The study, which covered 40 selected districts and cities, found that discrimination, fear of exposure and social exclusion ...

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 ...

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

Through a series of reviews of more than 100 research papers and a three-round Delphi questionnaire, a multidisciplinary panel of 51 scientists from 18 countries have reached consensus on a pledge to ...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month—time to focus on prioritizing mental health and acknowledging that it's "OK not to be OK." It is also time to stop the sigma and spread awareness about what we can ...

A study by ICMR finds that poor awareness, discrimination and healthcare access gaps continue to delay diagnosis and ...

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

A new study has revealed that the majority of people living with long COVID experience some form of stigma directly related to their condition. An estimated 2.1 million people in the UK, 3.3% of the ...

Toyin AdebayoThe Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS) has raised the alarm over the growing financial hardship, social stigma, and inadequate post-treatment care faced by cancer survivors across the country, ...

Introduction Globally, women who engage in sex work (WESW) have a 21-fold greater risk of HIV acquisition than the general ...

Weight bias, or discrimination based on a person’s weight, is widespread in society. It can lead to unfair judgement, poorer health outcomes, and unequal access to opportunities. Society judges people ...