Saying that babies are born with addiction stigmatizes the very babies that Brown seeks to help. As Robert Newman, president emeritus of Beth Israel Medical Center, tells Tonic, the label can harm ...

It can be hard not to notice that a suspiciously large number of children, of seemingly normal human linguistic capacity, are officially designated as language impaired. In 2019, two researchers ...

There’s a badge on her uniform, possibly a gun on her hip, and her arms are spread a little, suggesting she’s ready for anything. You might think that you’re looking at a police officer ...

And it stigmatizes those with compulsive behavior towards sex, writing them off as violent people who are past the point of help. Read next BI Tech Memo ...

Terrified by the coronavirus, Liz and Ken Frydman fled their apartment in Manhattan for the relative safety of their country house in Connecticut. Then the heating system failed, and they called ...

An effort is underway in the Pentagon to remove language from Defense Department policies, regulations and instruction that stigmatizes mental health conditions and discourages service members ...

I take issue with a recent letter to the editor that unfairly stigmatizes people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. In his recent letter, Thurmon Sledge ...

"We understand, and I know so many other communities understand, how a name of a virus can really cause harm to that community," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told theGrio during ...

While some parents view it as an area they want to control for their kids, others say such a restriction stigmatizes and marginalizes the LGBTQ-plus community. There is no policy change on the ...

The candor was a courageous choice in a culture that still stigmatizes substance abuse. The statement underscored that social support is essential for success in recovery. When country trio Lady ...

For more than 50 years, the Burn Institute in San Diego has sought to help burn survivors and organize education programs to reduce burn injuries and the trauma they cause. On Friday, officials ...