Zoe’s journey: A tale of courage, hope, and love
It took a village to help create and bring Sylvie into this world. It was a dream come true for Zoe, who battled cervical cancer and went through multiple rounds of IVF, to become a mother.
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DAME study wins Victorian Public Healthcare Award
Ground-breaking research led by a team from Judith Lumley Centre at La Trobe University and the Royal Women’s Hospital has won a Victorian Public Healthcare Award.
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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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