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A 14-year-old sits with her four-month-old baby outside her house. Credit: Reuters/Danish Siddiqu.

Apart From Emotional Trauma, Adolescent Mothers Also Face Severe Health Risks

Parikshit Tank 19/08/2017

When a young girl has to carry a baby...

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Banned Medical Colleges Allegedly Used Journalist to Bribe Health Ministry Officials

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 10/08/2017

According to a CBI investigation, medical colleges debarred by...

Gynaecologists conduct ultrasound examinations on pregnant women at a government-run hospital in Agartala March 17, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Jayanta Dey

Parliament Must Join the Courts in Ensuring Women’s Right to Safe Abortions

Vinoj Manning and Medha Gandhi 18/07/2017

While the courts deliver pro-women judgements around abortions, parliament...

Dilution of the PCPNDT Act will only facilitate the worsening of child sex ratio. Credit: Reuters

India’s Medical Community Must Aid, Not Impede, Law on Pre-Natal Diagnostics

Sabu George and Sudha Sundararaman 12/07/2017

Despite the declining sex ratio indicating the widespread use...

A doctor explaining a pellet injury by looking at a CT scan. Credit: Shome Basu

Use of Pellet Guns Has Caused a Public Health Crisis in Kashmir

Sarojini Nadimpally 29/03/2017

In addition to being a violation of human rights,...

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It Will Take More than a Prime Minister to Clean Up the Ganga

Armin Rosencranz and Dushyant Kaul 01/03/2017

By putting the NGT in charge of monitoring the...

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The Arguments in Favour of Jallikattu Are Untenable and Insensitive

Radha Rajan 17/02/2017

The BJP and its supporters, who sparked and sustained...