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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Leoni Kahumbu remembers the night her 15-year-old daughter, Pascaline, first showed signs of Ebola. She found her fainted on the […]