What Really Drives Health Inequity in the Americas? A Landmark Review Maps the Engines of Power
A massive scoping review of 286 studies finds that structural racism and socioeconomic status are the dominant engines of health ...
Tag: social determinants of health
Social Determinants Shape Who Gets Dangerous Hospital Infections, Review Finds
A systematic review of U.S. studies finds that insurance status, neighborhood deprivation, and race are consistently linked to the risk ...
Health Equity Frameworks Show Promise, but New Review Reveals What Makes Them Stick
A mixed-methods systematic review of 11 studies finds that health equity frameworks can institutionalize equity in health systems, but only ...
New Journal Section Puts Epigenetics on Trial: Ethics, Society and Science Collide
The journal Epigenetics Communications has launched a new section, Epigenetics and Society, inviting researchers across disciplines to examine the ethical, ...
When Mpox Is More Than a Virus: Sierra Leone’s 2025 Outbreak as a Social Crisis
A qualitative study of 90 participants reveals how poverty, stigma, Ebola memory, and strained institutions shaped Sierra Leone's 2025 mpox ...
When Belonging Heals: Study Maps How Structural Inequality Shapes Afghan Refugee Children’s Health in Pakistan
A mixed-methods study of 150 Afghan refugee children in Pakistan finds that social support, healthcare access, and education strongly predict ...
Epigenetics and the Social World: Why DNA Sequence May Still Have the Final Say
A new correspondence argues that epigenetics' tight dependence on DNA sequence may prevent it from ever becoming a true biosocial ...
Epigenetics Is Not the Anti-Reductionist Savior Science Hoped For, Bioethicist Warns
A University of Montreal bioethicist argues that calls to make epigenetics a biosocial science rest on five flawed assumptions that ...
When Doctors Look Beyond Medicine: How GPs Decide Who Gets Social Prescribing
A Danish qualitative study shows that general practitioners treat social prescribing as a negotiated, patient-centred practice shaped by clinical reasoning, ...
Faith Leaders Could Hold the Key to Nigeria’s Hypertension Crisis
A first-of-its-kind qualitative study in Lagos finds that faith leaders from six religious traditions are willing to host hypertension screening ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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