Emeline Fuller, a Kansas artist who channeled her angst over medical debt into her work, has become an advocate for medical debt reform. Fuller is pictured here with her painting,"East of the Sun, ...

The distress that Will Bynum later recognized as shame settled over him nearly immediately. Bynum, then in his second year of residency training as a family medicine physician, was wrapping up a long ...

Allie, a 36-year-old physical therapist, saw a doctor to discuss her desire to get pregnant. The doctor immediately began commenting on Allie’s age and weight, even saying, “You know, everyone likes ...

Shame can lead people to avoid getting treatment for dental issues, potentially worsening oral health inequalities, a new study warns. A better understanding of dental shame could encourage more ...

Lupita Nyong’o spent years questioning what she did wrong. When doctors told her she had fibroids eleven years ago, the actress didn’t feel relief at finally having answers. Instead, she felt shame.

Feelings of guilt and shame can lead us to behave in a variety of different ways, including trying to make amends or save face, cooperating more with others or avoiding people altogether. Now, ...

Obesity is increasingly referred to as a chronic disease. This is also how it is defined in the recommendations of scientific societies. In practice, however, many women who decide to undergo ...