Stories

Blocking the high: one man’s quixotic quest to cure addiction
If you could take the high out of drugs, what would be the point in taking them? Sujata Gupta meets the unorthodox doctor who thinks he can block some of the world’s most addictive pills.
17 March 2015
- Mind, Addiction
Cutting tubes, cutting risks
Could an addition to routine pelvic surgery help protect women from ovarian cancer?
10 March 2015
- Society, Ethics
Decisions on a knife-edge
Surgery to remove the fallopian tubes but spare the ovaries of women predisposed to cancer may prevent early menopause, but is it irresponsible? Charlotte Huff explores the costs of buying time.
10 March 2015
- Society, Ethics
Photographing India
What cultural insights that can be captured in a fraction of a second? In this photofilm, Ben Gilbert shares a rare glimpse into the mind of a photographer.
04 March 2015
- Planet, Sustainability
Sex, lives and disability
What can disabled bodies teach us about sex, and why should we listen? Katharine Quarmby reports.
03 March 2015
- Society, Identity
Ten myths about sex and disability
Mik Scarlet runs down the biggest misconceptions around sex and disability.
03 March 2015
- Society, Identity
Make a new erogenous zone
How to have an orgasm without relying on your genitals.
03 March 2015
- Society, Identity
“I am a woman more than a wheelchair”
On the movement to help disabled women express their sexuality.
03 March 2015
- Society, Identity
Life skills
How can women with learning difficulties be empowered around relationships?
03 March 2015
- Society, Identity
The fetish scene
Why are some people turned on by disability?
03 March 2015
- Society, Identity
The troubled history of the foreskin
Common in the US, rare in Europe and now championed in Africa, male circumcision is hotly debated. Jessica Wapner explores whether the gains are worth the loss.
24 February 2015
- Health, Body
Circumcising Zimbabwe
From mass media to tribal ritual, campaigners are using circumcision to fight HIV in Zimbabwe. By Jessica Wapner.
24 February 2015
- Health, Body