian cancer, and improve quality of life.
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Breastfeeding and COVID-19 – what you need to knowIf you are breastfeeding or giving breastmilk to your baby, and have been diagnosed with COVID-19, deemed a close contact, or have recovered from the virus, the Women’s advises you to continue to breastfeed unless you are feeling too unwell.
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Therapy tool helps premature babies fight chronic lung diseaseTiny babies, born between 25 and 28 weeks old and weighing less than 1000 grams, have been the brave participants in a global study seeking to limit the development of BPD – a chronic lung disease worsened by long-term use of oxygen and mechanical ventilation which has life-long implications.
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