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Priyanka Vora
Priyanka Vora is a Scroll.in staffer.
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‘Emotionally, physically and financially distressing’: What women are not told before IVF treatment
Women who have undergone IVF treatment say that many of their doctors did not tell them about all the health risks involved and the rare possibility of death.
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The women who track endangered Ugandan mountain gorillas, and help tourists meet them
Their work in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is protecting half of the world’s 880 remaining gorillas.
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New transplant regulations may have led to a slump in organ retrievals in Gujarat
So far, distribution of donor organs in Gujarat have been through ad hoc arrangements and without registries of potential recipients.
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‘The ground suddenly fell’: For Mumbai bridge crash survivors, a regular day turns into a nightmare
Five people were injured when a pedestrian bridge in Andheri collapsed on Tuesday morning. Two have suffered severe head injuries.
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Ghatkopar plane crash shatters many lives and dreams – from Mumbai to Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
The accident killed all four people on board the chartered aircraft and perhaps a construction worker.
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Indian health ministry’s ill-informed advice on depression draws protests from doctors
Doctors want a health ministry poster to be withdrawn.
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A measles outbreak in Bihar exposes the state’s failure to procure vitamin A for children
Since 2016, children in Bihar have not received any vitamin A supplements, an essential supplement to improve immunity.
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Swelling, bleeding and even death – women who donate their eggs face many medical risks
Some cases indicate that egg donors may also be at risk for cancer because of the hormone treatments they are required to undergo.
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‘No other way to earn money’: Why women from poor families become egg donors for infertile couples
Fertility clinics usually recruit eggs donors through networks of agents. Clinics say couples often have specific requests for the kind of egg donor they want.
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‘Shocking, regressive’: Ad for Sony reality show that equates abortion with killing draws criticism
Activists say that the advertorial promoting ‘Zindagi ke Crossroads’ gives the impression that abortion is a crime even though it is legal in India.
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Medical research council objects to the health ministry easing up on stem cell therapy regulation
The health ministry says that use of “minimally manipulated” stem cells need not be regulated. ICMR says this can lead to doctors offering unproven therapies.
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Is a fertility treatment test being misused to select male embryos? Yes, alleges one Mumbai woman
Shubhangi Bhostekar has complained to the Maharashtra child rights panel after a surrogate hired by her husband gave birth to a boy.
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