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One has to learn how to heal. And it's not because the medical treatment is considered a success that the patient's journey is over. This documentary looks back on the journey of four people ...
Has masculinity become an ideological battle that mirrors society’s deepening fractures? You may have heard about Incels, but what about pick-up artists, MRAs and MGTOWs? All these masculinists ...
In the summer of 2023, a tornado of unprecedented violence swept through La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. In just a few minutes, the storm destroyed everything in its path: buildings, forests, parks ...
Since childhood, they have been helping their father or mother to cope with daily life. Very early on, these children become natural caregivers and take on heavy responsibilities that are not their ...
How to deal with the distressing issue of school bullying? Through the portraits of Siddharta and Amelina, this report lifts the veil on the dysfunctions encountered within the school institution. ...
Losing a loved one inevitably brings pain. Even more so when the countdown is related to assisted suicide. In Switzerland, assisted dying has more than tripled in ten years. Chantal chose it almost ...
Precarious housing is still taboo. Black mould on walls, poor ventilation, confined space is a reality for many. How is daily life like when one lives with no access to a shower, in a caravan or as a ...
How to account for the courage of people who have saved one or more lives? In the event of someone drowning, getting stabbed or during a terrorist attack. Lassana Bathily saved several people held ...
Lia, Anouck, Eline and Sébastien suffer from anorexia, bulimia or alternate between the two. Eating disorders are still often taboo, confusing and poorly understood. Yet they are real mental ...
Exorcists don't just exist in the movies. Beyond the frightening fantasies, we went to meet the men within the Catholic Church, in the evangelical community and an independent healer who all address ...
Is organic food a privilege of the rich? Why isn't organic food more democratic? What are the industry's real margins? Eating organic fruit and green means a healthier, pesticide-free diet. But not ...
How to provide care to prisoners? In this rare investigation, our journalist was able to film the nurses and doctors of La Chaux-de-Fonds prison, Switzerland. Prisons are not designed to be treatment ...
For survivalists, our world is only bound to collapse. Who are these shadowy activists, convinced that our society is heading straight for disaster? They have no doubt the dystopias of series like ...
They weigh more than 100 kilos and they are tired of being weighed down on a daily basis, both in the public space and in their intimacy. What is the sex life of overweight people like? The subject ...
Is detransition taboo in the queer community? Why has the debate around gender issues become so controversial? Chloé, Jess, Niki, Fanny and Zora all wanted to transition. Like them, many young ...
Research is now focusing on the microbiota to help treat depression, anxiety disorders or hyperactivity. In case of a porous abdominal wall, microbiota’s billions of micro-organisms are suspected ...
Four women and four men are stuck together for a long weekend in a beautiful mountain chalet. Their mission: to live together and talk on the themes that makes people talk today. Questions of gender, ...
The advent of #metoo and neo-féminism has shifted the lines in men/women relationships. This reality mini-series of 2 x 45' brings together, during a long weekend, 4 women and 4 men who don't know ...
At the beginning of 2022, the international nursing home operator ORPEA, listed on the stock exchange, generated negative headlines around the world for a scandal of abuse to the elderly in its ...
What if there was an afterlife? How does science apprehend the strange testimonies collected from patients, on the verge of death, who think they have seen the dead. Or from those who, during their ...
In January 2019, a 22-year-old man was stabbed to death in a Geneva parking lot, his attacker himself barely 18 years old. The tragedy is all the more shocking as the teen murderer was already under ...
Is Liraglutide therapy the definitive solution that will put a stop to the worldwide obesity epidemic? To this day, overweight and obese people still have to fight hard for acceptance and access to ...
When one learns, often in adulthood, that one was born by sperm donation in medically assisted procreation, the news falls like a bombshell. Thousands of people learn that their father is not who ...
Will we ever live to be 150? And in good health? What do scientists at the forefront of anti-aging research promise us? Will the elixir of youth sought by all pharmaceutical laboratories come from ...
The gigantic business of food supplements stems from a desire shared by us all : that of boosting one's immune system in order to better cope with illness. But the evidence of effectiveness of food ...
Parental burn-out is poorly diagnosed and often hidden by parents overwhelmed with shame and guilt. It may seem similar to depression, but it initially affects only the family sphere. Stress and ...
This report denounces human trafficking and forced labor in one of the world’s richest capitals: Geneva. Undocumented migrants from Ukraine, Britain, Poland or Macedonia working on building sites ...
Anger is building up among women farmers! Out in the country, women have always been numerous to farm the land and work tirelessly on the agricultural domains, a male fiefdom no matter what. However, ...
Why has autism been under-diagnosed in women for decades? Some autistic people have very high IQs. When they are women, their invisibility is increased tenfold because of a paternalistic culture. But ...
They're young and have already botoxed them-selves up the wazoo! For the first time in the his-tory of cosmetic surgery, 18-34 year olds out-number 50 year olds in resorting to surgery acts. Relayed ...
What goes on in the mind of small children when confronted all day with masked faces? Since the introduction of face masks in the public space, we communicate with half-faces. This lack of ...
