Portraits of the "bio hackers" seek to hijack the biological system at any cost to live better and longer. To make their dreams of eternal youth come true, they will stop at nothing: coaching, ...

While tobacco prevention has reduced the number of smokers, youth continue heavily to fall into tobacco addiction. The industry is thus doing all it can to seduce this strategic age group. ...

They present themselves as "shamans", "medicine men" with mysterious healing powers. Some of them do not hesitate to take advantage of gullible Europeans to thrive on a juicy business where therapy, ...

In Switzerland, assisted suicide is at the heart of a large-scale scandal. But there are deeply disturbing cracks around the handling of lethal substances used by associations like Exit. Authorities ...

We have a special relationship with our caregivers: the therapeutic relationship. It's a relationship that is studied and learned, and can be either supportive or highly detrimental in treating ...

A new generation of cancer patients use social networks as a main source of diary. Thy post stories of their ups and downs, treatment fears and hopes for the future, as well as useful tips for their ...

Viruses are increasingly being blamed as the triggers of autoimmune diseases in people with genetic predispositions. For example, multiple sclerosis appears to be a rare complication of infection by ...

Becoming a doctor has lost its luster. Whether already practicing, still training, or just students, more and more medical professionals are reconsidering their career path. They dream of healing ...

Genomic preventive medicine is now a reality. The precision medicine, based on DNA genome sequencing, makes it possible to offer targeted treatments for patients with rare genetic diseases or for ...

Our journalists investigate GLP-1 analogues, the drugs that s said to help anyone shed pounds effortlessly. Touted as miracle drugs for weight loss and type 2 diabetes on social networks, they're ...