Hosted by VCCC Research & Education leads, Professor Bruce Mann and Dr Belinda Yeo, with international guest speaker Dr Ann Partridge, Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical school, vice-chair of Medical Oncology, Dana - Farber Cancer Institute. Panellists included: Ms Kathryn Wallace - Breast Care Nurse Consultant; Northpark Private Hospital, Epworth Eastern Box Hill and Austin Health. Dr Keelan Byrne - Radiation Oncologist; Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Ms Jodie Lydeker - Consumer representative, Breast Cancer Network of Australia (BCNA)

On International Transgender Day of Visibility (31 March), Australia’s largest private mental health facility has highlighted the importance of understanding and empathy for members of the trans community.

Today marks International Transgender Day of Visibility, which provides an opportunity for Australians to educate themselves on the discrimination faced by many transgender people, and to celebrate their contribution to society.

The Darwin Clinic, the Northern Territory’s first private mental health clinic, has celebrated its official opening. Located at Darwin Private Hospital, the $16 million 18 bed facility expects to treat up to 5000 patients in its first 12 months of operation.

Everyone has experienced the malaise one feels after a poor night's sleep, whether it be from caring for a sick child, after a late-night out, or even after lying awake stressed about an important event to come. For most, this is a rare occurrence, but 20-35% of the population report daily or near-daily inadequate sleep, difficulty falling or maintaining sleep, daytime tiredness or irritability.1 Society's increasing reliance on electronics and our ever-increasing inability to disconnect from work and social media has further negatively impacted our sleep quality.

Dr HaRyun Won shares a patient fact sheet on endometriosis. Exploring what endometriosis is, it's symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

Following a detailed review of the future operations of Parkwynd Private Hospital, Healthscope has made the very difficult decision to close the facility over the coming months.

Marking International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Healthscope’s Chief Medical Officer, Associate Professor Victoria Atkinson reflects on her experience as a women in science, and on what healthcare organisations like Healthscope can do to support today’s purpose of promoting full and equal access to, and participation in, science for women and girls.