Attitudes towards abortion in the DRC suggest there are ways to overcome stigma On 2021-03-16 In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), restrictive abortion laws, limited medical resources, and high costs—all heightened by two […]
Shame and pain: Lung cancer’s stigma exerts psychic and physical toll On 2021-01-05 Lung cancer kills more than 150,000 Americans each year, accounting for a quarter of all cancer deaths, and remains the […]
Ending social stigma: Families living with HIV, hep B and hep C On 2020-12-02 A group of UNSW Sydney researchers has released a groundbreaking report expected to improve the lives of people with bloodborne […]
Researchers identify four types of opioid stigma contributing to the current crisis On 2019-12-03 Researchers from the University of Toronto have identified four types of opioid-related stigma that depend on a variety of factors, […]
Stigma is still slowing progress of treatment for HIV/AIDS On 2019-11-30 Progress against HIV is a barometer of our humanity. In 2019, we'll mark World AIDS Day with more powerful medical […]
Young people suffering chronic pain battle isolation and stigma as they struggle to forge their identities On 2018-12-14 Adolescence can be a difficult but exciting time, when young people make discoveries and decisions about their futures, and develop […]
Social stigma contributes to poor mental health in the autistic community On 2018-10-22 Stress related to social stigma may be the reason why autistic people experience more mental health problems than the general […]
Weight stigma: five unspoken truths On 2018-10-11 Weight stigma – a negative response to someone based on their weight – is the fourth most common form of […]
Ebola survivors returning home to fear, stigma in Congo On 2018-09-022018-09-02 Leoni Kahumbu remembers the night her 15-year-old daughter, Pascaline, first showed signs of Ebola. She found her fainted on the […]