Australia has made progress in reducing socioeconomic inequalities in life expectancy since the late 2010s, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU), setting the country ...

An AI-enhanced camera designed to take images of the eye's retina, developed by UCL and Moorfields researchers, is being deployed in remote Western Australia in an effort to prevent rural and ...

Income inequality is rising in Australia and very little is being done to address it. Despite decades of prosperity in this country, the rich are getting richer, while the poor fall further and ...

Health inequity refers to avoidable differences in health between different groups of people. Examples of health inequity include lower life expectancy, high rates of mental ill-health, and difficulty ...

The link between poverty and ill-health is well documented but a new study shows a direct correlation between inequality and health – the more equally income is distributed, the healthier society.

Health equity and health equality both aim to improve outcomes and increase access to services, especially for underserved populations and marginalized groups. Equity and equality in healthcare are ...

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