Pink October – the French version of Breast Cancer Awareness Month – is at the centre of a political storm here in France, after one MP said she refused to wear a pink ribbon, calling the month "utterly cynical". We dive into her reasoning, discuss the history of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and learn how to look out for "pinkwashing".
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The CDC is sending one of its scientists to Pennsylvania to help curb the state’s growing measles outbreak, the agency said Thursday.
New guidance says trans patients should be cared for on single-sex hospital wards or bays that align with their biological sex.
Pope Leo XIV has resumed some work, the Vatican said Thursday, after he had a piece of his right lung removed and received a diagnosis of lung cancer.
At least 320 people detained for ‘acts against nature’ after law criminalising homosexuality toughened, HRW reports Mass arrests, forced HIV testing and barriers to legal representation are part of an escalating crackdown against LGBTQ+ people in Senegal, according to a new report . More than 320 individuals have been arrested and detained on allegations of “acts against nature” since February, according to HIV Justice Network , an organisation quoted in the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report. Among these, at least 84 were charged with “voluntary HIV…