Our People Cry

Investing in Our Young People

Investing in Our Young People This paper reviews the recent literature on the production of skills of young persons. The literature features the multiplicity of skills that explain success in a variety of life outcomes. Noncognitive skills play a fundamental role in successful lives. The dynamics of skill formation reveal the interplay of cognitive and noncognitive skills, and the presence of c...

Our Broken Health Care System Is Failing People With Cancer

The mother of your child’s best friend. The man who waited on you at the hardware store last week. Your brother-in-law. The woman in front of you in the check-out line at the market. Your favorite teacher in high school. The homeless woman who’s always at your subway stop. Your doctor. The eight year old son of the family three doors down. Your co-worker at the plant who brings doughnuts for ev...

'Stitched drawings' and caring for our older people.

How Our Current Medical Care System Fails People With Diabetes

M any randomized controlled intervention trials have demonstrated that lowering glycemia (1,2), LDL cholesterol (3), and blood pressure (4) will markedly benefit the complications from diabetes. Based on these data, the American Diabetes Association has recommended the following targets for glycemic, lipid, and blood pressure outcome measures, A1C 7.0%, LDL cholesterol 100 mg/dl, and blood pres...

The Need for People-First Language in our Obesity Journal

Dr. William Dietz is correct in pointing out that our support for people-first language in Obesity has been more a case of “talking the talk” than “walking the walk.” We thank Dr. Dietz for bringing this important issue to our attention. We will institute the following changes in our policies for both potential authors and accepted manuscripts. First, we will amend our Author Guidelines, Submis...