Poor children benefit when parents have access to healthcare

November 18th, 20170 Low-income children in the U.S. whose parents qualified for Medicaid were more likely to receive preventive care, regardless of their own insurance coverage, a new study finds. Researchers called the finding “an important spillover effect.” Children whose mothers and fathers were enrolled in Medicaid, government insurance for...

Social media linked to feelings of isolation in real life

March 17th, 20170 Young adults who spend more time on social media may end up feeling more isolated in their daily lives, a recent study suggests. Researchers focused on how often users of services like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, Vine and LinkedIn experienced what’s known as social isolation - when a person lacks a sense of...