Share on PinterestAdding more fruits and vegetables to one\’s diet can increase the amount of flavanols consumed. Mario Tama/Getty Images Many fruits and vegetables contain flavanols, constituents with numerous health benefits. One study found that older adults with a diet low in flavanols may benefit from flavanol supplements. The findings also indicate that diets low … Read more
By Sarah Rodriguez May 31, 2023 – MCNA Dental, a provider of Medicaid and Children\’s Health Insurance Program services suffered a major health data breach affecting more than 8.9 million people, revealing their Social Security numbers and personal data. As of right now, this marks the largest health data breach reported in 2023. MCNA Dental … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Exercise can sharpen your thinking and keep your brain healthy as you age, even if you don\’t start exercising until later in life. That\’s the finding of a new study that found that previously sedentary 70- and 80-year-olds who started exercising, including some who\’d already experienced cognitive decline, showed improvement in … Read more
Influential health interests are maneuvering a potential $19.4 billion infusion into Medi-Cal, California\’s Medicaid program, while also seeking a 2024 election initiative to permanently block that funding, KFF Health News has learned. The Coalition to Protect Access to Care, which includes groups representing doctors, hospitals, insurance companies and clinics, is lobbying Governor Gavin Newsom and … Read more
The Toronto Center for Addiction and Mental Health is one of Canada\’s largest mental health research facilities. (AFP) Canada is grappling with a time bomb of violence, addiction and suicide linked to failing mental health services for its young people. In the streets and subways of Toronto, Canada\’s largest city, an ultra-modern metropolis that … Read more
Published May 30, 2023 Of Kate Andrews Approximately 25-33% of Dillon Behr\’s workload as an information and executive liability broker at insurer Risk Placement Services is related to phishing. Compromised emails constitute the largest category of attacks. Photo by Stephen Gosling Finding affordable health insurance has long been a challenge for small business owners and … Read more
WAYNESBORO Over his 45 years, Ronald North has known perhaps 15 people who died by suicide. For him it was not something extraordinary. That changed three years ago. The Waynesboro man\’s partner died by suicide, sending North into a tailspin. He had already struggled with depression for most of his life. He was now going … Read more
Many of North Carolina\’s so-called rural counties bear little resemblance to the pastoral villages people tend to picture when they think of rural life. In fact, the 78 counties that fall under the common statistical definition of \”rural\” are home to about 40 percent of the state\’s population, and North Carolina\’s rural population is, next … Read more
Savannah Chrisley is getting candid about her struggle with mental health issues and how being the star of a reality show has impacted her health journey. Savannah recently caught up with mental health advocate Patrick Custer for his new episode Unlocked podcast and pondered the price of his role Chrisley knows best he hired her … Read more
By Angela Hart SACRAMENTO – When Gov. Gavin Newsom took office four years ago, the Democrat went after Republicans on the national stage as they tried to gut the Affordable Care Act. Key to his ambitious health care agenda: Reinstate fines for Californians who have no coverage health, which had been eliminated at the federal … Read more