Health
People with disabilities unite to create buzz on political fronts
There's a buzz penetrating the political scene this election year and it's coming from the world's largest minority group: people with disabilities.
May 27, 2016
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News tagged with human rights violation
Genetics
Collecting DNA for human rights: How to help while safeguarding privacy
DNA databases might help identify victims of crime and human trafficking, but how do we safeguard the personal privacy of innocent victims and family members? A new report online May 15 in the Cell Press journal Trends in ...
May 15, 2013
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Health
Higher child marriage rates associated with higher maternal and infant mortality
Countries in which girls are commonly married before the age of 18 have significantly higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, report researchers in the current online issue of the journal Violence Against Women.
May 13, 2013
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Health
NY is developing education program on harms of medically unnecessary surgery on intersex children
New York is requiring state health officials to develop an outreach program to educate parents and doctors about the harmful impacts of medically unnecessary treatments performed on young children born intersex.
Nov 9, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why we must decolonise mental health
In 2017, the UN Special Rapporteur Dr. Dainius Pūras noted that mental healthcare services around the world were in a crisis and rightly called for a 'revolution' in mental healthcare. He identified problems of power asymmetries, ...
Sep 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Too much information? Privacy questions over S. Korea virus details
Allegations of affairs, revelations of membership of religious sects: South Korea's openness about infected patients has been key in its fight against the coronavirus but raised uncomfortable questions over privacy and stigmatisation.
Mar 10, 2020
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Health
Greater efforts are needed to eliminate female genital mutilation
The World Health Organization reports that more than 200 million girls and women currently have been subjected to female genital mutilation/cutting worldwide, and three million girls continue to be at risk each year. A new ...
Sep 6, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
First field trial supports removing transgender diagnosis from mental disorders chapter within WHO classification
New evidence suggests that it would be appropriate to remove the diagnosis of transgender from its current classification as a mental disorder, according to a study conducted in Mexico City. The study is the first field trial ...
Jul 27, 2016
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Surgery
Study: Unmet surgical needs high for world's 60 million refugees
New research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that the world's estimated 60 million refugees, displaced from their homes due to conflict, persecution or human rights violations, may need at ...
May 26, 2016
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Health
Healthcare professionals must recognize importance of human rights to improve healthcare for women
Women's human rights need to be addressed globally in order to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, says RCOG Vice President, Professor Lesley Regan, in her lecture tomorrow at the joint RCOG/RANZCOG World Congress in ...
Apr 14, 2015
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