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Trial asks: are we over-treating breast cancer?
Women are being recruited to a trial that will look at whether women with breast cancer are being "over-treated" by having their lymph nodes removed.
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Tracy Maund Oration and Medical Awards
The Women’s celebrated the annual Tracy Maund Oration and Medical Awards, with Safer Care Victoria’s CEO Professor Euan Wallace the Orator discussing the improvements in healthcare over the past 160 years and the opportunities for Victorian hospitals to further progress.
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New treatments for menopause
Australia’s largest menopause clinic is increasingly using non-pharmacological treatments to alleviate the symptoms of menopause.
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Overcoming trauma as a refugee
Female asylum seekers who have suffered severe trauma through the refugee experience are at greater risk of depression and anxiety and often struggle with their pregnancy or being a new mum, according to a leading mental health expert.
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Diet prevents big babies in gestational diabetes patients
Ground-breaking new research has found that women with gestational diabetes can manage their condition by modifying their diet alone and are no longer considered at high risk of the common complication of big babies.
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Landmark study shows DNA test for HPV virus more effective than Pap smear
The Women’s has taken part in landmark research that has found DNA screening for the human papillomavirus (HPV), is more effective in detecting pre-cancerous cells than Pap-smears.
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A third of young women at risk of early heart disease
Victorian women as young as 16 are recording high blood pressure – an alarming early sign of heart disease and stroke risk.
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First-time mothers uncertain about vaccinating their children, study finds
A new study has found that nearly half of mothers pregnant with their first child had concerns about childhood vaccinations and less than three quarters had made a decision about childhood vaccinations.
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Trial of innovative app to screen for cerebral palsy
An app developed at the Royal Women’s Hospital, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and the University of Melbourne could revolutionise the way cerebral palsy is diagnosed and the timing of treatment.
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New vaccine shown to slash cervical cancer
A large, global trial of a new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has found it could cut the rate of cervical cancer by a further 23 per cent compared to the existing Gardasil vaccine.
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