How Eating Watermelon Can Help You Improve Your Heart Health

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New research suggests that watermelon may be even more nutritious than previously thought and it can help lower your risk of heart disease, too. Getty Images
  • A new study suggests that eating watermelon may be better for you than previously believed.
  • Researchers found that study participants who ate more watermelon had a greater intake of essential nutrients, including fiber, potassium, and vitamin C.
  • Watermelon can also help improve hydration and lower your risk of heart disease.

Watermelon may be even more nutritious than previous research suggests.

According to a new study published in Nutrients, eating watermelon could

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Jamie Foxx’s Daughter Corinne Says He’s Been “Out Of The Hospital For Weeks” And Shames Outlets That Published Conspiracies About His Health

Jamie Foxx’s daughter Corinne is setting the record straight on her father’s health after various news outlets published false, contradicting articles.

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Last month, it was revealed that Jamie was being hospitalized for an undisclosed “medical condition” after experiencing a “medical complication” a day prior to her post. Corinne released a statement on behalf of the Foxx family.

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“Luckily, due to quick action and great care, he is already on his way to recovery,” wrote Corinne. “We know how beloved he is and appreciate your prayers. The family asks for privacy during this time.”

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What is a Medical Power of Attorney?

One document that we recommend for almost all of our estate planning clients is a Medical Durable Power of Attorney. This document allows you to select the person who will make medical decisions on your behalf, if you are incapacitated or unable to make them yourself.

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A Medical Durable Power of Attorney is an essential document, as no one can predict their incapacity.

This legal document allows you to list

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NeueHealth and Medical Home Network Partner to Reduce Health Care Disparities through New ACO REACH Model

CHICAGO, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NeueHealth Partners Community ACO, a partnership between NeueHealth and Medical Home Network, has been provisionally accepted to participate in the ACO REACH model starting January 1, 2023. The NeueHealth Partners Community ACO expands on two NeueHealth owned and managed Direct Contracting Entities (DCEs) that are transitioning to the ACO REACH model next year, which served approximately 47,000 Medicare beneficiaries as of the Second Quarter 2022.

NeueHealth, the care delivery and provider enablement business of Bright Health Group (NYSE: BHG), formed the ACO in partnership with Medical Home Network (MHN) to support Federally

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How to live longer? Try these 5 exercises for longevity

Amid Covid-19 and increased cases of heart disease in the country, we tend to overlook the basics. Living a healthy lifestyle is crucial to maintaining your overall well-being. If you want to live a healthy and long life, you need to follow healthy lifestyle habits, which majorly involve healthy eating and exercising. We are here with exercises that can help you live longer.

With the threat of diseases looming large, the risk of death among people has increased. However, we still tend to ignore healthy lifestyle habits due to a busy schedule. Doing so can affect your overall health. Hence,

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Pacific Blue Cross Launches New Personal Health Insurance Plan in Partnership with BC Women’s Health Foundation

The new and improved Personal Health Insurance plan will make Pacific Blue Cross the first and only provider in Canada to offer family planning benefits in an individual health and dental plan

BURNABY, BC, May 9, 2023 /CNW/ – Pacific Blue Cross announced an enhanced Personal Health Insurance Health and Dental plan today that will include family planning benefits, incorporating fertility drugs, fertility treatments and adoption. The changes to the Personal Health Insurance plan make Pacific Blue Cross the only provider in Canada to offer family planning benefits within an individual health and dental plan.

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Figuring out Texas: From guns to immigration, here’s how one state’s challenges echo the country’s

Thirteen people dead in two mass shootings. Eight immigrants killed when an SUV slams into a crowded bus stop. The likely approval of legislation that would let the Republican governor overturn elections in the most populous county, a Democratic stronghold. All in the past two weeks.

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These issues and the forces behind them — anger and guns, immigration turmoil, deep political divisions about what democracy means — are playing out across American life in various ways. But in Texas, with its immense size and a population that grows by more than 1,000 people a day, the stage is

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Can Your Practice Afford a Data Breach?

Probably not.

A recent study found that the total average cost of a healthcare breach is $10.10 million.

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Can your healthcare practice afford a breach? Most healthcare entities cannot.

Since 2020, healthcare breach costs have risen by 42%.

As we know healthcare breaches are incessant, it is important to understand trends.

The trends that have emerged over the past few years are:

  1. Repeat attacks. Many healthcare entities have
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