The rise of women’s movements such as the #MeToo campaign and increasing awareness of mental health issues specific to men has highlighted the prevalence of toxic masculinity all over the world. Toxic masculinity, a variation of masculinity, refers to the socially-constructed attitudes that

Back at the start of January, I found myself in a situation I had not been in for 2 years. After a period of decline in my mental health, I became very unwell. I noticed I was spiraling down and sought support from A&E and mental health teams. After a while, they assessed that I was unsafe to

Anti-vaxxer conspiracies have continued to spread and because of their beliefs – so have the measles. Oregon and Washington are among eighteen states that allow families to opt out of vaccines based on philosophical beliefs, which is why these areas have been the most recent hotbed for the measles

Opposition to vaccines goes as far back as 1772 when Reverend Edmund Massey in England called them “diabolical operations” in his sermon, “The Dangerous and Sinful Practice of Inoculation.” But even now, after vaccines heavily contributed to decreasing rates of common childhood diseases and have

Lately, anti-vaxxers have been getting a lot of negative attention online. And, according to Jennifer Hibben-White, they deserve it. Some time ago, she received a call from her local health center, informing her that her baby boy was exposed to measles. Image credits: Jennifer Hibben-White At the