Gemma Breen

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Elise Worthington |Gemma Breen

Patients of leading Australian IVF provider Genea say they have been left in the dark with some yet to receive communication from the company that there had been a data breach. Other angry patients have spent days trying to contact Genea with urgent clinical enquiries. At least one patient was told the disruption to communication meant their fertility testing couldn't be completed this month.

Jan 19, 2025 | abc.net.au | Rachel Carbonell |Gemma Breen

Four in five Australian women have experienced problematic periods in the last five years, according to a new study. The resulting economic burden is estimated to be about $14 billion a year. Jean Hailes for Women's Health has recommended a review of the economic impact to develop an evidence informed equitable workplace policy in Australia. Periods can be difficult and painful for many but fresh data shows a substantial number of women experience debilitating menstrual symptoms.

Jan 14, 2025 | abc.net.au | Alison Branley |Gemma Breen

Global health leaders have proposed a “dramatic overhaul” of the way doctors look at obesity, publishing new guidelines that split the definition into two distinct categories — clinical obesity and pre-clinical obesity. The proposed changes, announced today, have been five years in the making and aim to reframe obesity by moving beyond Body Mass Index (BMI) calculations.

Jan 5, 2025 | abc.net.au | Gemma Breen |Rachel Carbonell

ARFID is a newly recognised eating disorder, which became an official diagnosis for adults and children in 2013. For 12-year-old Alex*, the diagnosis came as a relief after years bouncing around the medical system.

Dec 13, 2024 | abc.net.au | Rhiannon Hobbins |Gemma Breen

Imagine a situation of domestic violence, where the primary aggressor — the person perpetrating the violence — is identified as the victim. And with the tables turned, that victim is wrongly identified as the perpetrator. It's what those inside the system refer to as "misidentification", and according to more than 30 frontline services, experts and advocates contacted by the ABC, it's an issue in need of urgent attention.