Long Form

Virtual reality isn’t just for video games anymore. It’s revolutionising medicine, including the way we manage pain.

Almost one in four babies born at public hospitals come into the world via c-section but is it costing some women their lives?

Does sex work legislation have an impact on violence and the spread of HIV? We follow two women who operate in opposite worlds to find out.

We could be just months away from knowing whether Depo-Provera use is linked to a higher risk of HIV infection in women.

Few governments are prepared to care for the people forced to leave their countries as a result of conflict or climate change. Here's why.

For centuries, traditional religious practices have preserved the sacred forests of the Bijagós archipelago. Now missionaries are muscling in.

Men can help to prevent new HIV infections by showing up for their partners. Here’s how:

In a country where pipes can stop short of reaching home, cheap sachets of water sold on the street could be an unlikely solution, but at what cost?

For transgender people, gender-affirming care can be a matter of life and death. But medical aids still see it as a choice rather than a necessity.

The substances that cause cancer leave their fingerprints behind. Now, the world may be closer than ever to unravelling the clues hidden in our DNA.

Here's how northwest Kenya gets nomadic families to health services.

Are faith-based NGOs breaking the law when they refuse to give women information on where to terminate their pregnancies?

In the wake of acid attacks, victims — often women — can feel hopeless. Now, women around the world are fighting back.

In many ways, violence is like cholera, passing from person to person and treating it in similar ways is working to reduce it.

Scientists studied soldiers with PTSD and even children who'd witnessed a great tragedy. Did they unlock the secrets of resilience?

Climate change and air pollution could be conspiring against the continent, and fuelling new levels of death and disease.