When doctors in rural Italy began to see a surge in cancer cases, they were baffled. Then they made the link with industrial waste being dumped by local crime syndicates. Ian Birrell learns about the tragic consequences.
Why are some people able to become happy, well-adjusted adults even after growing up with violence or neglect? Their life stories – from 1950s Hawaii to the orphanages of Romania – could provide answers that will help more children to thrive. By Lucy Maddox.
Love is not enough for a child to get over a difficult start in life. Lucy Maddox asks: what is?
Being overly sensitive to sights and sounds can be deeply traumatic, but there may be an upside. By Emma Young.
Marian Partington is working to forgive Rosemary West – one of her sister’s killers – because she thinks the only way to break the cycle of female violence is to understand it. Katharine Quarmby reports.
When healthcare is expensive, the Amish culture of autonomy and thrift may be a way to balance communal support and individual responsibility. Sara Talpos finds out more.
How Pomerene Hospital, Ohio, became more welcoming to the Amish community.
A writhing mass of maggots in a wound might seem like a good reason to seek medical help, but, sometimes it’s the doctors who have put them there.
Dr Anna Motz, a clinical and forensic psychologist and psychotherapist, explains the impact her work has had on her life so far.
Exploring the challenges women in prison face, and moves to reduce the number jailed.