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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicWomen health

Topic: women health

Anaemic mothers of Melghat & a silent emergency. 140 child deaths in 7 months bare chronic neglect

At least 140 children have died in 2 talukas of Melghat since April. ‘Problem is’, says a doctor, ‘how can you draw water if well is empty? Mothers themselves are in poor health.’

Women’s health is a moral issue & an economic opportunity—worth $1 trillion

Despite comprising 49.7% of the world’s population, women’s health receives just 5% of global healthcare research and development funding.

AI can aid in early, precise detection of breast cancer, show results of 1st randomised trial

Cancer detection rates were 6·4 per 1,000 screened in the group that underwent mammography with AI use compared to five per 1,000 in the control group.

Why is Health Insurance Crucial for Working Women? Here are the Key Reasons

Health insurance for women is a crucial investment that offers financial protection, quality healthcare, and peace of mind.

Creches, hostels, ‘3 crore Lakhpati Didis’ — BJP manifesto promises more women in workforce

New Delhi: From equal growth opportunity to women-friendly infrastructure to increasing women’s participation in the workforce — in its Sankalp Patra (manifesto) for the...

3 innovations are closing the gender health gap across the world

A new global health alliance aims to drive innovations in women's health, such as one-shot HPV vaccines and self-administering family planning solutions.

Women hardly part of research on gym exercises. It’s written by men for men

When studied separately, women have proved to be more fatigue resistant than men during weight training. They also take a longer time to recover from it.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.