The state of health inequalities in the UK is an injustice that must be urgently addressed; doctors are no longer able to keep picking up the pieces of systemic failures ...

Health and medicine is more than just biological – societal forces can get under your skin and cause illness. Medical ...

In 1958, sociologist August Hollingshead and psychiatrist Fritz Redlich wrote a pioneering book called Social Class and Mental Illness. They began the book with a memorable claim: "Americans prefer to ...

Washington Post journalists speak with top experts about the medical toll of racial inequality and ways to address disparities in health care. Associate editor Jonathan Capehart begins with assistant ...

APS Rising Star and lecturer at University of Stirling Thora Bjornsdottir discusses her research and work, funding challenges, and the importance and benefits of collaboration.

Does living in an unequal society make people unhappy? Not necessarily, reveals the largest study ever conducted on the subject. Nicolas Sommet, a social psychologist and research manager at the LIVES ...

Discover Stiglitz's insights on how COVID-19 exposed health and economic inequalities and the potential backlash against globalization in the post-pandemic world.

During the last two decades, the higher mortality rate among Black Americans resulted in more than 1.6 million premature deaths compared to the White population. Join Washington Post Live for ...