Experts say the pandemic hindered vaccine coverage — but the disproportionate burden is carried by the poor.

Skewed gender roles impact how women in healthcare navigate the telehealth industry, which is predominantly based on reviews and ratings.

The team discusses pressing events that say something about our culture, and why it matters. Today, why sexual health still elicits moral anxiety.

“This double burden of paid and unpaid work exposes women to greater risk for overload, time poverty, and poorer mental health."

“It is criminal to not give someone a drug that can save lives,” says an activist.

Routine smear tests could identify ovarian, breast, womb, and cervical cancers -- which would be a “game-changer” for women’s health.

A government panel recently recommended booster doses for people aged 40+, but later noted the need for more experiments.

Age-old concepts of “khatla baithak” helped public health officials address social media-fueled misinformation.

Superstitions, religious beliefs, and financial dependence trigger a cycle of exploitation for people with limited healthcare access.

“It’s possible the mainstay therapy for severe Covid19 that we're giving everybody is only benefiting half the population. This is a big problem.”

Multivitamins may help people with nutrition deficiencies, but there is little evidence they benefit people with balanced diets.

The Indian Nursing Council has restricted 5% reservation in nursing courses only for those with lower limb disability.

Over 50 years, barriers to healthcare and social support have kept high mortality risks in transpersons relatively unchanged.

Nurses have played a crucial part during the pandemic but are not paid at par with other government employees, unions say.

“The state needs to frame a protocol for conducting such surgeries and also put in place an ethics committee..." an official said.

The court's ruling will increase the number of people entitled to ex-gratia payment for the death of family members due to Covid.

“I don’t know how poor tribal people will be able to afford healthcare in a private set-up," an activist noted.

The HIV/AIDS anti-discrimination movement in the ‘90s showed us that public health movements can advance people's rights movements.