“Being a doctor, I thought I had good knowledge of lactation and breastfeeding already,” Elsa John, an anaesthetist and a first-time mother in Vellore, told this author. “But nothing prepared me for the doubts that came in the initial days when I had to do it.” She recalled that a nurse pinched her nipples hard … Read more
The Public Health Agency says there are 1,325 people living with HIV in Northern Ireland. Source link
It finds that social contact between people with and without lived experience of mental illness is the most effective way to reduce stigma and discrimination It finds that social contact between people with and without lived experience of mental illness is the most effective way to reduce stigma and discrimination On Monday, observed as World … Read more
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Monkeypox could soon get a new name. The World Health Organization announced Friday that it plans to rename the condition to eliminate any derogatory or racist connotations, a decision in alignment with current best practices for naming diseases. “The naming of virus … Read more
Laken Brooks, 27, thinks weight bias might be why no one noticed her depression. At one point in college, the PhD student and freelance health writer couldn’t sleep. She’d forget to eat. Then she dropped nearly 30 pounds in a single semester. Fast, unexplained weight loss is often a sign of another health problem, but … Read more
Commentary By Karl Schmid Earlier this year, GLAAD—in partnership with the Gilead COMPASS Initiative—conducted a survey titled, “The 2021 State of HIV Stigma Study.” Its task was to measure American attitudes towards HIV and people like myself living with HIV. The results of the study were disheartening, to say the very least: Americans, after 40 … Read more
Schizophrenia may be one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses. Though it affects about 1% of U.S. adults, many people don’t know much about it. Or they think they do, but their ideas about it aren’t right. “The image of schizophrenia in popular culture is usually of the most severely disabled patients, who are often … Read more
Three Nigerian women discuss the the prejudice they have faced on their fertility journeys. Cassandra, Made and Omotade explain how they experienced pressure and stigma because of social taboos around infertility. For information and support visit BBC Action Line Source link
With more women being told they have the virus, Jess Phillips says there needs to be more discussion. Source link
The show’s hook-up with the charity was designed to help the actors, producers and writers learn more about “the emotional and social experience of living with schizophrenia, particularly looking at attitudes towards mental health in African Caribbean communities,” EastEnders bosses said. Source link