Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Women health

Long-term exposure to air pollution making women fatter

Scientists are discovering several new ailments triggered by air pollution, and a new study suggests that air pollution is another factor that tips the scale in mid-life women's weight, body mass index, waist circumference and body fat. Researchers from the...

Women in healthcare paid 24% less than men: UN report

Although women represent 67 per cent of workers in the healthcare sector globally, they are paid 24 per cent less than their male counterparts, according to the first-ever global sectoral gender pay gap report co-developed by the International Labour...

Women 22% more likely to suffer with long Covid than men: Study

New York: Women are "significantly" more likely to suffer from long Covid than males and will experience substantially different symptoms, finds a study, underscoring a critical need for sex-disaggregated research. Long Covid is a syndrome in which complications persist more...