Léa Surugue

The search for a Covid-19 vaccine

Why is it so hard to stop people dying from snakebite?

Twenty-year-old Mamadou is lying on a metal cot, eyes half-closed, breathing fast. At his bedside sits his boss, fanning him.

The fight to bring a deadly illegal industry to justice

The cause of death was easy to figure out. The gun had left a deep wound, allowing Fiona Howie to quickly locate the pellet at the base of the deceased's neck. Spread across the grey metallic table, the victim had been dead for a week.

Why is there mistrust in vaccination ?

The reasons people reject vaccination are as varied as the interventions to tackle this issue are complex.

Growing up with HIV: Stigma, secrets and breakthrough

Stigma, secrets and breakthrough. More than 101,000 people live with HIV in the UK. Among them, children represent only a tiny and often forgotten minority. In recent decades, improvements in the prevention and treatment of paediatric HIV have changed the face of the epidemic.

Against their will

Against their will Lea Surugue and Gisella Ligios report from the Czech Republic where Roma women who were forcibly sterilized are demanding the authorities take responsibility Marta Puskovà was just 23 when she was sterilized. She had recently had her third daughter, and although she and her husband had hoped for a boy, they were happy to see their family expand.

The Psychological Effects of Grieving on Social Media

Vladimir Vladimirov / Getty In the aftermath of the Virginia Tech University shootings, researcher Tamara Wandel immediately met with survivors and college students across the country to talk about the tragedy.

History of synthetic DNA

A history of synthetic organisms and their implications

Cancer Screening Programmes in the UK

Growing up with HIV : "Stigma, secrets and breakthrough" - The documentary