Background Previous studies have indicated that taller individuals are at greater risk of developing cancer. Death from cancer and other specific causes have also been linked to height, but the ...

Background Socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with many chronic diseases, indicators of senescence and mortality. However, the changing salience of SES in the prediction of adult health is not ...

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 Socioeconomic status (SES) at the individual level is associated with hypertension risk. Less is known about neighbourhood level SES or how neighbourhood and individual level SES may ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

‘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 The incidence of lung cancer is unequally distributed in France. Although several studies have shown a link ...