Health

Cashing in on women’s health

Women’s health has been sidelined for centuries. But now that women are finally being heard, some unscrupulous companies are cashing in on the movement.

Taxes on sugary drinks can often improve a nation’s economy, rather than having the devastating impact industry has claimed.

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Soft-drink manufacturers are targeting Africa, but industry-led pledges to reduce the sale of sugary drinks subvert better government-led policy options.

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One in five children in India are too thin, and yet at the same time obesity levels are on the rise.

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Of the many government-led strategies to promote healthy diets, keeping healthy food free of sales taxes offers clear benefits.

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360info is exploring the evidence on nutritious and affordable food from multiple country perspectives.

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Technology that can interpret mood and visualise it using augmented reality is just the first step in a promising new field of brain science.

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Laws on genital mutilation, gender affirmation and cosmetic genital surgery are at odds, even though they have many similarities.

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Surgery on intersex infants attempts to shape them to society’s expectations. It is society, not the child, that needs changing.

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While hysterectomy surgery has seen a drop in developed economies, it persists in the global South reflecting a racist, sexist, and prejudicial legacy.

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Doctors compensated on a fee-for-service basis in India, were more likely to perform hysterectomy surgeries, whether or not they were clinically necessary.

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