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'Third sex' law aims to reduce surgery

Traditionally a birth certificate offers two gender choices, male or female; but now in Germany, there is a third option. As of Friday, Germany is the first country in Europe to allow parents to not...

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Disease in Philippines could run rampant

Those who survived the devastating impact of Typhoon Haiyan may not be out of harm's way yet as it has been predicted a second round of deaths might be imminent. The storm isn't returning, this new...

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Fitness tips you can use at the office

A new study presented by the American Heart association states that members of the younger generation may not be in the same shape their parents were at the same age. In fact, by comparison they are...

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AIDS: How to survive a global plague

Becky interviews director David France and leading gay rights and AIDS activist Peter Staley. They talk about new critically acclaimed documentary about the "plague years" of the AIDS virus, 'How to...

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HIV testing offered for all in London

One in five HIV positive people in the UK remain undiagnosed. Despite this, HIV testing is not routine. Now a new campaign in London aims to change this. All hospital outpatients, regardless of age,...

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Fighting female genital mutilation

The World Health Organization estimates that some 140 million women have been subjected to some form of female genital mutilation. A practice the UN calls a violation of human rights and gender...

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Documentary explores organ trafficking

Would you buy a kidney on the black market if your life depended on it? Would you sell one, if it meant you could buy food for your family? One of the miracles of modern medicine is that we can save a...

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The Man with the Golden Gut

We’ve all heard of people having a heart of gold. But what about a belly of the shiny stuff? That’s what doctors in New Delhi found when a man arrived from overseas in severe discomfort. As Amir...

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Leone Lakhani's Ramadan Diary

Daylight fasting is a key requirement during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. In the first part of her Ramadan diary, CNN's Leone Lakhani reports on the health risks and benefits that come with...

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EU health chief: We can't isolate West Africa over Ebola

European Health Commissioner Tonio Borg says that, while something clearly went wrong in Spain, the country should not be criticized for the continent's first homegrown Ebola case. And speaking to...

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