Breathing is the most necessary act of life. Yet pollution and climate change threaten this basic right for all. As temperatures rise, pollinations that used to occur only in spring are now also ...
Who are the new 'witches' that have made their presence felt during the major recent feminist demonstrations or against global warming? Far from the medieval clichés of old age and ugliness, these ...
The use of smart drugs among students is constantly on the rise. What are the risks and benefits of brain boosters on one's health? How can they help your brain make you a better performer? How ...
Bypass surgery (RYGB) is the most practised surgery for people suffering from severe obesity. But this solution that guarantees an impressive weight loss also brings about deep upheavals in the ...
Is medical tourism really worth the risk? Many people faced with prohibitive fees for cosmetic surgery in their home country turn to specialized agencies that manage everything – but the unexpected ...
How far can the greed of slum landlords go? This investigation into the living conditions of Filipino workers in Geneva reveals a sordid traffic in which an apartment can be rented by the room at ...
As if coming close to death through a NDE wasn't enough, some NDE experiencers come back to life with what they describe as extraordinary abilities. In addition to their disturbing stories, the ...
What if there was an afterlife? What if the disturbing accounts of patients who have had a near death experience were more serious than the skeptics think? Since the 1970s, faced with countless ...
Thefts, beatings, torture, murder sometimes... Violent crimes by teen gang members seem to have gone out of control. Violence is trivialized by social networks that blur the line between real life ...
Disruptive behaviour in schools has become the number one problem for teachers. Restlessness, disrespect and aggressive behaviour is seen in younger and younger kids who mess up kindergarten classes. ...
5 x 45' - The pediatric ward at Lausanne University Hospital treats everything from minor ailments to serious chronic illnesses. Medical teams and families work together to offer hope and comfort ...
The wave of testimonies regarding elite sport coaches' acts of psychological, physical or sexual misconduct continues to flood in and undermine the world of high-performance sport. More and more ...
The golden age of the Internet almost seems a thing of the past for the millions of lonely hearts still looking for a soul mate. While young people massively look for one-night sexfriends on Tinder, ...
Their numbers exploded in the cities during lockdown: food delivery couriers, with their nose alwasys to the grindstone, have seen their working conditions worsen yet again. American meals-on-wheels ...
Our journalists investigate into the controversial biobank sector. In 2019, 250,000 European families who thought they were protecting their children from rare genetic diseases by entrusting their ...
Overweight or hypertension are not randomly distributed in our cities. On the contrary, they cluster in specific neighbourhoods. Geomedicine proves that individual responsibility is not everything. ...
They are the new slaves of our societies, whose ageing demography is one of our major challenges. Working 24 hours a day, six days a week for low wages including board and room allowance, migrants ...
The therapeutic interventions of Vincent Humbert's case, in France, has left its mark and highlighted the importance of advance directives. This signed document can be unsettling as it details what ...
How can children be protected when they getcaught up in warfare during high-conflict divorceor separation? In order to better identify familydysfunctions, justice authorities sometimesrequest ...
Running away from home or foster care leave indelible marks in the emotional and family lives of youth. For teens, it is alwas a cry for help. For their parents, anguish gives way to ...
93x15' - How to address complex social issues and/or daily life problems among youth, for youth and by youth? A microphone in her hand, Melissa interviews young adults, boys and girls alike, ...
Have you ever wondered who will take care of your body after your death? A man? A woman? Maybe you don't care! Anyway, until now, you didn't really have a choice in the almost exclusively male world ...
How can we combat the sedentary lifestyle that is slowly killing our society? Sitting still for too long is now a major public health issue. Nearly 70% of the population is reportedly weakened by ...
For many decades, Sri Lanka and Lebanon's stolen babies flooded the adoption market to fill the heart of European would-be parents with happiness. For these children, now adult themselves, seeking ...
Our journalists investigate the ethical, social and economic issues related to the commercialization of the human genome. DNA tests claiming to reveal the origins of one's ancestors are all the rage ...
Despite more than a century of feminism and the Me Too movement, machismo is making a comeback among young people. A major study by the University of Zurich reveals that teens today are much more ...
The sexuality of seniors is a taboo subject even though it is of paramount importance in the daily life of retirement homes. There are beautiful love stories, couples come together and share the same ...
Not a week goes by without a woman dying at the hands of her partner. However, domestic violence is not necessarily synonymous with battered women. Men are also concerned and intimate partner ...
How could being an orphan mean forced commitment to psychiatric hospitals for young adults? In Switzerland, in the 1950s, a psychiatric clinic could have one third of so-called "socially ill" ...
A dangerous drug for some, a miracle plant for others, cannabis has become a legal and lucrative market on a large scale. So much so that it is now on the stock market via major pharmaceutical ...
How to you survive a violent attack? Victims of rape and homophobic crimes that are interviewed in this report tell us about their slow attempts at inner reconstruction. They also confide in us the ...
It only takes a split second to become a paraplegic. These dramatic accidents often affect young people whose lives are then irreparably disrupted. How can one apprehend the future when one finds ...
