Anal fissures, piles, abscesses, and fistulas differ in pain, bleeding, and infection, know the signs early.

Fistula is common in Somalia but stigma and lack of care means that many women continue to face shame and barriers to treatment. Clotilde Bigot reports.

Maureen Auma has borne the brunt of being deserted by friends and embarrassed due to a rare and humiliating condition she suffers from. She is unable to control the flow of urine because she is ...

Victoria Ifeanyichukwu, a mother of two from Imo State, arrived at the National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC) in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, seeking care after a difficult first pregnancy left her ...

A consortium of University of Birmingham researchers, clinicians and industry partners is developing a novel device that could revolutionize the clinical management of anal fistula. The American ...