Newly reported measles cases in Chicago are the latest in a potentially deadly—and highly preventable—string of outbreaks, which have been recorded in at least 17 states since the start of 2024. These ...

More than 5 million Americans are living with permanent TBI-related disability related to traumatic brain injury, which can severely impact quality of life. Unfortunately, people with TBI are often ...

Hearing their questions was music to my ears. To me, their curiosity served as an indication that not only did they look past ...

It’s a big election year. People are already declaring candidacy for office, and the political ads will start ramping up soon. With all the time and money spent to convince voters who to support, I ...

The line between difference, disability, and disease is constantly shifting, shaped as much by social attitudes as biology. A trait that seems like a simple variation in one context can become a ...

In summer 2012, my life changed. I was a 20-year-old college student with a bright future. I was fearless and ready to take the world by storm. All of my hopes and dreams came crashing down when I ...

A recent survey found surveyed workers see a growing stigma facing employees with neurological variations that include ADHD, autism and dyslexia. Most adults feel a stigma around asking for workplace ...

The question of whether to disclose a disability at work is practical, political, and deeply personal, often shaped less by ...

I immediately resonated with a phrase in Paul Lynch’s Booker Prize-winning novel Prophet Song: “Grievance is grief wrapped in hope” — a grievance being a complaint about unfair treatment. As I ...

Nearly one-third of patients with migraine experienced migraine-related stigma often/very often, which was associated with increased disability and interictal burden and reduced quality of life.