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Promotion of non-evidence based tests and treatments using empowerment messages risks women being overdiagnosed and overtreated, argue Tessa Copp and colleagues
Commercial organisations have an extraordinary influence on population health through how they engage with and shape social movements to market their products.1 Corporations have historically exploited health agendas by prioritising messaging about female autonomy to encourage women’s consumption of unhealthy commodities, such as tobacco and alcohol.2 This phenomenon has now expanded across women’s health. Feminist narratives of increasing women’s autonomy and empowerment regarding their healthcare, which first arose through early women’s health movements,34 are now increasingly adopted by commercial entities to market new interventions (technologies, tests, treatments) that lack robust evidence or ignore the evidence that is available.
Increased awareness and advocacy in women’s health are vital to overcome sex in
Border closure chaos as Victoria stops entry to those from NSW s red zone
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The rapid and sometimes confusing changes in border restrictions are leaving many travellers and residents frustrated.
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Victorian health authorities have attempted to clarify their tough border restrictions with New South Wales, after a flurry of changes left many travellers confused.
Key points:
People have spent hours trying to understand the changing rules
As of today, anyone arriving at Victoria s land borders from Greater Sydney or the Central Coast will be turned back
Airlines will be ensuring only permitted travellers can board flights