Health and healthcare inequality

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Journal Articles

30/04/2025

Low socioeconomic status is associated with reduced access to natriuretic peptide testing in the outpatient setting: a population-based evaluation

Raslan IR, Chu A, Austin PC, Wang X, Bobrowski D, Doumouras BS, Lee JJ, McNaughton CD, Kavsak PA, Abdel-Qadir H, Ross HJ, Lee DS. CJC Open. 2025; 7(4):390-401.

Journal Article

04/04/2025

Health predictors of neighborhood selection: a prospective cohort study of residential mobility in Ontario, Canada

Buajitti E, Rosella LC. Epidemiology. 2025 Apr 4 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

18/03/2025

Inequalities in paediatric hospitalisations for costly and prevalent conditions in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study

Gill PJ, Thavam T, Zhu J, Borkhoff CM, Parkin PC, Cohen E, To T, Mahant S; Ontario Pediatric Hospital Care Study Group (OPHCSG); Canadian Paediatric Inpatient Research Network (PIRN). Lancet Reg Health Am. 2025; 45:101056.

Journal Article

11/03/2025

End-of-life acute care use and pain-related outcomes in Chinese-speaking residents in Canadian long-term care homes

Rasaputra P, Sun AH, Clarke AE, Fung C, Jia Z, Quail PB, Tanuseputro P, Robert B, Huang M, Hsu AT. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025; Mar 11 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

07/03/2025

Social inequalities in COVID-19 death by area-level income in 11.2 million people in Ontario, Canada: patterns over time and the mediating role of vaccination

Wang L, Swayze S, Bodner K, Calzavara A, Harrigan SP, Siddiqi A, Baral SD, Austin PC, Smylie J, Koh M, Sbihi H, Sander B, Kwong JC, Mishra S. Am J Epidemiol. 2025; Mar 7 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

28/02/2025

Patterns of outpatient antibiotic prescribing in older adults by social determinants of healthcare access: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Sapin ME, Maxwell CJ, Clarke AE, Cooper C, So M, Schwartz KL, Daneman N, Mishra S, MacFadden D. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2025; S1198-743X(25)00086-2.

Journal Article

17/02/2025

Maternal downward neighbourhood income mobility and ensuing severe neonatal morbidity

Jairam JA, Cohen E, Diong C, Berger H, Brown HK, Guan J, Ray JG. JAMA Pediatr. 2025; Feb 17 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

17/02/2025

Inequities in the time to colon cancer diagnosis among individuals with severe psychiatric illness

Gorodensky JH, Davis L, Griffiths R, Ayonrinde O, Webber C, Hanna TP, Coburn N, Mahar AL. Cancer Med. 2025; 14(4):e70623.

Research Report

10/02/2025

Mental health-related visits to doctors and emergency departments in Ontario: a public-led exploration and analysis

Journal Article

04/12/2024

The association of combinations of social factors and SARs-CoV-2 infection: a retrospective population-based cohort study in Ontario, 2020–2021

Persaud S, Fitzgerald M, Hawken S, Tanuseputro P, Boucher L, Petrcich W, Wellman M, Webber C, Shoemaker E, Ducharme R, Dahrouge S, Myran D, Bayoumi AM, Wanigaratne S, Bloch G, Ponka D, Smith BT, Lofters A, Zygmunt A, Kehoe MacLeod K, Turcotte LA, Sander B, Howard M, Funnell S, Rayner J, Kitagawa K, Ibrahim S, Kendall CE. Dialogues Health. 2024; (5)100197.

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08/04/2025

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Health and healthcare inequality

Journal Articles

Low socioeconomic status is associated with reduced access to natriuretic peptide testing in the outpatient setting: a population-based evaluation

Health predictors of neighborhood selection: a prospective cohort study of residential mobility in Ontario, Canada

Inequalities in paediatric hospitalisations for costly and prevalent conditions in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study

End-of-life acute care use and pain-related outcomes in Chinese-speaking residents in Canadian long-term care homes

Social inequalities in COVID-19 death by area-level income in 11.2 million people in Ontario, Canada: patterns over time and the mediating role of vaccination

Patterns of outpatient antibiotic prescribing in older adults by social determinants of healthcare access: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Maternal downward neighbourhood income mobility and ensuing severe neonatal morbidity

Inequities in the time to colon cancer diagnosis among individuals with severe psychiatric illness

Mental health-related visits to doctors and emergency departments in Ontario: a public-led exploration and analysis

The association of combinations of social factors and SARs-CoV-2 infection: a retrospective population-based cohort study in Ontario, 2020–2021

News Releases

Language-concordant care linked to better end-of-life outcomes for Chinese-speaking long-term care residents

People of lower socioeconomic status less likely to receive cataract surgery in private clinics, study finds

Women with heart attacks are less likely to receive crucial therapies and have higher mortality than men

New research highlights stroke care disparities in vulnerable communities

ICES launches new framework to promote health equity and community engagement in research

Study reveals link between food insecurity and children’s mental health services use

People with mental illness and a history of homelessness more likely to use healthcare services

Pre-pregnancy emergency department use and risk of severe maternal and neonatal outcomes

Newborns of women with disabilities have higher rates of health complications after birth

Are we failing postpartum people seeking mental healthcare?

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists