Congratulations, Professor Gita Mishra, ALSWH Director at UQ. She is one of 40 women picked by Women's Agenda as leaders and 'agenda setters' for 2024.

Congratulations Julie Byles (Emeritus Prof. Julie Byles), former ALSWH Director and now Newcastle Senior Citizen of the Year 2024! Image: Newcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes (3rd from left) congratulates 2024 Newcastle Citizens of the Year. ProfesJulie Byles (3rd from left).

In Fertility and Sterility: Fertility treatment pathways and births for women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome—a retrospective population linked data study sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #PCOS #fertilitytreatments

Following World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for leisure-time #physicalactivity is associated with ⬇️ falls in women. Important cohort study of over 7,000 older women from Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health led by Venisa Kwok is out now in JAMA Network Open 👇👇 jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

New from our Institute for Musculoskeletal Health Physical Activity, Ageing and Disability Stream CRE Prevention of Falls Injuries (NHMRC Funded) PhD candidate Venisa Kwok using Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health data in 7000+ women. Fewer falls and injurious falls in more active people. With Dr Saman Khalatbari-Soltani Xenia Dolja-Gore Julie Byles Marina Pinheiro Juliana S Oliveira

Happy Chinese New Year 🐉🎆 Our Brisbane team is celebrating this weekend with a stall at Market Square Sunnybank.

Shoutout to all the women and girls who look at the world and ask the big questions: who, what, where, when, why, and how. How many are affected? How much is this costing us? How can we do better? Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 💚💜

A range of reproductive factors, including age when periods first start and an early menopause, are all linked to a heightened risk of COPD finds research published online in the journal ThoraxBMJ. Read the study here: bit.ly/3OCxIef

📢Deadline extension to March 15, 2024 - Have your say on the Senate Inquiry into the Issues related to menopause and perimenopause. Respond as an individual or on behalf of your organisation aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_… Prevention Centre Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

👭 Women's experiences of menopause are unique and vary hugely. In a new The Lancet Series, Prof Martha Hickey says it's time to change the negative narrative and overmedicalisation of menopause, and empower women to navigate this stage of life. More 👉 hubs.li/Q02ltv4q0

There's still a long way to go, but today, we are grateful for Australian Department of Health and Aged Care, which has invested in women's health research for over 25 years, and to the 57,000 Australian women who stood up and said "Count me in" 💜💚

Researchers used data collected at three-year intervals beginning in 1996 from 11,336 participants in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Participants were classified as either meeting WHO physical activity guidelines consistently throughout the 15-year period, not... medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-w…

Research Australia and our member Women's Health Road invite you to join the Bleedbetter online event for Inaugural International Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Day 📅 Date: May 11th, 2024 ⏰ Time: 10 AM - 12 PM AEST 🔗 Register Here: Bleedbetter,org

Tomorrow (May 11th) is the inaugural Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Day. It's very common and very disruptive, but you can bleed better. Visit bleedbetter.org to find out more. #heavymenstrualbleedingday #bleedbetter

Two great presentations from Venisa Kwok at #ISPRM24! Venisa presented Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health #physicalactivity + #falls data, and SR data on behaviour change techniques, interventions components + adherence to supervised #fallprevention exercise in older adults. ISPRM

We were delighted to take part in the public hearing for the inquiry into issues related to menopause and perimenopause.

Great to get international media for our study led by Institute for Musculoskeletal Health PhD candidate Venisa Kwok. #PhysicalActivity patterns from mid life associated with fewer falls in older age. Possible with Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health data and multidisciplinary help. Sydney Health Sydney Local Health District Sydney Research

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