Friday, 23 July 2021

Prescriptions for Fruits and Vegetables a Blossoming Program

farmer's market

The premise is simple: A health care provider or a health insurance plan provides a ''prescription" for produce. Patients redeem it at a local farmer's market, grocery store, or a community-based sponsoring organization.



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Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study

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Money may not buy happiness but new research suggests it may at least help Americans live longer.



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Drug Makers Reach $26 Billion Deal on Opioid Lawsuits

opioids

The money from the companies would be used by communities for addiction treatment, prevention services and other significant costs associated with the epidemic.



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She’s Not Just an Olympian. She’s a Mom

foluke gunderson

While this is the third time Foluke Gunderson has participated in the Olympics, this is her first as a mom.



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'Superbug' Fungus Spreads Among Vulnerable in Two U.S. Cities

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The CDC says an untreatable "superbug" fungus is spreading in a Washington, D.C., nursing home and two Dallas-area hospitals.



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