Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night voted to advance school voucher legislation for a full vote in the Senate after ...

Earlier this month, the independent watchdog monitoring Maine’s child welfare agency went before the legislature’s government oversight committee and admitted frustration. In recent years, she has ...

The world is exhausted from conflict and uncertainty. But rather than giving up, many people appear resolved to do something about it. They must be empowered, writes Marian Salzman.

Hate music groups are typically music labels that record, publish and distribute racist music of a variety of genres along with products that promote their hateful, often terroristic worldview. In ...

MANILA, Philippines — The biggest threats to the Philippines in the next two years are an economic downturn and poverty, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). The Global Risks Report 2025 ...

The World Bank, comprising 189 member nations, seeks to reduce poverty and boost living standards by providing grants and low-rate loans to poor economies. For low- and middle-income countries – ...

He needs help. He needs advice. Eighteen years after entering office with a high priority given to the ending of child poverty, it's proving to be tougher than it looked. The most recent figures ...

The new definitions aim to resolve any conflict in medical circles over whether obesity is a disease or just a risk factor. Global health leaders have proposed a “dramatic overhaul” of the way ...

A global commission of experts has called for a radical shift in how obesity is diagnosed, with less reliance on body mass index (BMI) to define disease. The commission, published in Lancet Diabetes ...

The international Commission on Clinical Obesity which proposed the new definitions called it a nuanced approach. Their report includes 18 diagnostic criteria for clinical obesity in adults and ...

The goal of the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission on the Definition and Diagnosis of Clinical Obesity was to develop an approach to this definition and diagnosis. The commission ...

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