Darrell Dixon’s father was just 25 when he had a major heart attack in the rural Mississippi Delta. The goal: to understand why the rates of heart and lung disease are dramatically higher there than in other parts of the U.S. “This rural health disadvantage, it doesn’t matter whether you’re white or Black, it hurts you,” said Dr. Vasan Ramachandran, …
A pediatrician's view on child poverty rates: 'I need policymakers to do their job' Enlarge this image toggle caption Cavan Images/Getty Images/Cavan Images RF Cavan Images/Getty Images/Cavan Images RF Child poverty in the U.S. has more than doubled in a year, and we have a pretty clear idea what drove it: Congress let the expanded child tax credit expire. The …
Ever since India moved to a high growth trajectory in the 1980s, poverty rates have consistently declined over time. A Mint analysis of the consumption expenditure numbers reported by the National Statistical Office in a hushed-up report suggests that rural poverty rose nearly 4 percentage points between 2011-12 and 2017-18 to 30 percent even as urban poverty fell 5 percentage …
