At-home HPV test kits to be offered to thousands of women in England
Getty ImagesFor the first time, at-home HPV tests will be offered to some women in EnglandWomen who have delayed coming forward for cervical screening will be offered a test to…
MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales
MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy.The Labour MP for Gower, Tonia Antoniazzi, led the call to…
Cervical screening invites to change for younger women in England
Invitations for cervical screening will be sent out every five years instead of every three for women aged 25-49 in England, if they have a negative test.Research shows they are…
Pregnant women warned against using weight-loss jabs
Philippa Roxby and Elena BaileyHealth reportersGetty ImagesWomen using weight-loss jabs are being advised to stop if they are trying for a baby, have fallen pregnant or are breastfeeding.Drug safety experts…
Not just rocket boys: Meet the rocket women of India’s top science missions
In a black-and-white photograph tucked away in an old ISRO archive, a group of women in crisp cotton saris sit quietly around a launch control console. There are no headlines…
A tale of two women politicians
In both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, two high-profile female politicians are fighting hard to cement their place in the political arena. While K. Kavitha, the daughter of former Chief Minister…
Govt. college for women to get new building, being constructed at a cost of ₹3.5 crore
Labour Minister Santosh Lad along with students performing ‘bhoomi puja’ for the new building of the Government First College for Women in Dharwad on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT…
Maternity leave integral to rights: Court on benefits extended to working women
The Supreme Court on Friday observed that maternity leave is integral to maternity benefits and reproductive rights are now recognised as part of several intersecting domains of international human rights…
Odisha CM asks officials to include widowed women under ‘Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah Yojana’
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has asked officials to include widowed women under the 'Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah Yojana'…
Call for NHS to give women with dense breasts extra cancer scans
Getty ImagesWomen with very dense breasts should be offered additional scans as part of the UK's NHS breast screening programme to help detect more cancers and save lives, researchers say.A…