Background County governments are increasingly active in immigration-related policymaking, yet the impact of these policies ...

Background Proportionate universalism aims to improve overall health while decreasing health inequity across the social ...

Online marketing by the food and beverage industry has proliferated in recent years, but regulation to protect children has ...

Background Although avoidable mortality in South Korea has fallen substantially, whether socioeconomic inequality gradients ...

Background Cultural engagement reportedly enhances older adults’ well-being. Physiological age (PA) reflects the ...

Occurrence and persistence of symptoms, diagnoses and prescriptions after community-diagnosed COVID-19: a matched cohort study using the OpenSAFELY platform (26 March, 2026) ...

Background To quantify inequalities in obesity-related complication (ORC) prevalence and differences in healthcare costs between the most (Q1) and least (Q5) deprived quintiles of people living with ...

Background Child mental health has become an increasingly important issue in the UK, especially in the context of significant welfare reforms. Universal Credit (UC) has introduced substantial changes ...

Background Depression and anxiety are prevalent among women with uterine fibroids (UF). The rate of mental health diagnoses in women with UF has not been studied. Methods Women aged 18–50 years with ...

Background Unmet health needs have the potential to capture health inequality. Nevertheless, the course of healthcare needs fulfilment, and the role of multimorbidity in this process remains unclear.

1 Department of Family Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea 2 Department of Family Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Goyang, ...

Background Internationally, the prevalence of adults with obesity is a major public health concern. Few studies investigate the explanatory pathways between fast-food outlets and body mass index (BMI) ...