Illness is more than just biological – medical sociology shows how social factors get under the skin and cause disease

Medical sociology examines how social, cultural, political and economic factors shape health in ways that medicine alone ...
The Washington Post

The effects of racial and social inequality on health care

Washington Post journalists speak with top experts about the medical toll of racial inequality and ways to address disparities in health care. Associate editor Jonathan Capehart begins with assistant ...
Devdiscourse

Adolescent health is fracturing along economic lines across the world

Countries with weaker social protection systems and higher income inequality tend to show wider adolescent health gaps.
EurekAlert!

Calls for MPs to prioritize health equity and wellbeing

The leading global expert on health inequalities and Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE), Professor Sir Michael Marmot, has written a damning letter to party leaders and MPs across ...
News Medical

Study reveals socioeconomic inequalities in unmet needs for mental health care across the EU

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, ...
EurekAlert!

Socioeconomic inequalities drive significant gaps in access to mental health care across the European union

Monday 7 April 2025 – 09:20 CEST - A new study presented today at the European Psychiatric Association Congress 2025 reveals significant socioeconomic inequalities in unmet needs for mental health ...
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JECH)

Socioeconomic inequalities in C-section deliveries in low- and middle-income countries: measurement and determinants

Background While C-section (CS) deliveries exhibit significant socioeconomic inequalities in low- and middle-income countries ...