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Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry is uniquely placed to carry out research with relevance to health inequalities. Below you can read news stories and opinion pieces written by our academics highlighting and exploring health inequalities.

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Young children from England’s poorest areas are shorter, according to new Queen Mary study

Primary school children from England’s most deprived areas are nearly twice as likely to be short than those in the least deprived areas.
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Yes, there is structural racism in the UK – COVID-19 outcomes prove it

The release of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report has generated a groundswell of negative reaction and disappointment.
Yes, there is structural racism in the UK – COVID-19 outcomes prove it

Dementia death risk is higher among the socioeconomically deprived

A large proportion of dementia deaths in England and Wales may be due to socioeconomic deprivation, according to new research led by Queen Mary
Dementia death risk is higher among the socioeconomically deprived

Gender disparities in coronavirus disease 2019 clinical trial leadership

Less than one-third of COVID-19 clinical trials are led by women, according to lead researcher Professor Chloe Orkin of the Blizard Institute
Gender disparities in coronavirus disease 2019 clinical trial leadership

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