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 ...

Hyaluronic acid injections must legally be performed by licensed physicians, as they can be a recipe for disaster if done incorrectly. Yet some people cut corners by turning to clinics where these ...

Switzerland is one of the only countries in the world that allows foreigners to commit suicide. More than 1,000 people have come to die with the Dignitas group in Zurich since 1998. Dignitas openly ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We explore one of Lausanne’s working-class neighbourhoods that has been invaded by drug dealers. A family-friendly multicultural neighbourhood where life was good until petty sellers of marijuana ...

How do prisons cope with their aging inmate populations? These prisoners that are more fragile both physically and mentally sometimes fall victim to harassment and violence. How does the institution ...

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 ...

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 ...