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We Need To Change Perspective On Diabetes — Here’s Why

Have you ever accidentally stigmatised someone who has diabetes?
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Vogue Portugal Faces Backlash Over ‘Deeply Problematic’ Cover

The cover is one of four shared as part of the magazine’s “Madness Issue”.
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What People With Invisible Illnesses Want You To Know

This is what it's really like to have a health condition no one can visibly see.
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Child Poverty In Fife: Just Surviving - A Decade Of Austerity In Scotland

The UK sought to save £18 billion with the Welfare Reform Act of 2012. Today, one in five in Scotland are living in poverty.In this short documentary HuffPost UK and The Ferret follow Kim and Susan, two single mums trying to raise their children on Universal Credit.Just Surviving: A Decade Of Austerity In Scotland is a four-part documentary series.
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Gareth Thomas' HIV Announcement Can Help End The Stigma So Many Of Us Live With

Despite enormous medical progress on HIV, people like me are still shunned and rejected. We all deserve to live without fear of violence, scorn or blackmail, writes Matthew Hodson
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The Period Emoji Is Bloody Brilliant, But It Alone Won't End Stigma

This droplet will help normalise conversations about periods, and that's the first step to ending shame around menstruation forever
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'Time Of The Month' Taboo – Why Are We Still Embarrassed To Be Real About Periods?

Periods are hell for some of us, at the very least we should be able to be honest about it.
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Prejudice Against People Living With HIV Is Still Causing Real Damage

I am sometimes surprised by how little my straight friends (and even some of my gay friends) know about the world-changing effects of PrEP/PEP
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Don't Mock Mental Illness

A few days ago I received an email that repeatedly described the serious mental health crisis I had last year as me being 'delicate'
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Mind Your Language: A Guide To Talking About Mental Health

No, you're not 'a bit OCD'.
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