Dr. Aqsa Shaikh
@doctorsaheba
Transgender Woman Doctor •
Professor of Community Medicine, Hamdard •
Founder @Hsf_India •
Editor @PLOSGPH @IndJMedEthics •
@Tedx Talks @JoshTalksLive Speaker
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🧵 Just published: USPSTF recommends all women undergo routine #breastcancer screening every other year beginning at age 40, an update from the 2016 recommendation to start at age 50.
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In 2021, an ophthalmologist Dr Parul M Sharma observed that the use of a particular proprietary Ayurvedic formulation called Drishti Eye Drops made by Patanjali Ayurved that claimed to improve vision, was in fact hurting her patients. She posted about it on Twitter.
Ad-hominem…
Our latest commentary in Frontiers in Global Women's Health discusses how 'gender responsive' frameworks of vaccination & vaccine access often exclude trans & gender diverse individuals, leaving their needs unaddressed.
Read more: shorturl.at/mnNVX
MSF publishes detailed breakup of clinical trial cost, challenges Big Pharma to do the same Roz Scourse
Why is it important?
Bcos pharma justifies high price for drugs claiming huge spending on clinical trials that constitute bulk of drug R&D
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Breaking: in Madras High Court case, MEA clarifies surgery proof will not be required hereafter for binary gender-change in passport. Previously, 'no surgery needed' was limited to M->T, F->T , but this has been expanded. Thanks Siva of Nirangal Charitable Trust , Adv Khulali!
ravish kumar 'मनमोहन सिंह जी' ने कभी ये नहीं कहा कि भारत के संसाधनों पर पहला हक मुसलमानों का होना चाहिए.
बल्कि उन्होंने कहा था कि देश के संसाधनों पर पहला अधिकार एससी, एसटी, ओबीसी, अल्पसंख्यक, महिलाओं और बच्चों को पहली हिस्सेदारी मिलना चाहिए।
क्योंकि वो मुख्यधारा से पीछे हैं 👇.
Why National Medical Commission designated JIPMER as NMC Nodal Centre for #MedEd when they are saying in RTI they don’t follow CBME curriculum. Do they have the right to teach BCME, AETCOM, CISP to medical colleges under NMC? RTI from iHEAR_Sangath fellow on #DisabilityCompetencies
At the Launch of the handbook on Transgender Rights. The panel discussion emphasized developments so far, the work ahead, and the collaborative efforts needed with intersectionality and cross-movement solidarity to make rights available to all. #Transgender