Overweight & Obesity
Changing the debate around obesity
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) needs to do more to address the ingrained stigma and discrimination faced by people with obesity, says a leading health psychologist.
Mar 3, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Scientific community pledges to end obesity stigma
Coinciding with World Obesity Day, over 100 medical and scientific organisations have today pledged their support for a consensus statement that recognises unscientific public narratives of obesity as a major cause of weight ...
Mar 3, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Less than a quarter of at-risk adolescent boys ever get tested for HIV
Less than one in four adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM) ever get tested for HIV, research funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, ...
Feb 12, 2020
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Health
Study takes a stand against prolonged sitting
In many workplaces, standing desks and walking meetings are addressing the health dangers of sitting too long each day, but for universities, the natural question is how to make such adjustments in classrooms.
Feb 6, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How digital technology can reduce mental illness stigma
When those with mental illness experience prejudice and discrimination in the form of stigma, it can make their suffering considerably worse.
Jan 30, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People with obesity who experience self-directed weight shaming benefit from intervention
People with obesity are often treated with less respect than other people, discriminated against, and socially devalued because of their weight. This societal stigma can sometimes be internalized, leading individuals with ...
Jan 24, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Getting a new perspective on autism
Much-needed insight into raising young children with autism in Malaysia highlights the need to improve local research, awareness, acceptance and support services.
Jan 9, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Fat-shaming pregnant women isn't just mean, it's harmful
December is considered the most fertile month, a time when there's the greatest likelihood that children will be conceived. Some experts even pinpoint Dec. 11 as the most fertile day.
Dec 11, 2019
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Study to investigate surrogate decision challenges for LGBT patients with Alzheimer's
Facing Alzheimer's disease in a loved one is challenging under any circumstances but may be even more challenging when the patient is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT).
Dec 4, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
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, including the context of opioid use, the social identity and networks of the person who is ...
Dec 3, 2019
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