In a recent study published in Frontiers in Medicine, a group of researchers investigated whether the combination of chronic inflammation and poverty synergistically increases the 15-year risk of ...

Low-income families often aren't able to take control of their health, despite the fact that many of them have health insurance through Medicaid.

Without Congressional action, the recently released National Academy of Sciences report, “An Updated Measure of Poverty: (Re)Drawing the Line,” could have substantial effects on government program ...

Republicans and Democrats both acknowledge the erosion of the middle class. They differ on solutions to the problem. Left out of the public discourse discussion are the poor who, both parties seem to ...

UNICEF works with governments and other partners to address the impacts of poverty on children and to mitigate poverty-related risks to their health, education and well-being. A look at recent and ...

New York is the only state with a refundable child tax credit that excludes low-income families from accessing the maximum amount, limiting its anti-poverty effect, experts say. If the governor’s ...

For most of us, Columbia is such a great place to live and work, still small-town, with plenty of culture, innovation, and education. But beneath its heavily academic veneer lies a stark reality: the ...

Time may be the most important resource there is. “Time poverty” refers to experiencing a lack of sufficient time to fulfill responsibilities, pursue interests, or engage in activities that contribute ...

The Nigerian government uses food import prohibition as part of policies that seeks to protect existing domestic producers and reduce the country’s dependence on imports. This paper argues that such ...

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