In 2024, the maternal mortality rate (MMR) in the United States and the United Kingdom will grow, although postmortem reviews conclude that 80 percent of maternal deaths in high-income countries are ...

Three major challenges confront public health: inequality, the climate crisis, and political instability. Four domains of recommendations, formulated to respond to the inequality–pandemic cycle, form ...

People with a learning disability in the UK often face reproductive health inequality around their period, however, little is ...

The UK government’s recent mini-budget has come in for a lot of criticism. Its effect on stock markets, pensions and the value of the pound have barely been out of the news. As a clinical psychologist ...

Seven of the UK's 10 worst areas for deaths before 60 are in Scotland, with Glasgow recording the second-highest estimated rate, new analysis reveals.

Scotland's efforts to reduce its wide health inequalities are being undermined by an unequal distribution of power, money and ...

Across four studies, the research shows that highlighting connections between income gaps and inequalities in health and education access decreases acceptance of economic disparities and increases ...

Dr Amir Khan, a media medic and author, has described life expectancy disparities as a “national crisis” after it emerged those living in more affluent places like Marylebone and Berkhamsted are ...

Health chiefs have linked the legacy of the British Empire and slavery to modern-day health inequalities among ethnic minorities - despite admitting evidence from Scotland itself is limited.