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 ...

Edited By Chase Clements, McClatchy Media Commerce Despite decades of medical advances, HIV stigma remains one of the biggest barriers to prevention, testing, treatment and overall well-being.

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 ...

"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 ...

Media and anti-stigma activities could help combat mental health stigma and discrimination, but only with lived experience involvement, according to research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, ...

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 ...

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 ...

For people with epilepsy, doing yoga may help reduce feelings of stigma about the disease along with reducing seizure frequency and anxiety, according to new research published in the November 8, 2023 ...

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 ...

If you tune into any conversation about mental illness and addiction, it won’t be long until the term “stigma” comes up. Stigma has various definitions, but they all refer to negative attitudes, ...

Investment in Social Marketing Campaign to Reduce Stigma and Discrimination Associated with Mental Illness Yields Positive Economic Benefits to California (pp. 1-10) J. Scott Ashwood, Brian Briscombe, ...

New efforts aim to reduce breastfeeding stigma ...