Background Socioeconomic position (SEP) is among the most important determinants of variations in health outcomes. This ...

Mitigating climate change requires us to rapidly improve the energy efficiency of our existing housing, a process known as ‘retrofit’. However, this creates the risk of ‘renoviction’, whereby tenants ...

Background For evaluation of breast cancer screening and informed prioritisation, it is important to examine the downstream ...

Background The incidence of lung cancer is unequally distributed in France. Although several studies have shown a link between the socioeconomic environment of populations and the incidence of cancer, ...

‘The problem is capitalism’, screamed the speaker, at a meeting in Colombia, ‘and there is nothing you can do to reduce health inequalities until you smash capitalism. Nothing. Nothing. Nada. Nada.’ ...

Background In conflict-affected settings, women and girls are vulnerable to gender-based violence (GBV). GBV is associated with poor long-term mental health such as anxiety, depression and ...

Background To evaluate medication adherence and associated factors of seven of the most common drug classes prescribed to community-dwelling older people. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study ...

Correspondence to Gregory Bushman, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; gbushman{at}umich.edu Background ...

Background Childhood socioeconomic position (SEP) is robustly associated with cognitive function later in life. However, it is unclear whether this reflects a direct relationship, or an indirect ...

Correspondence to Dr Phil Edwards, Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK; Phil.Edwards{at}lshtm.ac.uk Background Many local ...