Medical Care
This Indian State Will Use Palanquins To Take Pregnant Women To Hospitals
Pregnant women in rural Uttarakhand have had to walk several kilometres to reach the nearest hospital because the hilly terrain has poor road connectivity.
ICE 'Deliberately' Denies Medical Care to Detainees, Lawsuit Says
Two diabetic immigrants have been denied insulin, the suit alleges, among a host of other complaints from detainees in eight ICE facilities
Meet the 28-Year-Old Geneticist Fighting the Future of Superbugs
The World Health Organization says by 2050, infections caused by ultra-resistant bacteria will be the leading cause of death, but this French scientist may have found the solution.
Bombs, Bullets, and Lack of Health Care Has Killed 470,000 Syrians
A new report says more than 11.5 percent of Syria's population has been killed, wounded or maimed since the conflict began in 2011, with many dying from lack of health care for chronic illnesses like cancer and asthma.
While the World Focuses on the Islamic State, Assad Keeps Bombing Doctors and Civilians
The group Physicians for Human Rights says Russian warplanes and Syrian government forces have bombarded hospitals and civilian tragets.
How a Pink and White Bus Is Protecting Sex Workers in Paris
Because of French laws criminalizing sex work, many prostitutes in Paris do their work hidden in the woods. L'Association Les Amis du Bus des Femmes brings the resources directly to them by way of their bus.
Why Skin Conditions Need to Be Taken More Seriously
Stigmatized and under-prioritized by doctors, skin conditions can really fuck with your head as well as your body.
One Doctor for 200 Emergency Patients (Excerpt from 'Doctors in Baghdad')
In this excerpt, Farouq Ali, a pediatrician in Baghdad, explains some of the problems Iraqi doctors face, from budget cuts to becoming targets for revenge by bereaved families.
A Dangerous Occupation: Doctors in Baghdad
More than 2,000 doctors have been killed in Iraq since 2003. VICE News spoke with doctors at two Baghdad hospitals about the challenges they face, and about promises from the US to rebuild Iraq's health system.