In 2005, the documentary "An Affair Of The Heart" filmed every step of six-year-old Lorena's life-saving heart transplant. Today, Lorena is 17. A fragile young woman, she speaks about life ...

What if hypnosis could revolutionize hospital care ? The natural method that used to be controversial makes it possible to drastically reduce the dose of chemical anesthetics. In Yverdon, ...

Extraordinary healings that sometimes leave even medical professionals stunned are modern-day miracles for the patients involved. But they're more than just individual remissions - these recoveries ...

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 ...

What is amnesia and what is it like when our memories are replaced by a black hole? Amnesia can occur at any time. Shirley and Daniela have learnt it the hard way. Nicolas only came to realize the ...

Do you ask your doctor to prove he’s qualifiedwhen you show up for an appointment? Of coursenot. And yet, bogus doctors exist. In this report,the victims of medical charlatans describe theirordeals ...

They have received one of the best technical and medical training in the world. However, in the field, paramedics will have to deal with psychosocial situations that do not require emergency kits or ...

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 ...

After 30 years of steady growth, humanitarian aid has become a multibillion-dollar industry, with some of the tens of thousands of NGOs active in the field operating like multinationals. What happens ...

On paper, Bayer pharmaceuticals' latest birth control pills were much more than traditional contraceptive pills, supposedly freeing women from premenstrual syndromes, sudden mood swings, ...