Hispanics are the largest minority group in the USA. They contribute to the economy, cultural
diversity, and health of the nation. Assessing their health status and health needs is key to …

Fundamental cause theory (FCT) was originally proposed to explain how socioeconomic
inequalities in health emerged and persisted over time. The concept was that higher …

Background There are large and persistent disparities in life expectancy among racial–
ethnic groups in the USA, but the extent to which these patterns vary geographically on a …

Objective To estimate changes in life expectancy in 2010-18 and during the covid-19
pandemic in 2020 across population groups in the United States and to compare outcomes …

Background Racial and ethnic disparities in mortality persist in the US population. We
studied the contribution of social determinants of health (SDoH) to racial and ethnic …

Background 258 million people reside outside their country of birth; however, to date no
global systematic reviews or meta-analyses of mortality data for these international migrants …

Racial disparities in health tend to be more pronounced at the upper ends of the
socioeconomic (SES) spectrum. Despite having access to above average social and …

The rising number of immigrants to the United States and other western countries has been
accompanied by rising interest in the characteristics of immigrants including their mortality …

Relationships are at the center of the human social environment, and their quality and
longevity are now recognized to have particular relevance for health. The goal of this article …

Background Epigenetic biomarkers of aging (the “epigenetic clock”) have the potential to
address puzzling findings surrounding mortality rates and incidence of cardio-metabolic …