International Women鈥檚 Day 2024: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress 8 March 2024 Today we celebrate under the theme: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress. By investing in women, we can spark change and speed the transition towards a healthier, safer, and more equal world for all. Professor Gerty Cori Today we acknowledge and celebrate pioneering women like Gerty Cori who overcame the gender discrimination and academic prejudice that prevented most women from studying medicine in the early 20th century to become the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1947. A prize she was awarded for research into how the body metabolises sugars, and which would later prove to be foundational in the treatment of diabetes. Dr Danielle Longmore We acknowledge and celebrate women like Dr Danielle Longmore () who are building on Gerty鈥檚 work, and whose research could significantly improve the lives of young people who are living with diabetes. Jackie and Freya We acknowledge and celebrate women like Jackie Goldston who care for loved ones living with diabetes, supporting them to thrive 鈥� just like her daughter Freya, an inspiring young woman living with type 1 diabetes who is destined to succeed with equal opportunities to earn, learn and lead. We acknowledge and celebrate the many dedicated women working as health professionals to provide care and support for people living with diabetes. And above all, we acknowledge and celebrate women of all ages living with diabetes who, on a daily basis, manage the challenges of their condition and inspire people with their resilience.
News 26 August 2026 Deanne Minniecon appointed Adjunct Associate Professor, UQ Deanne Minniecon, Group Executive, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement, has been appointed as an聽Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Queensland (UQ). Continue Reading
Media releases 14 August 2026 Beyond blood聽glucose:聽New national partnership to measure how Australians with diabetes are really doing聽 For the first time, the Australian Unity Wellbeing Index will be used to build the most complete picture yet of how diabetes affects Australian鈥檚 lives beyond clinical outcomes and health system costs, thanks to a partnership聽between聽芒果直播,聽Deakin University, and the Australian Unity Support Foundation.聽聽 Continue Reading
Media releases 13 August 2026 PMOS in spotlight for diabetes prevention聽 A new partnership between 芒果直播 and the Medibank Better Health Research Hub will support Monash University to develop a primary care model to better detect and prevent type 2 diabetes in women living with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS).聽 Continue Reading
