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August 18, 2021

If you’re going to mandate COVID vaccination at your workplace, here’s how to do it ethically

Jane Williams, University of Sydney and Holly Seale, UNSW

Do you actually need compulsory vaccination at your workplace? And if you do, as a last resort, how do you make mandates fair?

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November 20, 2020

Blaming the ‘worried well’ for long COVID testing queues won’t help anxious South Australians. This will

Bridget Haire, UNSW and Jane Williams, University of Sydney

Clear messaging about who needs to get tested is better than stigmatising people who are understandably worried about their health.

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July 3, 2020

Why some people don’t want to take a COVID‑19 test

Jane Williams, University of Sydney and Bridget Haire, UNSW

There are some very good reasons why some people decline coronavirus testing, which we need to address before jumping to conclusions.

Women are confused about how the new test for human papillomavirus (HPV), pictured here, will help them prevent cervical cancer. Let’s fix that. from www.shutterstock.com

February 28, 2017

Delays and confusion cloud roll‑out of new cervical cancer screening program

Jane Williams, University of Sydney and Sally Wortley, University of Sydney

The roll-out of a new screening program for cervical cancer has been delayed, leaving Australian women understandably confused about if or when they need Pap smears. Here’s what they need to know.

There appears to be a lack of transparency about the poor success rates of IVF. from www.shutterstock.com.au

June 1, 2016

Don’t dismiss conflict‑of‑interest concerns in IVF, they have a basis

Jane Williams, University of Sydney; Brette Blakely, Macquarie University; Christopher Mayes, University of Sydney, and Wendy Lipworth, University of Sydney

Assisted reproductive technology is a highly profitable global industry, with fertility clinics increasingly being regarded as an attractive investment option.

There’s virtually no difference in cancer incidence between women aged 20-24 years who screened are and those who are not. Spirit-Fire/Flickr

February 19, 2013

Cervical cancer screening shouldn’t start until 25

Kirsten McCaffery, University of Sydney; Alexandra Barratt, University of Sydney, and Jane Williams, University of Sydney

Women in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will all soon be advised to start screening for cervical cancer at 25 years, and those aged between 50 and 64 years to screen every five years rather…

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