Sources: The Lancet

In 1958, obstetrician and gynaecologist Catherine Hamlin and her husband—also a doctor—answered an advertisement inThe Lancet to set up a midwifery school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Within days of arriving, the Australian couple saw obstetric fistula cases for the first time. An obstetric fistula is a hole between the vagina and rectum or bladder that is […]

Introduction: Although the negative impacts of COVID-19 on youth and young adult global mental health are recognised less attention has been paid to LGBTQ youth—a historically neglected population in health care, policies, and research, despite evidence of high unmet mental health needs. Unfortunately, the pandemic is likely to have far-reaching negative effects on LGBTQ health […]