For most of us, the festive season presents a perfect opportunity to spend time with our loved ones. But for others, the holidays bring back memories of loved ones who have passed on. Therese Bonnici...

The Neonatal Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (NPICU) treats babies and children aged three and under, who require extensive treatment and constant monitoring. The patients are admitted to this ward...

Justin Spiteri, an autistic man with a passion for drama, has recently taken part in an international acting event held in Turkey. The project, which was called the 'Creative Way', saw Turkey...

Researchers are reporting another disappointment for efforts to cure infection with the AIDS virus. Six patients given blood-cell transplants similar to one that cured a man known as "the Berlin...

Ireland is debating its ban on abortion again as doctors keep a brain-dead pregnant woman on life support, awaiting a judge's verdict on what do to with the living fetus. Irish media reported...

The siege at the Sydney cafe had been going on for more than five hours and 82-year-old John O'Brien had become convinced the gunman was insane and they would likely all end up...

Street begging, otherwise known as almsgiving, or rather panhandling, is gradually becoming visible in Malta. In September this year, three Bulgarian beggars were conditionally discharged for a...

It seems like only a short while ago when I met up with five amazing women I had interviewed earlier for A&H. Five years had passed from the magazine's inception. The editor had decided to...

Civil Liberties Minister Helena Dalli today launched a White Paper for a human rights and equality commission to coincide with International Human Rights Day, being celebrated today. This day...

Two Saudi women activists have been detained for nearly a week for defying the kingdom's ban on women driving, family members and an activist said today. The women, who were arrested after...