Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health - our story 9 June 2025 Meet Anna Pearce and Vittal Katikireddi, the joint Editors-in-chief for the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, and hear ...

Background Uterine fibroids (UFs) are the most common form of sex steroid hormone-dependent benign tumours that grow in the walls of the uterus. Several observational studies have examined the ...

Background Food marketing exposure has the potential to influence children’s dietary behaviours and health status, however, few studies have identified how ‘obesogenic’ the outdoor food marketing ...

Correspondence to Dr Jan J Barendregt, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston 4006, Australia; j.barendregt{at}sph.uq.edu.au Background The potential impact ...

Background To quantify inequalities in obesity-related complication (ORC) prevalence and differences in healthcare costs between the most (Q1) and least (Q5) deprived quintiles of people living with ...

Background Behaviours across a 24-hour day, including physical activity, sedentary time and sleep, are disrupted following cancer and contribute to cancer-related outcomes. This study describes the ...

The future organisation of prison health care 1 recommends that the NHS and the Prison Service work together to plan and provide health care services for prisoners. Whereas previously the Prison ...

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent a significant cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Despite a strong evidence base outlining increased risk of communicable diseases and poor ...

Background Little is known about the association between direct pollen exposure and cognitive performance. The aim of our study is to investigate the effect of pollen exposure on performance in the ...

Background Reports on socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality are limited in East Asia. We investigated educational inequalities in cancer mortality in Japan, serving as an advanced example of ...