Health

Melinda Gates: Contraception Is ‘One Of The Best’ Ways To Fight Poverty

Melinda Gates promoted contraception for women in developing nations yet again in two media opportunities last week. Gates told online CNN readers in an opinion piece, “...

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World’s First Malaria Vaccine Will Be Tested In Kenya, Ghana And Malawi

The world’s first malaria vaccine will be tested on people from three African countries—Ghana, Kenya and Malawi. On April 24, the World Health Organization announc...

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India Wants To Be TB-free By 2025, But Patients Suffer Due To Stigma, Lack Of Counselling

Yasmeen (name changed) was freshly out of teens when her marriage was fixed with Shameem—a tall and handsome boy, just like she had imagined for herself. Elated and exci...

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A Market For Mental Health Insurance?

The Mental Healthcare Act mandates insurance providers to cover mental illnesses. This will boost mental health literacy and fight stigmatization Mental health is a subject of...

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Invest In Children’s Health To Secure India’s Future Well-Being

India, with the world’s largest youth population, buzzes with the hopes, aspirations and dreams of the young. Nearly half (45%) of India’s population is below 20 &...

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Women Still Do Most Of The Work In Preventing Pregnancy

When it comes to gender inequality, the work vs. free time gap is one of the most alarming. According to the World Economic Forum, the amount of extra work women do — wh...

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Air Pollution: Why India Must Ignore Denials Of Link To Health Harms - The Financial Express

Disputing the link between air pollution and a variety of health harms is not only dangerous, it runs contrary to what every expert affirms: that air pollution causes debilita...

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Discourse: Returning Women Their Body

The Supreme Court has recently intervened in cases where women have sought abortion because the foetus is deformed, triggering demands to allow women to determine the course o...

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Hospitalizations Drop Where Laws Restrict Trans Fats

People were less likely to go to the hospital with heart attacks or strokes after several counties in New York State restricted the use of trans fats, according to a new study...

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India- Bimek SLV - The Next Possible Male Contraceptive

In a fresh development, a German company has designed the Bimek SLV - a valve that diverts sperm back to the testicles. It is much simpler than a vasectomy - there's no need f...

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GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: BRIDGING THE SACRED AND THE ARTISTIC

A spiritual and artistic celebration that brings the divine essence of Varanasi’s ...

November 22 2024

POWERFUL PEOPLE: USHA UTHUP - THE QUEEN OF POP

Celebrating Usha Uthup’s five-decade journey as a musical trailblazer, cultural am...

November 21 2024