Pregnancy is a challenging time when women must cope with rapid changes to their bodies. Yet, most pregnant women experience weight stigma, or shaming from others regarding their weight. Aside from ...

This scoping review of 70 studies found that AI is used mainly to detect and measure health-related stigma, rather than to ...

For years, medicine has tried to eliminate stigma. Now, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is bringing back the language personal ...

An international effort aims to end diabetes stigma and discrimination in all its forms, including that experienced by people with the condition in clinical settings. The term diabetes "stigma" refers ...

Pregnant women with substance use disorders endure a unique, intense and pervasive type of stigma from multiple levels of society – from family and friends to government officials to health care ...

Studies also show variability in stigma among different types of substance dependence. For example, individuals who abuse illegal drugs such as heroin are perceived as more dangerous than those who ...

People with long COVID deal with months or years of punishing fatigue, mind-numbing brain fog or a frightening fight to take each and every breath. But they can also face the skepticism of others, a ...

Researchers analyzing nearly 10,000 U.K. news articles found that Type 1 diabetes is often portrayed through medical and biological narratives, whereas Type 2 diabetes coverage frequently emphasizes ...

I’m a mental health advocate living with major depression. I speak with Fortune 500 companies, women’s prisons, firefighters, police officers, drug rehabilitation centers, nonprofit organizations, and ...