By attaching an $8 lens to his iPhone with a piece of double-sided tape, Canadian doctors produced a field microscope that can be used to diagnose intestinal worms in low resource settings.

A new report published in the American Economic Policy Journal sparked debate about the extent to which the interests of the poor are represented in American government.

New report suggests that prison population increases are related to decreases in mental health services.

Days after a senior Air Force official responsible for sexual assault prevention programs is accused of sexual battery, the Pentagon releases a report indicating that the number of sexual assaults in the milita...

State of motherhood around the world according to new report from Save the Children. Report also examines infant mortality rates around the world.

Every year, 57 million women worldwide give birth without the help of trained health workers, circumstances in which risk of infection is extremely high and many mothers and babies die. A number of organization...

"Unemployment rates for young men with little education (today) exceed rates for comparable men during the Great Depression," says University of Wisconsin Public Affairs Professor Timothy Smeeding. The problem ...

Microsavings programs are being used to help people in developing countries build wealth and move out of poverty.

Infant mortality has declined in the U.S., according to a new CDC report, but America still has one of the highest infant mortality rates for an industrialized nation

Paul Niehaus was getting a Ph.D. in developmental economics when he decided to give a portion of his income to a charitable cause. The mission: to give as much of the money as possible directly to people living...