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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

Influencers sell the Swiss dream as a turnkey solution, promising work, triple the salary and the permit that goes with it. Many French people come to try their luck, even if it means living in a ...