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Health is a fundamental human right
~ Health is a fundamental human right
When do Children Start Internalizing Gender Stereotypes
Sept. ‘17—A 15-country public health study examines how gender stereotypes affect children’s sexual, reproductive, and mental health.
Illustration courtesy beyondeye.org
Illustrated by Albert Tercero
The 5-Step Gymnast Workout Routine
Apr. ‘19—Crystal Hatch, co-owner of Awaken Gym, a gymnastics-focused training center in Denver, teaches exercises designed to increased mobility, build resilience and help avoid chronic injury. Check out her top five moves in U.S. based Outside magazine.
Photo courtesy Uriel Sinai/Getty Images
Longer, but Not Healthier, Life in India
Jun. ‘15—On average, Indians now live almost eight years longer than they did in 1990. But the extra years are giving more time for ailments that lower quality of life.
Illustration courtesy diversitywoman.com
Mind games—A Mental Health Guide for Women in Their Later Years
Jun. ‘22—A mental health guide for people who identify as and with "women" on the importance of keeping cognitive abilities sharp through their lifecycle. In Diversity Woman, a U.S.-based magazine written for a female-identifying business leadership and entrepreneurial audience.
Photo courtesy Nalini Ambdady’s friends and colleagues
South Asia’s Bone Marrow Donor Problem
Mar. ‘13—Nalini Ambady, a 54-year-old professor of psychology, was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in 2004. She was treated and remained healthy for around eight years, until the leukemia returned. In 2012, Ms. Ambady’s students and colleagues from Tufts and Stanford universities started looking for a stem cell transplant donor for her. The hunt for a donor was extra complicated. Why? Because Nalini is South Asian.
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Why India Continues to Sterilize Women
Nov. ‘14—Sterilization is the most-popular means of birth control in the country of 1.2 billion people, and, according to data from the United Nations, is more widely used than any other family-planning method.
Why Indian Men Don’t Get Sterilized (and notes from a “mega vasectomy camp” in New Delhi)
Nov. ‘13—Sterilization is simpler and less-invasive to perform on men than women. Why then do so few men in India undergo it?
How Much Does it Cost to Get Sick in India
Aug. ‘15— A ballpark on out-of-pocket expenses and cost of hospitalization in Indian where more than half of the urban Indian population is treated through private health sector despite higher costs.