What’s Wrong With Using the Term ‘Sex Reassignment Surgery’?

What's wrong with medical protocols around gender-affirmative care in India? Dr. Asha Achuthan, gender studies scholar, explains.

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Why Do Indian Women Avoid Treatment for Sexual Health Issues?

What stops Indian women from seeking care for sexual health concerns? Dr. Sapan Desai, public health specialist, explains.

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Medicine Bias

Women Are More Likely to Experience Adverse Drug Reactions. A New Study Tells Us Why

A Sapien Puzzle

People With Neanderthal Genes Process Medicine Differently, Study Finds

“This is one case where the admixture with Neanderthals has a direct impact in the clinic. Otherwise therapeutic doses can be toxic for carriers of the Neanderthal gene variant.”

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Being Conscious Under Anesthesia Is More Common Than We Thought, Shows Research

A New Unknown

New Research Identifies ‘Purging Disorder’ as Distinct From Bulimia

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Scientists Are Finding Ways to Reverse Ageing. Is It Worth It?

Science has always searched for the elusive fountain of youth. But only some benefit when aging is made slower — or halted completely.

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Loneliness Is Officially a Public Health Concern