Disability: Doctor assumed woman using wheelchair did not have sex
Adults with disabilities describe traumatic experiences trying to access healthcare. Source link
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NHS England charter to stress biological sex when placing patients in wards
Transgender women should not be put on single-sex female NHS wards, the government is proposing. Source link
SIT formed to probe ‘sex scandal’
The State government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by Bijay Kumar Singh, Additional Director General of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, to probe into the alleged ‘sex scandal’ involving Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna. Two women IPS officers Suman D. Pennekar, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Police Headquarters, and Seema Latkar, Superintendent of … Read more
Prajwal ‘sex scandal’ | Karnataka govt. announces SIT probe
Janata Dal (Secular) candidate in Hassan, Prajwal Revanna. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The State government on April 27 announced a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe an alleged sex scandal involving incumbent Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. He is the NDA candidate from Hassan in the Lok … Read more
Bowels, bladders and sex: Rediscovering life after mountain crash
Extreme sportsman Niall McCann talks frankly about life after crashing into a mountain at 50mph. Source link
Over ₹10 crore released in aid to victims of sex crimes under Aswasanidhi project
Nearly 1,400 victims of sex crimes and highly heinous gender-based violence have collectively received an interim financial relief to the tune of ₹10.17 crore under the Aswasanidhi project of the Women and Child Development department since its inception in 2018. The Nirbhaya cell of the department shared details of the project in response to a … Read more
Mental health nurse who had sex with patient in Shropshire struck off
Samantha Bourton also visited the patient outside work hours in May 2021, a panel heard. Source link
Gonorrhoea and syphilis sex infections reach record levels in England
There were 82,592 cases of gonorrhoea in 2022 – up 50% on the year before, officials say. Source link
Karnataka’s sex workers raise pitch to take their successful telemedicine-based healthcare service national – ET HealthWorld
Bengaluru: The ‘Phone Maadu‘ initiative that helped sex workers in parts of Karnataka get easy access to doctor and quality health care during COVID-19 times without being stigmatised and ensuring anonymity is now sought to be scaled up further leveraging technology and expanded to benefit other marginalised sections. ‘Phone Maadu’ (or Phonehealth Clinic) is a … Read more
Sex drive boosted by hormone kisspeptin in trials
The NHS website says low sex drive is quite common and can be caused by a variety of factors, including relationship problems, stress, erectile dysfunction or vaginal dryness, lower hormone levels during the menopause and tiredness after having a baby. Source link