Drs Brooke Nickel and Tessa Copp on how corporations push unproven women’s health products and what can be done to counter this growing issue, which is leading to overdiagnosis and overtreatment. They discuss their leading research into how areas of women’s health, from fertility testing to menopause hormone therapy, are increasingly being hijacked by vested interests to market unproven health interventions using the language of empowerment. They make the case that this can lead to overdiagnosis and potentially costly overtreatment, ultimately putting many at risk – and what's needed to counter the inappropriate medicalisation of women's health.
Hosted by Jess Hill, journalist and Charles Perkins Centre Writer in Residence Fellow 2026.