Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different populations has nearly doubled since 2000.

Hundreds of potential kidney donors of Black African and Black Caribbean heritage in the UK can now get a simple blood test to help reduce the risk of kidney failure.

Post-lockdown, child mortality rates in England increased, revealing significant disparities and ongoing challenges in ...

Manchester United will promote a charity that campaigns against health inequality on home shirts later this season. United's ...

Not only do these programmes promote better health, but they also address health inequalities, according to a new report from Public Health Wales. The report underscores the critical importance of ...

ALTADENA, Calif. — The sight of celebrity mansions and movie landmarks reduced to ashes can make it seem like the wildfires roaring through the Los Angeles area affected a constellation of movie ...

Funding for tackling health inequalities has moved into Integrated Care Board (ICB) baselines. This leaves it vulnerable to being spent on other issues, including helping to fund deficits elsewhere in ...

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Please note health state life expectancy data includes 2020 data, which means 2020 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths are included. The data cannot show the full impact of COVID-19 deaths on inequalities.

"Things we need to address if we want India to be a flourishing country are inequality-inequality in every sense ... We fall way short of the global standards defined by the World Health Organisation, ...

In the health and medicine field, 2024 will be remembered for advancements in the prevention of HIV, a notable drop in the rate of obesity in the U.S., the murder of an insurance company CEO that ...