ZIP codes with the highest poverty levels also experience higher rates of obesity, depression and low birth-weight babies. Limited access to affordable healthy food and transportation to medical ...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, one in ten older adults in the U.S. — or 5.9 million individuals 65 or over — lives in poverty, although the percentage varies from state to state. In the District ...
When a well-read, analytical, and endlessly curious friend recently confessed ignorance to what period poverty is, I became aware of how widespread it is for this problem to be overlooked. You see, my ...
Can poverty exacerbate mental health problems among the youngest family members? A new study by an international team, including a researcher from SWPS University, demonstrates that financial problems ...
New York is one of the wealthiest states in this country. And yet its child poverty rate — over 20% — is one of the highest in the country. As a pediatrician in Albany for the past 20 years, I have ...
Can poverty exacerbate mental health problems among the youngest family members? A new study by an international team, including a researcher from SWPS University, demonstrates that financial problems ...
For the last few thousand years, we've understood the negative impact that poverty can have on health both mental and physical. In more recent years, we have seen a number of studies published that ...
The U.S. has one of the highest child poverty rates among wealthy nations. Here’s a look at some struggles kids living in poverty face. Kaylie, pictured in the 2012 documentary “Poor Kids” and the ...
A universal policy providing free prescription drugs to seniors in Poland significantly reduced out-of-pocket spending and sharply lowered the risk of catastrophic health expenditures, but it may also ...