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The heads of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for greater access to breastfeeding support to both reduce health inequity and ensure mothers and babies can survive and thrive. more
Study finds women are 40% more likely to experience depression during the perimenopause

Women are 40% more likely to experience depression in the perimenopause than those who aren’t experiencing any menopausal symptoms, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Study highlight impact of stress on women's hearts

New York: Right in the middle of women’s history month, it’s staggering to think back on how recently women and their hearts began to be taken seriously by the scientific comm ...

‘Women and girls belong in science’ declares UN chief

New York: Closed labs and increased care responsibilities are just a two of the challenges women in scientific fields are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said in his mes ...

Estrogen may lessen severity of COVID-19 symptoms in women, says study

Why are men at greater risk than women for more severe symptoms and worse outcomes from COVID-19 regardless of age?

COVID-19 pandemic has hit women hard, especially working mothers

New York: A new analysis of the USC Dornsife’s Understanding Coronavirus in America Study has found that women, particularly those without a college degree, suffered more job losses ...

WHO concerned about COVID-19 impact on women, children and adolescents

Geneva/Xinhua: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday it is "especially concerned" about the impact of COVID-19 on women, children and adolescents.

Amid COVID-19 constraints, UN women’s commission meets to push gender equality forward

New York : Despite constraints imposed by the new coronavirus disease, activists for gender equality gathered at UN Headquarters on Monday for the latest session of the Commission on the ...

Alarming number of women mistreated during childbirth, new UN health agency figures show

New York: More than a third of women surveyed across four lower-income countries, reported being mistreated during childbirth, a new study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has r ...

Migraine: Women more likely than men to fall prey

New Delhi, Aug 26 (JEN): Women are more likely to experience headaches than their male counterparts, says a recent article.