Health and healthcare inequality

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Journal Articles

03/03/2026

Population-based clustering of co-occurring social determinants: an application of unsupervised machine learning

Giesinger I, Buajitti E, Siddiqi A, Smith PM, Krishnan RG, Postill G, Rosella LC. Ann Epidemiol. 2026; Mar 3 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

22/02/2026

Factors associated with the receipt of female breast cancer treatment among people living with intellectual or developmental disabilities: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Hansford RLW, Wilson B, Griffiths R, Mahar AL. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2026; Feb 22 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

21/01/2026

Change in maternal income status following stillbirth, neonatal death and severe neonatal morbidity

Jairam JA, Brown HK, Diong C, Berger H, Guan J, Cohen E, Ray JG. Matern Health Neonatol Perinatol. 2026; 12(1): 3.

Journal Article

12/01/2026

Social determinants of health and 30-day mortality after inpatient elective surgery

Sankar A, Ding J, Black B, Wilton AS, Hwang SW, Wijeysundera DN, Baxter NN, Gomez D. JAMA Netw Open. 2026; 9;(1): e2553228.

Journal Article

25/11/2025

COVID-19 immunisation among individuals with opioid use disorder in Ontario: a population-based cohort study

Hanna M, Subic AM, Park AL, Wu F, Campbell DM, Leece P, Morrison L, Parsons J, Sellen K, Strike C, Gomes T, Orkin AM. BMJ Public Health. 2025; 3(2): e002755.

Journal Article

03/11/2025

Distance to primary care and its association with health care use and quality of care in Ontario: a cross-sectional study

Gupta A, Kiran T, Pablo LA, Pinto A, Frymire E, Gozdyra P, Khan S, Green ME, Glazier RH. CMAJ. 2025; 197: E1214-23.

Journal Article

15/10/2025

Rural-urban disparities in the management and outcomes of atrial fibrillation in emergency departments in Canada

Shurrab M, Ha ACT, Andrade JG, Cheung CC, Amit G, Skanes A, Nair GM, Qiu F, Haldenby O, Angaran P, Redfearn DP, Parkash R, Healey JS, Ko DT. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025; e012366. Epub 2025 Oct 15.

Journal Article

30/09/2025

Impact of immigration status on survival among stage 1 and 2 HER2-positive and triple-negative breast cancer in Ontario, Canada

Fatiregun O, Sutradhar R, Podolsky S, Eisen A, Paszat L, Rakovitch E. Cancer Med. 2025; 14(19):e71288.

Journal Article

03/09/2025

Association of neighborhood socioeconomic status and ethnic diversity with failure to rescue in curative-intent colorectal cancer surgery: a population-based cohort study

Bondzi-Simpson A, Ribeiro T, Covelli A, Lofters A, Sutradhar R, Snyder RA, Clarke CN, Coburn NG, Hallet J. Ann Surg. 2025 Sep 3 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

30/07/2025

Incidence of respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospitalization among adults in Ontario, Canada, 2017-2019

Buchan SA, Alessandrini J, Drover SSM, Andrew MK, Bronskill SE, Brown KA, Daneman N, Deeks SL, Gubbay JB, Johnstone J, Karnauchow TM, Lee S, McGeer AJ, McNally JD, McNeil SA, Mubareka S, Murti M, Smieja M, Wilson SE, Kwong JC. J Infect Dis. 2025; jiaf343. Epub 2025 Jul 30.

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News Releases

News Release

03/11/2025

Longer distances to family physician has negative effect on access to health care

Living farther than 30 km from a family physician can negatively affect access to health care, found a new Ontario study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

News Release

08/04/2025

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Health and healthcare inequality

Journal Articles

Population-based clustering of co-occurring social determinants: an application of unsupervised machine learning

Factors associated with the receipt of female breast cancer treatment among people living with intellectual or developmental disabilities: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Change in maternal income status following stillbirth, neonatal death and severe neonatal morbidity

Social determinants of health and 30-day mortality after inpatient elective surgery

COVID-19 immunisation among individuals with opioid use disorder in Ontario: a population-based cohort study

Distance to primary care and its association with health care use and quality of care in Ontario: a cross-sectional study

Rural-urban disparities in the management and outcomes of atrial fibrillation in emergency departments in Canada

Impact of immigration status on survival among stage 1 and 2 HER2-positive and triple-negative breast cancer in Ontario, Canada

Association of neighborhood socioeconomic status and ethnic diversity with failure to rescue in curative-intent colorectal cancer surgery: a population-based cohort study

Incidence of respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospitalization among adults in Ontario, Canada, 2017-2019

News Releases

Longer distances to family physician has negative effect on access to health care

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

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists