social determinants of health

Inequalities in social, economic and educational status are inherent in all societies, to a greater or lesser extent. The discovery that a person’s health and life expectancy are closely tied to their position in the social hierarchy opened up new…

Identifying social needs of cancer patients and developing interventions to mitigate them could improve health outcomes. The survey-based study, published in Cancer (12 July), found unmet social needs in gynaecological cancers were associated with emergency room visits, hospital admissions and…