Mortality rates fell by 20 percent among women in countries that began cash transfer programs to the poor. Children also benefited.
Tag: Poverty
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Los colombianos con la enfermedad de Huntington olvidados por la ciencia
Con el fin de indagar sobre la enfermedad de Huntington, unos investigadores contactaron a familias colombianas que viven con esa aflicción. Cuarenta años después, los científicos recién hacen seguimiento, esperando que no sea demasiado tarde.
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Sought Out by Science, and Then Forgotten
Four decades ago, medical researchers reached out to ailing families in Colombia for insights into Huntington’s disease. Scientists are just now following up, hoping it’s not too late.
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How to Use the Debt Ceiling to Inflict Cruelty on the Poor
Republicans have singled out low-income Americans, yet again, as a prime target in this year’s scheme over the debt limit.