Women with Hyperemesis Gravidarum often feel disempowered, dependent, and unable to meet personal and societal expectations, with healthcare professionals� neglectful attitudes potentially exacerbating self-stigma and social isolation. Addressing these issues requires healthcare providers to offer validating, empowering support to improve women's well-being and self-concept.
Tibetans show genetic adaptation to high altitude and cold temperatures. Here, Ping et al. have sequenced Tibetan genomes and demonstrate how selection on the gene MCUR1 facilitates the production of red blood cells allowing for increased oxygen transport.
This study examines the physical functioning and activities of daily living (ADL) of Japanese centenarians over time, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.�
Describes the sharing of sand drawings or sand stories practised by the Pitjantjatjara community of Central Australia, among others. Sand stories can provide education on traditional Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing, but are also commonly used to process personal episodic experiences and multiple aspects of sand stories mirror modern psychotherapeutic techniques.
The article dicusses the need for early, culturally grounded interventions to support healthy beverage habits among Navajo and other Indigenous children. While early childhood education programs are generally promoting healthy choices, most children remain at risk due to inadequate hydration and high sugar-sweetened beverage intake, compounded by ongoing challenges in water accessibility and safety. Strengthening access to safe drinking water and leveraging Indigenous cultural traditions can serve as protective factors, supporting better health outcomes and reducing disparities in diet-related diseases for American Indian children. Future efforts should focus on community engagement and culturally responsive strategies to sustain healthy habits.
International Women's Day is an annual celebration on March 8th. This year's theme is “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment", which emphasizes the imperative for action to foster equal rights, power, and opportunities for all, paving the way for a feminist future that leaves no one behind. At the core of this vision is the empowerment of the next generation—specifically, youth, with a focus on young women and adolescent girls—who are poised to serve as catalysts for sustainable change. To raise awareness for this important topic, Elsevier presents a curated list of publicly available journal articles and book chapters to help advance #SDG3, #SDG5 and #SDG10 research.
Black women face significant disparities in IVF outcomes due to barriers such as discrimination, lack of knowledge, cultural insensitivity, and high costs, highlighting the need for culturally competent care and better education to improve access and outcomes.
This pilot study examined the psycho-physical demands experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women during several Traditional Indigenous Games and recommends culturally relevant interventions to improve physical activity levels and health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
