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More on the Idea that Success in Life Depends on Who Your Friends Were

Posted on August 4, 2022 by John C. Goodman

I’m reminded here of the important findings about upward mobility found in Streets of Gold: America’s Untold Story of Immigrant Success by economists Ran Abramitzky (Stanford University) and Leah Boustan (Princeton University). This is the headline grabber: “Children of immigrants from nearly every country in the world are more upwardly mobile than the children of US-born residents who were raised in families with a similar income level.”

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Thursday Links

Posted on August 4, 2022August 3, 2022 by John C. Goodman

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How to Get Doctors Working in Rural America

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Devon Herrick

People who live in rural areas often have a hard time finding physicians who will treat them. Nearly 80% of rural areas are designated ‘medically underserved’ according to Washington Post. In Van Horn, Texas, for example, there is one physician for a community of 11,000 square miles.

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Obesity is Skyrocketing (So is the variety of snack foods)

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Devon Herrick

USA Today has just published a series of articles on obesity in America, saying:

More than 4 in 10 Americans now fit the medical definition for having obesity, putting them at risk for serious health problems, including diabetes, heart disease and some types of cancer. The pandemic increased the stakes. In its first year, nearly one-third of severe COVID-19 cases were blamed on excess weight.

USA Today… spoke with more than 50 experts – in nutrition, endocrinology, psychology, exercise physiology and neuroscience – and people who are intimately familiar with the challenges of extra pounds.

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