(Updated 17/04/18) Arlington County officials are calling for action on health disparities among residents in two new reports released this week. Officials outlined a plan for an “oversight entity to ...

Racial disparities related to health and physical well-being motivate Americans to take action for social change more than racial disparities related to other factors, like economics, a new study ...

Many social and economic factors have a significant impact on one's well-being. Food, water, shelter, education, decent employment, safe working conditions, and so on are all essential for good health ...

A conference at Temple today explores why some groups of people are sicker than other groups. But the focus of the conference isn’t health care. It’s the law. A conference at Temple today explores why ...

COO Marvin O'Quinn shares how the health system is working to stop social and health inequalities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Within the core of CommonSpirit Health's mission is to advance social ...

G20 Health Ministers and international organisations meeting in Polokwane, South Africa, are focusing their attention on an urgent shared threat to public health: inequalities. Delegates from across ...

Aims: The so-called ‘Great Recession’ in Europe triggered widespread concerns about population health, as reflected by an upsurge in empirical research on the health impacts of the economic crisis. A ...

Adults living in the most deprived fifth of areas in England continue to face higher rates of psychiatric morbidity, according to the latest Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey. The survey also found ...

A new study from the University of Cambridge has revealed "stark" differences in both self-reported general health and in quality of healthcare for people with autism compared with others. The ...

A major study investigating the diagnosis and outcomes of more than 400,000 people with heart failure over the past 20 years has found that diagnostic investigations in primary care were below ...

A study published in the journal CABI One Health has revealed major inequalities in One Health research. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The new study, which sheds ...