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From Jersey TV weight-loss star to obesity campaigner: Sarah Le Brocq says she spent her teenage years feeling different because of her body.
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Hope for Students living with HIV as experts push for injectable ARVs to end stigma
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/hope-for-students-living-with-hiv-as-experts-push-for-injectable-arvs-to-end-stigma-5629818

Paid articlePaywallWhy 83pc say there is stigma to weight loss jabs and many take them in secret: It comes as a new drug could change the weight loss world
derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/health/83pc-say-stigma-weight-loss-11011136

The Return of Blaming and Shaming in Public Health: For years, medicine has tried to eliminate stigma. Now, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is bringing back the language ...
nytimes.com/2026/06/01/well/public-health-stigma-shame-rfk-jr.html

New Obesity Medication Guidance: Will It Reduce Stigma?: Guidance from three obesity associations offers recommendations for specific obesity medications and ...
medscape.com/viewarticle/new-obesity-medication-guidance-will-it-reduce-stigma-2026a1000beu
Novo Nordisk’s Sara Norcross on the fight against dangerous weight-loss drugs: Bhekisisa Mncube talks to Norcross about her efforts to reframe obesity as a ...
sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-15-novo-nordisks-sara-norcross-on-the-fight-against-dangerous-weight-loss-drugs/

Queer children face maximum discrimination, bullying at homes, schools: Survey: LGBTQIA+ Rights in India: A survey highlights severe discrimination and bullying ...
deccanherald.com/india/queer-children-face-maximum-discrimination-bullying-at-homes-schools-survey-3830469

The Wegovy effect: A new drug reshapes the lives of teens wih obesity: Reuters delves into the experiences of four American teenagers with obesity who were among ...
reuters.com/investigates/special-report/health-obesity-teens/

Overweight: People with obesity are often disadvantaged: Obesity is a disease - | and often also a stigma for those affected. Discrimination, poor care ...
handelsblatt.com/technik/medizin/inside-digital-health/uebergewicht-adipositas-erkrankte-werden-oft-benachteiligt/100111125.html

Paid articlePaywallTime to get comfortable talking about mental health: We all have things that make us feel uncomfortable. Unfortunately, talking about mental health still takes ...
heraldscotland.com/opinion/24908054.time-get-comfortable-talking-mental-health/

These Malaysians say 'No' to fat discrimination: In candid interviews, many Malaysians are rejecting stereotypes about fat people and believe that they should ...
thestar.com.my/lifestyle/family/2023/10/31/these-malaysians-say-039no039-to-fat-discrimination

Obesity 'In Your Own Words' book aims to raise awareness and spark compassion: Letters to younger selves describe stigma, hope and recovery
healthing.ca/diseases-and-conditions/obesity/stigma-obesity-matters-book

Steep stigma surrounding long COVID ‘likely to leave devastating mark on society’
healthing.ca/diseases-and-conditions/coronavirus/long-covid-stigma-study

People with obesity face persistent stigma and discrimination. It must stop.: Obesity is a disease with complex causes, including genetics. But many believe ...
inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/obesity-stigma-discrimination-stop-20221123.html

A weight of evidence: how society’s view of obesity is changing: Overweight people have long been criticised for their appearance, but a more enlightened ...
businesspost.ie/life-arts/a-weight-of-evidence-how-societys-view-of-obesity-is-changing/

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