Leprosy carried powerful stigma in medieval Europe, but new skeletal evidence from Danish cemeteries suggests the sick were not always pushed aside in death. In medieval Denmark, burial location ...

Medieval Christians in Denmark showed off their wealth in death by buying prestigious graves: the closer to the church, the ...

TOKYO, Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The transformative power of education in replacing fear with knowledge and prejudice with empathy lies at the heart of the Global Appeal 2026 to End Stigma and ...

Many years ago, when Mr John Ampao met his wife, Josephine, in Lagos, Nigeria, their dream was simple, like that of most immigrants — to work hard, earn a decent income and raise their family without ...

Money is only one facet of social relations, however. Communities have long discriminated against and ostracized residents with debilitating illnesses—especially those with outward physical effects.

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly has passed amendments to eliminate the term 'Kushtashram' from municipal laws, a significant step towards eradicating leprosy stigma. Despite opposition calls for wider ...

Leprosy is one of the least contagious diseases around — and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. The colonies are relics ...

The research, published in Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, analyzed 939 adult skeletons from five medieval cemeteries in Denmark, dating from approximately 1050 to 1536 AD. The findings ...

TOKYO, Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2026 Global Appeal to End Stigma and Discrimination Against Persons Affected by Leprosy was launched in Brussels, Belgium on January 29 at an event co-hosted ...

The appeal will be launched at a ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, 29 January 2026. The event is being co-hosted by Education International and the Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) ...