Stigma can be defined, studied, and measured. When stigma is promoted through the organizations and systems that govern daily life, it is called structural stigma. Stigma itself is a powerful social ...

A new study suggests that the simple prospect of remaining single for a prolonged period can lead individuals to reconsider ...

Research highlights impacts to which on-the-ground workers attest. Losing staff is not just a workforce isssue, but a public ...

It's not only women who agonize over their excess pounds. Stigma about being overweight can cause physical and emotional harm to men, too. "It's often assumed that conversations about weight loss, ...

One of the main challenges in addressing many diseases is social stigma, meaning people are devalued by others because they are known, or thought, to be affected. Pandemics are no exception. When ...

A recent survey found surveyed workers see a growing stigma facing employees with neurological variations that include ADHD, autism and dyslexia. Most adults feel a stigma around asking for workplace ...

Researchers found positive associations between depressive features and self-stigma for those with substance use disorders, with the pull to self-stigma likely stronger than in the reverse, per a ...

HOUSTON — April is C-Section Awareness Month, a time to educate and bring awareness to the growing number of cesarean deliveries. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...

ANN ARBOR -- Earlier this season, Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh said his players have “big hearts” and “really care about others.” Their latest cause is another example. Several Wolverines have ...

A Taipei Metro train has been decorated to spread awareness about HIV, aiming to reduce fear, stigma and discrimination ...