Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. East St. Louis residents, educators, elected officials and others gathered at the Wyvetter H. Younge Higher Education Campus ...

Childhood poverty is associated with a number of physical health problems in adulthood, including Type II diabetes. Childhood poverty can exert a lasting effect on health, with biological and ...

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 ...

From spending time with my two young children to working with parents who are trying their best to raise their families in a healthy way, I'm reminded daily how the environment we grow up in shapes ...

In the US, approximately 37.9 million people, or 11.4% of the population, lived below the poverty line in 2022. It has been well demonstrated that poverty negatively affects physical and mental health ...

The recent news of surging inflation is a cause for concern, particularly for the poor and ultra-poor segments of society.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Research shows poverty, violence and instability continue to increase children’s vulnerability to exploitation, disappearance ...

Disruption to fuel and fertiliser supplies due to the Strait of Hormuz closure will hit crop yields, UNDP chief warns.

Many married couples claim Social Security benefits without fully considering how their decisions could affect the surviving ...

Tashonia Hentz listens to the Rev. Starsky Wilson, president and CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund, during a forum on child poverty in East St. Louis, Ill., on Sept. 10, 2024. Sophie Proe St. Louis ...