Medicaid is one of the largest social welfare programs in the United States. With over 70 million people enrolled, it covers 20 percent of the…
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Can it be physically damaging to be African American? Assistant Professor Jay Pearson says there’s chromosomal evidence that our bodies react to a combination of…
Leave a CommentWhat happens when there are very high hopes for a particular policy idea, and then researchers conclude the results are not as promising as they…
Leave a CommentWhile Emily Oster was pregnant, she evaluated data behind many of the accepted rules of pregnancy. (Should you drink caffeine? Is sushi OK?) She says…
Leave a CommentBarry Popkin is one of the world’s leading thinkers when it comes to human relationship to food. He runs the Nutrition Transition Research program at…
Leave a CommentMexico experimented recently with a 10% tax on sugary beverages. And it worked. A year after the tax was implemented there was a 12% decline…
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