Growing up in a society with a wide gap between the rich and the poor is linked to higher rates of depressive symptoms later ...

The subject of women’s health and what shapes our understanding of it is complex. Healthcare systems are shaped by the societies that create them, and historically those societies have not treated ...

Early morning magenta light illuminates clouds and the Moulton Barn on Mormon Row at the foot of the Grand Tetons near Jackson, Wyoming. Teton County, home to the affluent and famous Jackson Hole, has ...

My dear friends, President Cyril Ramaphosa, excellencies, distinguished guests, friends, It is a privilege to join you in honouring Nelson Mandela, an extraordinary global leader, advocate, and role ...

Earlier this month, scholars working at the London School of Economics argued, “It’s time to face up to power in the debate about wealth inequality.” The authors note that of the various ways we could ...

Many social and economic factors have a significant impact on one's well-being. Food, water, shelter, education, decent employment, safe working conditions, and so on are all essential for good health ...

Income inequality and carbon dioxide emissions for high-income nations such as the United States, Denmark and Canada are intrinsically linked -- but a new study has taken a deeper look at the ...

Racism is not always conscious, explicit, or readily visible—often it is systemic and structural. Systemic and structural racism are forms of racism that are pervasively and deeply embedded in systems ...

Social and economic inequality between and within regions in countries is rising in many advanced economies and is now at the forefront of the policy debate because of perceptions that some people and ...