Guidance from three obesity associations offers recommendations for specific obesity medications and spells out the need to reduce stigma. Will it help?

Hot flushes, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, mood swings, urinary incontinence and joint pain: these are just some of the more than 100 symptoms associated with the menopause, a natural process ...

TOKYO, Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2026 Global Appeal to End Stigma and Discrimination Against Persons Affected by Leprosy was launched in Brussels, Belgium on January 29 at an event co-hosted ...

Hot flushes, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, mood swings, urinary incontinence and joint pain: these are just some of the more than 100 symptoms associated with the menopause, a natural process ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass Oct. 5, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square for the Jubilee for Missions and for Migrants. (Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot.) Listen ROME – Pope Leo XIV celebrated a special Mass ...

This article by G.D. Lidurshan Avilash originally appeared on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka. A shortened and edited version is published below as part of a ...

Police officers routinely face stressful and even traumatic situations, but widespread stigma still prevents many of them from seeking out mental health help, according to a new study by a North ...

New research shows that weight stigma-and not weight itself-has the biggest impact on mental health and healthy behaviors in the years after weight-loss surgery. Researchers found that patients who ...

The goal of diagnosing 90% of people living with diabetes cannot be reached if people are too afraid of the social label to come forward. Stigma also erodes the quality of care. The evidence is clear: ...

Spread the loveIntroduction As we look forward to April 2026, Psychiatric Times is set to launch a comprehensive series dedicated to exploring schizophrenia, a complex and often misunderstood mental ...