A major global study has found that women report more pain than men across every body site measured, adding weight to concerns about the gender pain gap. The gap also means women are less likely to receive the pain relief they need. Published in Nature Medicine, the study drew on data from more than 6 million people in 118 countries…
Tag: Women’s Health
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Maternal Mortality: SA Off Track for 2030 Target
South Africa is not cutting maternal mortality fast enough to reach its 2030 goal, with the rate falling only about 1.5% a year, a specialist has warned. Dr Olivia Barigye, a foetal and maternal medicine specialist, said the latest confidential enquiry into maternal deaths shows the decline stalling, and even reversing slightly. She was speaking at the recent Women’s Health…
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Gates Foundation Announces $2.5bn Women’s Health Investment
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a landmark investment of $2.5 billion by 2030 to address critical gaps in women’s health. This field is one its founder, Bill Gates, says has been “neglected for too long.” The significant pledge represents a one-third increase in funding compared with the foundation’s spending on women’s and maternal health over the past…
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African Cancer Study Reveals New Genetic Links
In a significant step for global health equity, researchers at the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) at the University of the Witwatersrand have uncovered two novel genetic variants. These variants increase susceptibility to breast cancer in Black South African women. This groundbreaking discovery, detailed in a study published in the journal Nature Communications, sheds new light on the…