Women’s healthcare thus needs to include safe sexual practices instead of focusing solely on family planning.

Based on a panel's recommendations, the court issued guidelines for the police and media to treat sex workers with dignity.

"Unless we remove the taboo around sex in this country, it will be tough to address the public health problem [of low STI testing]."

When the state sees a population solely through the lens of disease and contagion, it stops engaging with them as citizens.

The skin condition is the most severe form of acne and unduly carries the weight of cultural stigma around beauty and skin.

"She spent the entire consulting session telling me… that there is no such thing as asexuality or demisexuality"

The apex court objected to a Karnataka high court ruling that called a person who died by suicide a "weakling."

Albinism keeps the body from making enough of a chemical called melanin, which gives eyes, skin, and hair their color.

Researchers identified 250 common words and labels such as "disturbed" or "confused" that discourage people to seek professional help.

Without community support, women with filaria are unable to seek healthcare, secure employment, and maintain their sense of self-worth.