Soaring Gynaecology Waiting Lists… Why? By Hannah Devlin Doctors’ routine dismissal of women’s debilitating health problems as “benign” has contributed to gynaecology waiting lists soaring by 60% to more than half a million patients, a senior health leader has said. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) president, Dr Edward Morris, told the Guardian that waiting lists for conditions…
By Lauren Reddiex Women account for just 11 per cent of consultant surgeons in Australia and New Zealand. The road to becoming a specialist is far from easy, with years of extensive study and long days of hospital-based training. When you’re in the business of saving lives, work-life balance can be an elusive luxury. To celebrate International Women’s Day, we spoke to five…
BY ROZALYNN S. FRAZIER Physical therapy. Two words that rarely bring joy to those who find themselves perched in a doctor’s office. We get it. It’s probably not your “happy” place considering such referrals often arrive on the heels of some kind of injury, accident, or nagging pain that’s been lingering in your life for far too long. But physical…
