Kim Jong Un Urges Women to Be Good Comrades---and Give Birth
SEOUL— Kim Jong Un has a new mission for North Korean women: Have more babies. Kim acknowledged the impoverished nation’s plunging birthrate for the first time publicly at a rare National Conference of Mothers. Wiping away tears, the 39-year-old dictator, who is a father of three, described…#seoul #kimjongun #northkorean (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer-stricken mother, 42, dies after doctors dismissed her heavy periods that left her in agony: Disease was only spotted five years after symptoms began
Kelly Pendry a mother-of-two from Ewloe, north Wales used her story to encourage women to not let medics dismiss worrying symptoms that could indicate a serious health problem. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kim Jong-un makes tearful appeal for women to have more babies to arrest declining birth rates
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for efforts to tackle the country's falling birth rates, describing the challenge as ...#northkorean #kimjongun (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Obelisk celebrating pioneering Lady Mary Wortley Montagu given highest listing
Aristocrat introduced smallpox inoculation to Britain, saving many lives, yet remains largely unknownIt is a monument that celebrates the achievements of someone who would, her supporters say, be far better known if she had been a man.But now a 300-year-old obelisk is being given one of England ’s highest listings because of the remarkable story it tells of an overlooked medical pioneer.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Mark Brown North of England correspondent Tags: North of England Vaccines and immunisation UK news Heritage Health Society Architecture Statues Culture Art and design Science Women Source Type: news
Why are we still struggling to get contraception right? – podcast
As the pill becomes available over the counter and free of charge in England, Madeleine Finlay talks to science correspondent Nicola Davis about the problems women in the UK face in getting access to appropriate contraception, and how unwanted side-effects and lack of support have led to a rise in the popularity of fertility awareness-based methods. She also hears from Katie about her own journey trying to find the right contraception for her bodyContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay, with Nicola Davis, additional production support by Estelle Uba, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Contraception and family planning Women's health England UK news Society Source Type: news
Africa: COP28 - Bring the Vulnerable to 'Front of the Line' for Climate Funding
[UN News] Advocates showcased the devastating impacts of climate upheaval on their communities at COP 28 on Monday as the focus of the world's largest climate gathering turned to financial support for those most at risk - first and foremost youth and women in developing countries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 5, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Climate Environment External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
HIV and forced sterilisations: How four Kenyan women found justice
Four women living with HIV who won a landmark case tell the BBC about how they were sterilised. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Israel and activists accuse U.N. of slow response to accounts of Hamas raping women
Israel accused the United Nations on Monday of moving too slowly to respond to accounts that Hamas carried out widespread sexual violence against women in its Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., said Hamas intentionally used rape and sexual violence as weapons of…#israel #unitednations #hamas #giladerdan #erdan #israelis #israeli #nova #yaelreichert #sharimendes (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sheryl Sandberg, Hillary Clinton, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and others issue a global call to action to denounce sexual violence at UN Summit
None Sheryl Sandberg condemned the violence perpetrated against women during Hamas' terrorist attack on October 7 and called on the world to do the same. • None Sandberg was joined by a host of luminaries, including Hillary Clinton and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, for a UN summit on gender-based…#nonesherylsandberg #hamas #nonesandberg #hillaryclinton #kirstengillibrand #noneroughly1200 #israel #gaza #sherylsandberg #unitednations (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cobi Narita, Tireless Jazz Promoter and Benefactor, Dies at 97
Cobi Narita in 1993 during a jazz tribute at Saint Peter’s Church in Midtown Manhattan. “Her affect was low-key, but she had charisma and a gravitational field around her,” an associate said. She produced concerts, helped musicians find work and started a women’s jazz festival. “Jazz in New York…#cobinarita #saintpeterschurch #manhattan #newyorkcity #robertnarita #worldwarii #arizona #japaneseamericans #jimmyheath #allaboutjazz (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The distressing condition that doctors dismiss as women being 'pear-shaped'
Teresa Sanderson , 60, has suffered from lipoedema since her teens. It's a painful condition where fat accumulates in the legs, causing legs to grow and grow. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
It's still a man's world when it comes to healthcare leadership, salaries
Despite a significant presence of female workers in entry level roles, the report showed a significant under-representation of women in leadership roles, especially at the executive and board levels, across healthcare sub-sectors. Most women are focused on the frontline in low-paying jobs and women across the healthcare workforce, on average, earn 34% less than their male counterparts. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - December 4, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
‘Wakhri,’ Inspired by ‘Brave Spirits’ Like Murdered Social Media Star Qandeel Baloch, Cleared by Censors for Release in Pakistan
A Pakistani film that challenges regional cultural stereotypes of women and trans-people is to get a local theatrical release following its world premiere at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival. “Wakhri: One of a Kind” by Los Angeles-based, Pakistan-born writer-director Iram Parveen Bilal, has…#pakistani #saudiarabias #redseafilmfestival #wakhrioneofakind #pakistan #iramparveen #islamabad #karachi #qandeelbaloch #faryalmehmood (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Suicide Rates Among Black Women Rose Over 2 Decades
(MedPage Today) -- Suicide rates among Black women increased from 1999 to 2020, especially among teens and young adults, according to an analysis of national data.
Among Black women ages 15 to 84, suicide rates rose from 2.1 per 100,000 in 1999... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Hillary Clinton Claims " Extreme Heat " Has Killed Half A Billion People
Hillary Clinton Claims "Extreme Heat" Has Killed Half A Billion People Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, Hillary Clinton told the Cop28 conference that “extreme heat” has killed half a billion people, most of them women and girls, but failed to cite any actual source. “We’re…#hillaryclinton #extremeheat #pauljosephwatson #cop28 #africa #latinamerica #tylerdurden (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
