For people living with genetic disorders such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia, stigma can be as damaging as the ...

"People tend to joke about mood swings, saying 'my mood swings throughout the day, I'm already a bit bipolar,' or joke with each other, saying 'everything is bipolar.' And it's not quite like that, as ...

New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research suggests artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT may help reduce mental health stigma, particularly for people hesitant to seek traditional face-to-face ...

Weight stigma is a commonly reported experience in maternity care that negatively impacts the health of mothers and their babies. Women who experience weight stigma commonly report symptoms of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Integrating HIV prevention and treatment into primary care could help address the persisting stigma about the virus, which is keeping some patients from getting access to drugs that can prevent ...

When three leading obesity organizations issued guidance recently on the pharmacologic treatment of obesity, they didn’t stop at saying the recommended medications are safe, effective, and appropriate ...

Ipas Nigeria Health Foundation, in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden, Ipas Canada, has organised “Resonance of Choice” immersive sensory exhibition and art competition, bringing together art, ...

Researchers from Newcastle University have identified a link between reducing the stigma of poverty in schools and the reading and math attainment of pupils. One in three U.K. children are currently ...

People addicted to drugs or alcohol are stigmatized in our society, which can impede their recovery. We cannot readily understand how they are thinking and why they are making the unhealthy choices ...

It’s amazing—but understandable to us anthropologists—how little people understand about the basics of their own menstruating bodies. In one recent study of undergraduate students in Australia, only 1 ...