• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
cropped-rhj-header-logo-transparent-background-e1619110790271.png

Radio Health Journal

The latest in health, science, technology, and the intersection of medicine and public policy.

  • Home
  • Archive
    • Full Segment Archive
    • Advanced Search
    • Filters
    • Recent Segments
    • Segment Type
      • Feature Stories
      • Inside Looks
      • Medical Notes
    • Taxonomies
      • Books & Publications
      • Guests
      • Institutions & Organizations
      • Medical Conditions
      • Medical Journals
      • Program Numbers
      • Topics Archive
  • How to Listen
    • Podcast & Other Digital Outlets
    • Terrestrial Broadcast
    • Ways to Listen Overview
  • About
    • About Radio Health Journal
    • Contact Us
    • FAQ
    • Our Team
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Login
    • Become an Affiliate
    • Benefits of Being an Affiliate
    • More About Syndicated Radio Programming
    • Public Affairs & FCC Requirements FAQ
    • Sample Programs

Stigma and Stereotypes

You are here: Archive / Terms / Topics / Discrimination and Racism / Stigma and Stereotypes / Page 2

Psychology of Adoption: Birth Mothers

>> August 15, 2021

Birth mothers have historically been shunned and stigmatized, and often still do not receive the grief counseling and mental health services they need. Open vs. closed adoptions also differ. An expert psychologist and birth mother-author discuss.

topics: Adoption| Behavioral Science| Children and Parenting| Children and Youth at Risk| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Mental Health| Parenting Issues| Pregnancy and Child Birth| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Stigma and Stereotypes
epilepsy myths - RHJ 22-11B

Epilepsy Myths (2021)

>> March 14, 2021

An award-winning writer who has epilepsy describes the discrimination faced by people with seizure disorders and dispels the many myths many people hold about them.

topics: Biology| Business and Industry| Disabilities| Discrimination and Racism| Economics and Finance| Employment and Workplace Issues| Fact or Fiction| Health Care| Implicit Bias| Myths| Public Health and Public Safety| Sleep| Stigma and Stereotypes| Unemployment
Time Blindness

Time Blindness

>> November 8, 2020

Someone who is always late for everything and never finishes any project on time is often labeled as irresponsible, lazy, or purposely insulting. But they may be suffering from a brain abnormality called time blindness that’s often a part of ADHD, with often sad consequences.

topics: Business and Industry| Children and Parenting| Disabilities| Education| Employment| Employment and Workplace Issues| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Health Care| Mental Health| Myths| Parenting Issues| Productivity| Stigma and Stereotypes| Time Management| Unemployment
"Electroshock Therapy:" Not What You See In The Movies

Electroshock Therapy: Not What You See in the Movies

>> August 2, 2020

Experts explain the reality—that ECT is a quiet procedure that provokes a short brain seizure, releasing huge amounts of neurotransmitters to reset the brain in what is the quickest and most dependable treatment for severe and often suicidal depression.

topics: Anxiety and Depression| Behavioral Science| Health Care| Mental Health| Mental Illness| Myths| Neuroscience and Neurology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Stigma and Stereotypes| Suicide| Treatments

Medical Notes: Week of August 2, 2020

>> August 2, 2020

A study showing that telehealth is taking off in the United States. Then, a study in the Journal of Hospital Infection showing some mask materials are better than others. And finally, a new study shows that the “mommy brain” stereotype is wrong.

topics: Children and Parenting| Covid-19 Pandemic| Discrimination and Racism| Economics and Finance| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Gender and Identity| Health Care| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Insurance| Masks| Mathematics and Data| Mental Health| Myths| News and Headlines| Poverty| Pregnancy and Child Birth| Public Health and Public Safety| Stigma and Stereotypes| Technology| Viruses| Women's Health
Protests Amid the Pandemic

Protests Amid the Pandemic

>> June 21, 2020

With thousands of people demonstrating in the streets after the death of George Floyd, health experts are concerned that the crowds, shouting, and lack of masks may contribute to a spike in Covid-19 cases.

topics: Covid-19 Pandemic| Crime and Criminal Justice| Discrimination and Racism| Ethics| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Law Enforcement and Police| Masks| Philosophy and Ethics| Police| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Stigma and Stereotypes| Viruses
Lung Cancer Stigma

