Kroger Health partners with meal delivery company

Kroger Health, part of the Kroger Co., is teaming up with Performance Kitchen to offer medically tailored meals to people with chronic conditions. The partnership marks the first time Kroger…

How Adrien Proust—Father of Marcel—Helped Pioneer Global Public Health ‹ Literary Hub

Some years ago in Paris, in a moment of idle curiosity, and for very little money, I bought a short book about Marcel Proust’s father, Adrien. Its author was the…

Former Kentucky Gov. Brereton Jones Dies, Fought to Bolster Health Care and Ethics Laws in Office

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Former Kentucky Gov. Brereton C. Jones, a Republican turned Democrat who led efforts to improve health care and strengthen ethics laws during his one term three…

AMA Future of Health issue brief: Commercial Payer Coverage for Digitally Enabled Care

Introduction Introduction Achieving fair, equitable, and transparent coverage and payment of digital medicine services remains a challenge. These issues ultimately affect the widespread adoption and accessibility of digital medicine services…

Nipah virus outbreak: Watch out for these 3 risk factors | Health

For the third time in five years, the brain-damaging Nipah virus has surfaced again in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, leading the state health department to declare a health alert…

Changes in future for Lake County health plan to fight costs

Lake County officials will be look at ways to strengthen county employee’s health self-insurance plan as rising costs threaten the program’s future solvency. Commission President Michael Repay, D-Hammond, said costs…

Couple’s local farm supports community health – and joy

The farm-to-table movement has taken the restaurant world by storm, prioritizing locally-sourced, seasonal ingredients and sustainable and ethical farming. However, restaurants are not the only ones partaking. Individual consumers want…

HUPTI’s free Prostate Cancer and Men’s Health Awareness Fair

HAMPTON, Va. — A special health event in Hampton got some major support from former NFL players Saturday morning. The Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute (HUPTI) hosted its second annual…

Bashing covid boosters, DeSantis contrasts with Trump and worries health experts

Comment on this storyComment Late in 2021, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dodged a question about whether he got a booster shot to protect against covid-19. “So, I’ve done whatever I…

Dr. Deborah Birx joins Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock

ByJayme Carver, The Texas Tribune Friday, September 15, 2023 10:34PM LUBBOCK, Texas — Deborah L. Birx, the doctor and public health expert who served as the White House coronavirus response…