- How many Mexican immigrant families use food stamps?
- Did You Just Forget, or Is It Something More Serious?
3. Why Parents and Doctors Should Think About A.D.H.D. in Preschool - A New Low for Cigarette Smoking
- For Blacks Facing Parole in New York State, Signs of a Broken System
- Older Adults Are Still Skipping Vaccinations
- Police Violence Against Native Americans Goes Far Beyond Standing Rock
- Reflections on True Friendship
- Stroke Rates Rising in Younger People
- Plugged-In Parents of Tweens and Teens 2016
- Fewer Than 1 Million American WWII Veterans Survived To Pearl Harbor’s 75th Anniversary
- Parents who want kids to get off their phones should look in the mirror first
- We Don’t Talk About ‘Radicalization’ When an Attacker Isn’t Muslim. We Should.
- Shut Up About Harvard
- Life in Obamacare’s Dead Zone
- The Stain of Racism in New York’s Prisons
- What America Can Learn About Smart Schools in Other Countries
- For Vulnerable Teenagers, a Web of Support
- New York City Has 5 Babies Born With Zika-Related Brain Issue
- Who gets hurt when part-time work becomes the new normal
- The Innovation Paradox
- Even a Cigarette a Day Is Bad for Your Health
- Domestic Homicide Rates
- Why Trump’s Use of the Words ‘Urban Renewal’ Is Scary for Cities
- In One Of Latin America’s Poorest Countries, Boosting The Economy Is Women’s Work
- How many Mexican immigrant families use food stamps?
Research in Social Science Research indicates poor Mexican immigrant families are far less likely than poor U.S. native families to participate in the federal food stamp program.
- Did You Just Forget, or Is It Something More Serious?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/health/did-you-just-forget-or-is-it-something-more-serious.html
Memory lapses that disrupt daily living or cause a person to withdraw from family are more serious than absent-mindedness or confusing names, experts said.
- Why Parents and Doctors Should Think About A.D.H.D. in Preschool
The evidence suggests that what works is not therapy that focuses on the child — such as play therapy — but coaching and training for the parents.
- A New Low for Cigarette Smoking
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/health/cigarette-smoking-united-states.html
The number of Americans who smoke has dropped below 40 million for the first time since they’ve been counted, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- For Blacks Facing Parole in New York State, Signs of a Broken System
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/04/nyregion/new-york-prisons-inmates-parole-race.html
A New York Times investigation of thousands of parole decisions in the state found that minorities faced marked disadvantages, underscoring a host of problems in the parole process.
- Older Adults Are Still Skipping Vaccinations
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/health/shingles-vaccine.html
People once vigilant about immunizing their children aren’t nearly as careful about protecting themselves as they age.
- Police Violence Against Native Americans Goes Far Beyond Standing Rock
- Reflections on True Friendship
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/t-magazine/friendships-social-media.html
Technology has made cultivating relationships easier, but also shallower.
- Stroke Rates Rising in Younger People
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/well/live/stroke-rates-rising-in-younger-people.html
Stroke rates have been declining in older people over the past 20 years — but have sharply increased in those under 55.
- Plugged-In Parents of Tweens and Teens 2016
Two thirds of parents feel that monitoring their children’s devices and social media use is more important than their privacy, the nonprofit Common Sense finds in a report
- Fewer Than 1 Million American WWII Veterans Survived To Pearl Harbor’s 75th Anniversary
Since 2011, roughly half of veterans of World War II who were alive then have died. By 2043, veterans’ share of the voting-age population would drop by nearly half, from 8.5 percent to 4.7 percent.
- Parents who want kids to get off their phones should look in the mirror first
The average parent spends more time with online media than their teens, a new study finds.
- We Don’t Talk About ‘Radicalization’ When an Attacker Isn’t Muslim. We Should.
Those on the path to mass destruction can be incited by ideology, conspiracy theories and the words of political leaders — including presidents.
- Shut Up About Harvard
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/shut-up-about-harvard/?ex_cid=story-twitter
A focus on elite schools ignores the issues most college students face.
- Life in Obamacare’s Dead Zone
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/magazine/life-in-obamacares-dead-zone.html
Excluded from the Affordable Care Act because of politics, thousands of poor Americans grapple with the toll — physical and psychological — of being uninsured.
- The Stain of Racism in New York’s Prisons
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/opinion/the-stain-of-racism-in-new-yorks-prisons.html
Wanton brutality is only one aspect of a prison system in which there is little respect for the rule of law or human rights.
- What America Can Learn About Smart Schools in Other Countries
The U.S. fared poorly, as usual, in a worldwide ranking of students’ test scores, but it showed significant gains among disadvantaged teenagers. In 2006, socioeconomic status had explained 17 percent of the variance in Americans’ science scores; in 2015, it explained only 11 percent, which is slightly better than average for the developed world. No other country showed as much progress on this metric. (By contrast, socioeconomic background explained 20 percent of score differences in France — and only 8 percent in Estonia.)
- For Vulnerable Teenagers, a Web of Support
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/for-struggling-kids-unconditional-support/
Kids in extreme forms of poverty, often intergenerational, need multiple supports over multiple years, to make it.
- New York City Has 5 Babies Born With Zika-Related Brain Issue
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/nyregion/new-york-city-zika.html
Health officials sent doctors an alert warning them to continue warning women who are or may become pregnant about travel to areas where the virus is spreading.
- Who gets hurt when part-time work becomes the new normal
Many Americans are still cobbling together a living with one or several part-time jobs. Overall, the number of people working part-time has risen 9.1 percent from 2002 to 2016.
- The Innovation Paradox
By all appearances, we’re in a golden age of innovation. Every month sees new advances in artificial intelligence, gene therapy, robotics and software apps. Research and development as a share of gross domestic product is near an all-time high. But none of this has translated into meaningful advances in Americans’ standard of living.
- Even a Cigarette a Day Is Bad for Your Health
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/well/live/even-a-cigarette-a-day-is-bad-for-your-health.html
Light smokers who quit at age 50 still have a 44 percent increased risk of premature death.
- Domestic Homicide Rates
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/opinion/domestic-homicide-rates.html
A CUNY medical professor writes that the failure to reduce domestic homicide rates over time is “not a new phenomenon.”
- Why Trump’s Use of the Words ‘Urban Renewal’ Is Scary for Cities
Among scholars and many city dwellers, the phrase is remembered for its vast destruction of minority communities and social networks.
- In One Of Latin America’s Poorest Countries, Boosting The Economy Is Women’s Work
