For generations, women have been told that their pain is “normal”, “exaggerated” or “in their heads”. Despite medical advancements, gender bias in healthcare remains a global issue, leading to delayed diagnoses, untreated symptoms, and unnecessary suffering. Conditions such as endometriosis, PCOS, and PMDD are often ignored or misdiagnosed, not because they’re rare, but because women’s experiences continue to be devalued in medical spaces. The dismissal of women’s pain can be

Did You Know? Every human being alive today shares a common maternal ancestor. A woman who lived in Africa around 150,000 to 200,000 years ago. She is known as “Mitochondrial Eve”. Mitochondrial Eve refers to the matrilineal most recent common ancestor of all currently living anatomically modern human. While she was not the first woman, her mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is the only lineage that survived in all humans today. This discovery, often referred to as the Eve Gene, has r

For the first time in history, researchers have found convincing evidence that Huntington’s disease can be slowed down. A small, but groundbreaking clinical trial has given new hope to patients and families who, until now, have only had access to treatments that manage symptoms but do not alter the course of the disease. Huntington’s disease is an inherited, progressive brain disorder caused by a genetic mutation. It gradually destroys nerve cells, leading to involuntary jerk

Every two minutes, a child somewhere around the world is diagnosed with cancer; a disease that doesn't care about age, innocence, or milestones yet to come. Behind every diagnosis is a story of strength, resilience, and hope.