A new study examining two possible factors leading to "environmental racism" finds that although the average black or Hispanic resident of a major U.S. city lives in a more polluted part of town than ...

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 46, No. 1, Special Issue: Social Inequalities in Health and their Determinants (February 2018), pp. 18-26 (9 pages) Aims: This paper examines the effects of ...

A recent study has highlighted the challenges faced by people from minoritized ethnic groups with multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs) in accessing and interacting with primary health care services, ...

A new study presented today at the European Psychiatric Association Congress 2025 reveals significant socioeconomic inequalities in unmet needs for mental health care across European Union countries, ...

An article by Stockholm University researchers was recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The study relies on data for the entire Swedish population and ...

All social inequalities, by definition, involve one group that has more and another that has less. Do people prefer describing inequalities in terms of advantage or disadvantage? Using multiple ...

Thousands of people live in homeless camps in many large cities while billionaires board rocket ships for joyrides into space. Those are among the most vivid illustrations of the rich-poor divide, but ...

Bobby Duffy receives funding from ESRC and Nuffield Foundation. The end of lockdowns is in sight but the road out of these restrictions is only the start of a much longer journey to a full recovery ...

Political commentators, academics and others have been wringing their hands over threats to democracy in recent years. A new study helps us better understand one of the possible driving forces behind ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A team at Chicago’s Field Museum has published a first-of-its ...