Health Inequalities

Access to Healthcare Socioeconomic Factors Vulnerable Populations Healthcare Access Deprivation Ethnic Disparities Access to Care Demographics Child Welfare Childhood Obesity

UK’s Generational Tobacco Sales Ban Set to Become Law

The policy aims to create a smoke-free generation to ease long-term pressure on the NHS.

UK Healthy Life Expectancy Falls to Record Low as Local Gaps Near 20 Years

France Unveils 2026–2030 Obesity Roadmap, Pledging Reimbursed Care and a Reinforced 2026 Treatment Pathway

England Launches First Men’s Health Strategy With Home PSA Tests Planned

Resistant Bacteraemia Up 9.3% in England in 2024 as Deaths Increase, UKHSA Reports

Lords Begin Scrutiny of Tobacco Bill as Health Leaders Urge Swift Passage

Oxford BMJ Study Finds Widespread, Uneven PSA Retesting in England

BMJ Analysis Urges UK Ban on Commercial Sunbeds to Cut Melanoma Risk

Eating More Fruit Linked to Smaller Pollution-Related Lung Declines, Study Finds

Only 30% Hit In‑School Activity Target as Study Exposes Wide Gaps Across English Primaries

Global Study Warns Cancer Deaths Could Reach 18.5 Million Annually by 2050

Breast Cancer Costs Projected to Reach £4.2bn by 2050 Without Action, Report Warns

Britons Smoke 28.6 Billion Cigarettes Annually as Tobacco and Vapes Bill Awaits Lords' Approval

ONS Analysis Finds Wide Local Disparities in Premature Mortality

Academics Demand Stronger Food Regulations as UK Health Department Finalises 10-Year Plan

UK Launches National Inquiry Into Failing Maternity Services

Unregulated Private ADHD Providers Proliferate on Swollen NHS Waiting Lists

Early-Teen Obesity in Boys Linked to Epigenetic Changes Affecting Offspring Health

UK Government Pledges £70m for Advanced Radiotherapy Machines at 28 NHS Hospitals

Cardiovascular Diseases Account for 140,000 Deaths Annually in France, Highlighting Widespread Health Inequities