Stigma and discrimination remain among the biggest obstacles to addressing drug addiction, with experts warning that fear of judgment often prevents people from seeking help until their condition has ...

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 ...

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

For many adolescents in India, seeking help for anxiety, depression or emotional distress remains far more difficult than it ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s amazing—but understandable to us anthropologists—how little people understand about the basics of their own menstruating bodies. In one recent study of undergraduate students in Australia, only 1 ...