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Gehlot slams BJP govt, seeks Central probe into maternal deaths in Rajasthan hospitals
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (280+ words) Jaipur, Jul 11 (PTI) Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday expressed concern over the deaths of women in government hospitals in Bhilwara and Banswara and demanded an inquiry by the Union Health Ministry. Five women died allegedly in the…...
Inside India's manosphere: Rhea Chakraborty sparked it, Siya Goyal is firing it up
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1463+ words) Manosphere is an online ecosystem, where crimes by women against men have become fodder and flashpoints for larger narratives of male victimhood....
Pakistan's pink tax on period products set to finally end. Meet the activists behind move
3+ week, 2+ day ago (695+ words) New Delhi: For years, Bushra Mahnoor would often skip school when she got her period, unsure of whether she would have access to a sanitary pad. Growing up in Pakistan with four sisters, period products in the household were often…...
Lived reality helped shape this Odisha sarpanch's fight against menstrual taboos
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (725+ words) Pradhan, 45, has been travelling across villages, speaking to adolescent girls, mothers and elderly women about menstrual hygiene, the safe use and disposal of sanitary pads, and the importance of creating "period-friendly" schools. "In the villages, many girls still miss school…...
Dad bod hides a sperm health risk. Fathers can raise children's obesity risk, study finds
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (440+ words) New Delhi: Fathers play a pivotal role in determining whether their children are likely to be obese or not, researchers at University of California, Irvine have found. The study titled "The Role of Fathers in the Intergenerational Transmission of Obesity…...
Ex-DGP Sreelekha questions Kerala govt's menstrual leave plan for schoolgirls
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (404+ words) Thiruvananthapuram, May 30 (PTI) Former DGP and BJP councillor R Sreelekha on Saturday questioned the Kerala government's proposal to grant up to three days of menstrual leave every month for schoolgirls, asking whether the policy would empower girls or make them…...
Punjab govt launches special menstrual health curriculum for female schoolgoers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (557+ words) Chandigarh, May 28 (PTI) The Punjab government has claimed to have launched one of India's largest school-based menstrual health education initiatives for adolescent girls studying in government schools. On the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, the Punjab government announced…...
Menstrual dignity must be society's shared responsibility: Experts
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (670+ words) Bhubaneshwar, May 28 (PTI) Menstruation is a natural part of life and society must create an environment where girls and women can speak openly about menstrual health with dignity and confidence, Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Chairperson Babita…...
Endometriosis diagnosis won't need invasive surgery. Menstrual blood can help detect it
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (747+ words) New Delhi: For millions of women, endometriosis turns periods into something far more debilitating than routine cramps, causing chronic pelvic pain, painful bowel movements, pain during sex, and, in many cases, years of undiagnosed suffering. Now, a new study by…...
Team from AIIMS-Delhi to probe maternal deaths in Rajasthan's Kota, new SOPs on anvil " The Print " PTIFeed
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (557+ words) Kota (Raj), May 12 (PTI) An expert team from the AIIMS-Delhi and other central medical institutions will investigate the deaths of postpartum women and reported infections at Kota's New Medical College Hospital, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Tuesday. Chairing…...