Declines in smoking prevalence occurred more slowly for young adults with less formal education from 2002 to 2019, according to a research letter published online March 30 in JAMA Network Open.
Apr 3, 2023
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Black people and men of Pakinstani and Bangladeshi heritage are almost twice as likely to die from COVID-19 as White people, and mortality rates from the virus are three times higher for men in lower-paid, manual roles, according ...
Oct 2, 2020
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During the COVID-19 pandemic period, mental health of the human population remarkably deteriorated worldwide. With the spread of the infection, the number of suicides in Japan began to increase in 2020, for the first time ...
May 24, 2023
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A new study led by researchers from Uppsala University shows a clear link between economic inequality and mortality during severe flood disasters. Countries with an uneven distribution of income had many times higher mortality ...
Apr 18, 2023
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Researchers at Trinity College have found that socio-economic inequalities in children's body mass index (BMI) emerge during the pre-school years and widen across childhood and into early adolescence. These are the striking ...
May 20, 2019
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An international collaborative led by The University of Manchester and the University of Leicester has published a new paper that outlines how to reduce COVID-19 health inequity among ethnic minority groups.
Jan 22, 2024
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New research shows that the economic burden of health disparities in the United States remains unacceptably high. The study revealed that in 2018, racial and ethnic health disparities cost the U.S. economy $451 billion, a ...
May 17, 2023
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More than a decade's worth of blood samples in Portugal and Ireland are being analysed to look for clues about the health impacts of socio-economic inequalities on children.
Apr 24, 2017
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New research has found if healthcare inequalities in the most deprived areas of England were reduced, this could help save the NHS around £28.8 million each year in hip fracture treatment costs.
Apr 9, 2020
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Survival of patients with prostate cancer has improved since 1990, a new study has found, but socio-economic inequalities are still widening.
Feb 14, 2013
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