Lung Cancer and Its Stigma

>> June 16, 2019

Most forms of cancer have a built-in constituency of patients, loved ones, and concerned others. Lung cancer patients, instead, are often blamed for their own disease because of its frequent connection with smoking. Patients are often isolated, and research dollars lag behind other, less common cancer killers.

topics: Cancer Treatment and Research| Discrimination and Racism| Medical Research| Public Health and Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Research Funding| Smoking| Stigma and Stereotypes
"Difficult" Patients: Questioning Authority

“Difficult” Patients: Questioning Authority

>> March 31, 2019

Patients used to accept doctors’ orders without question. Today, more are asking questions and challenging their doctors’ opinions. However, even those who do it politely are likely to be labeled “difficult.” A doctor whose late wife nearly made a career of being a difficult patient discusses how patients can do it respectfully and fruitfully.

topics: Communication| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Doctors| Education| Health Care| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Pediatrics| Prevention| Public Health and Public Safety| Stigma and Stereotypes
Taking Body Basics Seriously

Taking Body Basics Seriously

>> March 24, 2019

Many people have questions about their bodies that seem so silly, they never bring them up with their doctors. While the answers are sometimes humorous, often they are more complicated and important than we imagine. An expert physician/writer discusses.

topics: Biology| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Education| Health Care| Social Science| Stigma and Stereotypes

Medical Notes: Week of February 24, 2019

>> February 24, 2019

Explorers and scientists are speculating that an age inhibitor, or "fountain of youth" drug may be ready for human trials. Lower speed limits increase crashes due to government overrides? A study suggesting, "Let's do science" is much more effective at getting girls engaged than suggesting, "Let's be scientists."

topics: Aging and the Elderly| Behavioral Science| Biology| Discrimination and Racism| Education| Gender and Identity| Generic Drugs| Inflammation and Pain| Infrastructure and Engineering| News and Headlines| Pharmacology and Toxicology| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Science| Stigma and Stereotypes| Technology
Invisible Girls: Victims of Incest

Invisible Girls: Victims of Incest

>> January 13, 2019

Experts say incest is the most common of all sexual abuse, but the least discussed openly. A noted expert on sexual abuse discusses how incest makes girls feel particularly responsible and unable to come forward, and a non-profit organization that seeks to help them.

topics: Behavioral Science| Biology| Children and Youth at Risk| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organizations| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Reproductive Health| Sexual Abuse| Social Isolation and Loneliness| Stigma and Stereotypes| Violence and Abuse| Vulnerable Populations
School Based Mental Health

School Based Mental Health

>> November 25, 2018

Schools would be a good place for programs to screen for mental health issues in students, and to educate about mental health to lessen the pervasive stigma. Some states are making programs mandatory, but elsewhere schools and personnel may resist, seeing mental health as outside the normal role of teachers. Experts discuss how inventive programs are …

topics: Behavioral Science| Children| Children and Parenting| Children and Youth at Risk| Education| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Mental Health| Mental Illness| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Public Health and Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| School| Stigma and Stereotypes| Vulnerable Populations
  • Previous
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Next

↑ Return to Top

Stay up-to-date on the latest trends in public health, science, tech, research & more.

Enter your email address to get notifications & instant access to new Radio Health Journal segments as they are released.

Name
Email
Become an affiliate

Start airing Radio Health Journal on your platform to satisfy FCC OPIF requirements, including quarterly issues/programming reports.

Become an Affiliate

Connect

Interact with us by sharing comments, favorite segments, questions or even suggest a topic.

  • Facebook link
  • Twitter link
  • Instagram link
  • Pinterest link
  • Spotify link
  • YouTube channel link
  • rss feed link
  • contactemail

American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) logo

Listen

Archive

Broadcast

Guests

Podcast & Digital Outlets

Recently Aired

Taxonomies

Topics

Ways to Listen

Learn

About Us

Affiliates

Contact Info

FAQ

Our Team

Public Affairs & FCC Requirements

AURN.com

Sitemap

© Copyright 2024 – American Urban Radio Networks | All Rights Reserved

↑ Return to top

Radio Health Journal Newsletter Signup

Stay up-to-date on the latest trends in public health, science, tech, research & more.

Subscribe to get the latest from Radio Health Journal directly in your inbox.

Name
[email protected]