It is estimated that one in five people will experience a depressive episode in their lifetime. If no one is safe, women are twice as affected as men. Women and men agreed to talk openly about the ...
Why has the number of caesareans exploded in the past ten years? Is medical necessity always at the origin of the surgeon's decision to operate? Today, the growing number of health conditions related ...
Born on the edge of the Amazon, ayahuasca is the new buzzword. Horribly bitter, emetic and purgative, this plant decoction associated with shamanism is more and more popular under northern latitudes. ...
At age 20, Delphine had a car accident and has been suffering chronic ankle pain ever since. His multiple ankle fractures were mysteriously not diagnosed immediately at the hospital. It was only ...
They heal burns, eczema and warts, cure shingles and allergies. They're swamped by demand for their services, from patients who have often exhausted the possibilities afforded by conventional ...
This report tackles vaccine scepticism, a movement prompting a growing number of parents not to have their children vaccinated. Leaving behind mistrust and the sterile debate on the pros and cons ...
Louis, Jeanne and Agnès are 102, 104 and 105 years old. How did they live so long and stay healthy and young at heart? Our journalists travelled to the province of Ogliastra, Sardinia, one of the ...
In Europe, more than 20,000 women are victims of human trafficking and forced into prostitution. In this fierce, brutal environment, women are sold as mere pieces of meat by the sex mafia, in Africa, ...
When exactly does a flattering comment breaks up the limits of sexism? How does one say loud and clear what is acceptable and what is not? Is a zero-tolerance policy towards harassment possible in ...
How to allow end of life patients to die at home but in an institution? Tara's home, in Switzerland, offers patients and their families personalized support with attention and consideration that are ...
Gestational surrogacy allows LGBT couples to become parents. Only a few couples are willing to set out and go on the adventure. The phenomenon is statistically marginal. It remains nonetheless ...
Thanks to the appearance of low-cost fitnesscentres, everyone's getting into shape, a widespread trend that can find several generations of the same family working out together - and that has seen ...
They're between 18 and 30 years old and their youth has been blighted by mental illness. Schizophrenic, bipolar, depressed, Geeti, Jonathan, Alexandre and Manon are all patients at an outpatient ...
How can you recover from the cancer that'sturned your life upside down when you're afraid it will get you fired? Our journalists interviewed four patients struggling to cope in just that situation. ...
When a crime is committed, the spotlight is always on the victim and his or her family. But what aboutthe perpetrator's relatives? Their lives will never be the same again either. Dominique Moulinas ...
Over 200 million women are living with the consequences of female genital cutting, a horrific practice that is not limited to remote villages in distant places. As European countries institute ...
Telling your name, answering the phone or going out for shopping can turn into a nightmare for stutters. For Morgane, Philippe and Estéban, the most casual of conversations is an ordeal. Are ...
This is the second and last episode of our report following the daily life of specialized educators in charge of Pascal, Manuel or Claire. These young people, all of whom have committed crimes, are ...
Juvenile justice usually has to choose between punishing and educating. In Switzerland, judges can do both. Swiss juvenile law requires that young offenders who have dropped out and have family ...
How much would you pay to live six months longer? Once a taboo subject, the soaring cost of endof-life health care and treatment has become amatter for urgent discussion - the last year of life costs ...
Through the overwhelming testimony of the parents of Laurent Kremer, the 20-year-old young man who was one of the six victims of the Liège massacre, this survey tackles organ donation from the ...
What happens to the anatomical waste used in hospital medicine? Placenta, biopsy, biological samples: who do they belong to? How are these tissues stored or disposed of and what is their legal and ...
How to take a fresh take on French suburbs? Are they really the no-go zones that some politicians thrive on? Last October, an attack of unprecedented brutality put France in turmoil: about fifteen ...
The demons of the past have come back to haunt Switzerland's Catholic Church. Up to 1981, over 100,000 children were forcibly placed with families or in institutions on the pretext that their parents ...
Is burn-out to the twenty-first century what consumption was to the nineteenth? It affects all occupations and jobs, with almost one in four employees feeling stressed at work and exhausted at a cost ...
With over 4 million patients developing a health care acquired infection. every year in Europe, hospital-acquired conditions have become a major public health problem. How can such infections ...
The taboo of farmers' suicide has broken. Families speak out and denounce unbearable working conditions, pressure from mass-market retailers and consumers, legal norms, costly investment, hardship ...
What is it like to live with endometriosis? Twoyoung women speak about the distress causedby this complex disease while a medical scandalbrews in the wings. With its controversial recommended doses ...
The life expectancy of people with Down's syndrome has dramatically increased over the century. Advances in medicine have made it possible to move from a life expectancy of 9 years in 1900 to 35 ...
Prenatal screening for Trisomy 21 is a technological advance that also presents parents with an extremely difficult ethical decision: should the pregnancy be terminated? Nine out of ten couples opt ...
10 x 23' - Our bonds with our mothers are unique! Whether nurturing, absent, or toxic, these maternal ties sculpt our emotional landscapes - for better or worse. This relationship can change over ...
