Health and healthcare inequality

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Journal Articles

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.

Journal Article

22/07/2025

Regional disparities in the care and outcomes of atrial fibrillation patients in a universal health care system: a population-based cohort study

Shurrab M, Ha ACT, Andrade JG, Cheung CC, Amit G, Skanes A, Nair GM, Qiu F, Haldenby O, Quevillon T, Angaran P, Redfearn DP, Parkash R, Healey JS, Ko DT. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2025 Jul 22 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

08/07/2025

Cancer health disparities affecting glioblastoma survival in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study

Omar AT, Diestro JDB, Aghanya V, Dare AJ, Spears J, Gomez D. Neurology. 2025; 105(1):e213742. Epub 2025 Jun 9.

Journal Article

02/07/2025

Marginalized neighborhoods and health outcomes in younger myocardial infarction survivors

Akioyamen LE, Sivaswamy A, Haldenby O, Abdel-Qadir H, Sud M, Alter DA, Atzema CL, Austin PC, Jackevicius CA, Kapral MK, Krumholz HM, Tu K, Wijeysundera HC, Ko DT. JAMA Netw Open. 2025; 8(7):e2518826.

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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

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists

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Health and healthcare inequality

Journal Articles

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

Regional disparities in the care and outcomes of atrial fibrillation patients in a universal health care system: a population-based cohort study

Cancer health disparities affecting glioblastoma survival in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study

Marginalized neighborhoods and health outcomes in younger myocardial infarction survivors

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