Physical assaults against educators are on the rise.
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Calls for tougher laws against assaults on teachers have been thwarted by efforts to keep kids in school.
This year, many vasectomy patients are young or single men concerned about unwanted pregnancy at a time when abortion care may not be as available as before.
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As more younger, single men ask for one following the Supreme Court abortion decision, a urologist explains what to expect with a vasectomy.
About 30% of Gen Z adults needed help from a food bank or other charity to get enough food in 2022.
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About a third of American adults in Generation Z lack the money or resources needed for reliable access to nutritious food.
Food prices are soaring.
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Soaring inflation in the US has been driven in part by large increases in the price of groceries – a burden that falls disproportionately on lower-income families.
Though intolerance is still commonplace, young Americans are finding it less stigmatizing to openly identify as trans.
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A new study that breaks down the number of trans teens by state could give policymakers a better idea of how many kids will be affected by anti-trans legislation.
The official child poverty rate is about the same today as in 1967.
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An alternative approach to measuring poverty detected a decline in 2021, amid a surge in government support for low-income families.
Harvesting soybeans in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Brazil exports soybeans and uses them domestically to make animal feed and biodiesel.
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A new study finds that by 2030, less than one-third of the world’s major crop harvests will go directly to feed people.
Where’s the beef?
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Plentiful meat substitutes might be making plant-based diets more popular.
More than 91% of the country has health insurance now.
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Most states have taken advantage of the opportunity to expand access to Medicaid since 2014 through the Affordable Care Act. That’s helping reduce the number of uninsured people.
The majority of child care workers are women and people of color.
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Child care workers are at the center of the food insecurity crisis in America. In 2020, nearly one-third of them were food insecure.
Gun violence spiked in more than half of all U.S. states in the first 13 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The pandemic brought about a sharp rise in mental health concerns, deep unemployment and an unprecedented amount of social isolation – a potentially deadly combination alongside rising gun sales.
Girl Scout cookie sales include a charitable donation.
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Even after the #MeToo movement hit its stride, support for these organizations still made up only a sliver of all charitable donations in 2018.
A church in St. Paul, Minn., distributed food obtained through a USDA program in December 2020.
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Congregations can help bridge gaps left by government programs, especially for many immigrants and others who are not eligible for SNAP benefits.
Free bagged lunches are ready for distribution at a public school in Fayette, Miss., on March 3, 2021.
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A recent survey finds that the pandemic made it harder for many US households to put food on the table. It also changed the ways in which people buy and store food.
Clinical trials demonstrate how effective vaccines are individually, but the real world shows how effective they are at a population level.
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Using a robust statistical model, researchers estimate that coronavirus vaccines had prevented 140,000 deaths by May 9, 2021.
Banning abortion can have health consequences for pregnant people.
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Carrying a pregnancy to term is riskier than having an abortion, especially for non-Hispanic Black women.
Thousands of the satellites orbiting Earth are small – like this cubical satellite seen here being released from the International Space Station.
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In the past decade, the number of satellites in orbit has skyrocketed thanks to tiny electronics and cheap launches. The crowded night sky is posing problems for astronomers and astronauts.
Food insecurity appears to have grown in 2020 despite the decline in poverty.
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Early estimates US poverty rate estimates indicate that policies intended to soften the blow of economic upheaval made a big difference.
Cancer and organ transplant patients, people with untreated HIV and people with other immunodeficiencies are at high risk of severe COVID-19 infection.
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People with weakened immune systems are at a high risk of severe and prolonged COVID-19 infections. An extra vaccine dose can bolster protection.
Yemeni children, who live in a hunger hot spot, wait to get food in June 2021.
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For many of the children who don’t get enough to eat, the consequences could last a lifetime.