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Sex work, stigma and whorephobia
| Matt Valentine-ChaseJessa Fairbrother
Like everyone, sex workers sometimes need medical or mental health support. But shame and stigma seriously affect attitudes and access.
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The pill, autism and me
| Catriona ReidNatasha Almeida
Realising that her contraceptive was having a negative effect on her mental health, Catriona Reid saw her concerns dismissed by doctors. As an autistic woman on the pill, she was not an anomaly, but has often been made to feel like one.
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Remote diagnosis from wee to the Web
| Christine RoSteven Pocock
Medical practice might have moved on from when patients posted flasks of their urine for doctors to taste, but telehealth today keeps up the tradition of remote diagnosis – to our possible detriment.
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Public health campaigns and the ‘threat’ of disability
| Aparna Nair
By continuing to represent disability as the feared outcome of disease, public health campaigns help to perpetuate prejudice against disabled people.