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North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein approved a $319 million plan Thursday to plug a funding gap for the state’s Medicaid program — a move that ensures continued healthcare for millions of North Carolinians. But Republicans and Democrats acknowledged that more work needs to be done to find a sustainable, long-term funding solution for a program…

A new study by researchers at UC Davis Health and Kaiser Permanente found that higher exposure to very small air pollution particles (PM2.5) over a 17-year span was associated with lower semantic memory. Semantic memory acts like the brain’s “encyclopedia” for things like facts, words and long-term general knowledge

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The Park Ridge Zoning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals in June approved a series of items that will allow Advocate Lutheran General Hospital to expand its cancer treatment center and develop it into a so-called “comprehensive cancer center.”

The Mediterranean diet is an eating pattern emphasizing plant-based foods, healthy unsaturated fats, lean proteins, and whole grains, while limiting red meat, added sugars, and processed foods

Financing will accelerate Function’s mission to help millions more people own their health

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins visited TampaGeneral to celebrate commitment to food as medicine

This week, the White House announced a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower the cost of their GLP-1 weight loss drugs, Wegovy and Zepbound. The move could significantly expand access to these treatments for people with diabetes and obesity

Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham — a vocal supporter of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement and a harsh critic of Covid shots — has been named principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Trump administration credits its fraud control efforts for the disappearance of millions of people from Obamacare rolls rather than a sharp rise in premiums — a claim disputed by policy experts that glosses over the reality that many more Americans now find themselves without health insurance