Marginalized populations

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Journal Articles

Journal Article

11/12/2025

Population-level trends in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication prescribing

Myran D, MacDonald-Spracklin R, Busa G, Talarico R, Finkelstein Y. JAMA Netw Open. 2025; 8(12): e2548532.

Journal Article

25/11/2025

Health service utilization in children with permanent hearing loss: a nested case control study

Olds J, Fitzpatrick EM, Nicholls SG, Rosella LC, Spruin S, Pigeon M, Whittingham J, MacDougall J, Schramm D, Benchimol EI. Otol Neurotol. 2025; Nov 25 [Epub ahead of print].

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

29/09/2025

Long-stay psychiatric inpatients with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities: an Ontario population-based study

Selick A, Campitelli MA, Huang A, Balogh R, Kurdyak P, Lunsky Y. Can J Psychiatry. 2025; Sep 29.

Journal Article

24/09/2025

COVID-19 impacts on the breast cancer care pathway among systemically marginalized communities in Ontario

Lofters AK, Premranjith P, Gayowksy A, Khalil I, Covelli AM, Daniel JM. Cancer Causes Control. 2025; Sep 24 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

22/09/2025

Sexual and reproductive health in female adolescents and young adults with disabilities: a population-based study

Brown HK, Toulany A, Sharpe I, McPherson AC, Lunsky Y, Vandermorris A. J Adolesc Health. 2025; S1054-139X(25)00321-0. Epub 2025 Sep 22.

Journal Article

17/09/2025

Concurrent emergency department use by a new mother with a disability and her newborn

Brown HK, Varner CE, Lunsky Y, Santiago-Jimenez M, Fung K, Cohen E, Guttmann A, Pituch E, Saunders N, Telner D, Vigod SN, Zwicker J, Ray JG. Pediatrics. 2025; e2025071883. Epub 2025 Sep 17.

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

19/08/2025

Temporal trends in COVID-19 vaccine uptake among social housing residents compared to the general population in Ontario, Canada: a population-based panel study

Agarwal G, Keshavarz H, Angeles R, Pirrie M, Marzanek F, Nguyen F, Brar J, Paterson JM. Ann Epidemiol. 2025; S1047-2797(25)00239-X. Epub 2025 Aug 19.

Journal Article

13/08/2025

Dementia care and mortality in people experiencing homelessness: a matched cohort study

Shariff SZ, Lam M, Dasgupta M, Forchuk C, Booth RG. Alzheimers Dement. 2025; 21(8):e70571.

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News Releases

News Release

11/12/2025

ADHD prescriptions on the rise, study finds

News Release

29/09/2025

Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities substantially over-represented among long-stay psychiatric inpatients

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) account for more than one in five patients who have been in Ontario’s mental health beds for over a year, according to a new study from researchers at ICES and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

News Release

08/04/2025

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

News Release

26/08/2024

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

News Release

24/06/2024

Health care delivered in a patient’s preferred language could decrease emergency department visits, hospitalizations and death

News Release

18/06/2024

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists

ICES scientists are appointed to the ICES Research Program which best fits their interests and, as such, become members of a network of health services researchers from across Ontario.

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Marginalized populations

Journal Articles

Population-level trends in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication prescribing

Health service utilization in children with permanent hearing loss: a nested case control study

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

Long-stay psychiatric inpatients with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities: an Ontario population-based study

COVID-19 impacts on the breast cancer care pathway among systemically marginalized communities in Ontario

Sexual and reproductive health in female adolescents and young adults with disabilities: a population-based study

Concurrent emergency department use by a new mother with a disability and her newborn

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

Temporal trends in COVID-19 vaccine uptake among social housing residents compared to the general population in Ontario, Canada: a population-based panel study

Dementia care and mortality in people experiencing homelessness: a matched cohort study

News Releases

ADHD prescriptions on the rise, study finds

Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities substantially over-represented among long-stay psychiatric inpatients

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

Health care delivered in a patient’s preferred language could decrease emergency department visits, hospitalizations and death

Surge in fatal opioid overdoses in Ontario shelters, report finds

1 in 8 pregnant people have a disability, but significant gaps exist in the provision of accessible care

People experiencing homelessness more likely to develop dementia at younger ages, study finds

New research highlights stroke care disparities in vulnerable communities

A call to improve mental health support to reduce the risks of self-harm and suicide in autistic individuals

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists