poverty and health

A teacher gives a deworming tablet to a student during National Deworming Day at a high school in Hyderabad, India, in 2017.

Could Giving Kids A 50-Cent Pill Massively Boost Their Income Years Later?

Nurith Aizenman

The results are in from a Nobel prize winner's landmark study of a deworming program. He finds the impact is immense. But the idea still gets mixed reviews

People who suffer a sharp drop in wealth experience a 50 percent increased risk of dying in the next two decades.

Health News Florida

Financial Ruin Can Be Hazardous To Your Health

Rob Stein

People who experience a sharp drop in wealth face a much higher risk of dying over the next 20 years, according to a study of more than 8,000 adults in the U.S.

Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell (left) and Dr. Nancy Hardt, University of Florida.

NPR Health

A Sheriff And A Doctor Team Up To Map Childhood Trauma

Laura Starecheski

Sometimes a different perspective can help you see a problem with fresh eyes. The problem to be solved in Gainesville, Fla.? A hot spot of poverty, child abuse and neglect.