Shame about visible skin conditions may matter more than the condition itself. A major new study shows that skin shame is a top driver of poor mental health and low quality of life in people with ...

Nobody tells you about the second diagnosis. The first one comes with paperwork. With a doctor’s voice that goes careful and slow, choosing words like someone defusing something. It comes with ...

Feelings of shame are linked to reduced quality of life - as shown by the first study to measure shame as a factor influencing the connection between chronic gastrointestinal disorders and mental ...

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 ...

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.