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Gender inequality in the treatment of peripheral artery disease
According to new research published by the European Society of Cardiology, peripheral artery disease is underdiagnosed and mistreated in women.
According to the review, the...
Health inequalities found in access to insulin pumps
A team of US researchers has identified that there are still significant disparities in access to life-saving insulin pumps among youth patients with type...
New partnership established to address UK health inequality
Legal & General has established a new partnership with Sir Michael Marmot to address UK health inequality and to establish a multi-million pound charitable...
Urgent need to reduce inequalities in infection control practices
The World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted an urgent need to reduce inequalities in the availability of good hand hygiene and infection prevention and...
Call to remove inequalities for adolescents and young adults with cancer
Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer are often missing out on age-appropriate specialist care owing to a lack of awareness of how their...
Huge ethnic minority health inequalities revealed in new UK study
The most extensive study to be carried out in England looking at ethnic minority health has revealed huge inequalities.
Carried out by the University of...
BAME and deprived communities receive healthy start funding
A new, multi million pound funding package will benefit BAME and deprived communities to help give babies the best chance at a healthy start...
WHO: reducing disease inequality with vaccine funding
The World Health Organization has welcomed crucial new funding for vaccines across the globe that it says will help in the fight against COVID-19,...
Lack of sleep in disadvantaged people could be linked to heart disease
Socieconomically disadvantaged groups are more likely to have poor sleep due to life factors such as financial worry or working multiple jobs.
A new study,...
Health Foundation delivers UK general election briefing on nation’s health
People in the UK today are living longer than ever before, however, there remains huge difference in longevity and quality of life between people...
Looking to the future: 25 years of Regions for Health Network
From its launch in 1993 to the present day, the Regions for Health Network (RHN) has worked towards ensuring that no one is left...
World Health Organization: health equity in Europe worsening
The first ever World Health Organization Health Equity Status Report reveals that health equity in Europe remain either the same or have worsened despite...
Hip replacement operations highlight trend of NHS privatisation
A report published by the Royal Society of Medicine highlights that NHS-funded private sector hip operations are worsening health inequality in the UK and...
Did you know that women are less likely to receive geriatric care?
More than 70% of patients receiving surgery for hip fracture are women, yet they are less likely than men to receive geriatric care during...
It’s time the world hears more about Universal Health Coverage
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is the much needed movement whereby all individuals and communities receive health services without suffering financial hardship.
Today, 12 December 2018,...
Short life expectancy: Poorest dying nearly 10 years younger than the rich
According to the Imperial College London, the gap between short life expectancy of the richest and poorest sectors of society in England is increasing.
Researchers...
Fill That Gap makes healthcare possible whenever, wherever
Fill That Gap is a small organisation with a big vision: to ensure qualified and experienced healthcare professionals are accessible to all.
Several years ago,...
One million Iraqis could see loss of health facilities due to funding gap
Critical health facilities in Iraq are facing closures due to a lack of funding, which leaves nearly one million people without access to basic...
What do we know about women’s health?
In a new report, Professor Johanne Sundby from Kilden genderresearch.no has argued that more knowledge is required to better understand women’s health.
The report entitled...
Council of European Dentists event tackles oral health inequalities
A number of policymakers, health professionals, academics and representatives of healthcare organisations have gathered at the Council of European Dentists (CED) event to discuss...
