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Staying active after 65
COLUMBIA — Janet Groat keeps moving toward better health and fitness. Groat, 60, stays active to stay in shape as she ages. She has worked out four days a week for three years at The Health Connection,...
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Demand for local produce on the rise in Columbia
Carrie Hargrove, farm manager for the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture’s Urban Garden, harvests chard. Hargrove said that demand for locally grown produce is rising, in part because people are...
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After ACA’s affordable services LGBTQ community ‘D’mand-ing’ respect and...
COLUMBIA — In the midst of the Great Recession, everyday finances prove difficult for many Americans, let alone paying for health care. Even for the royalty of the Midwest. “Health care for the...
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Health care act pouring millions into prevention with aim of saving millions...
COLUMBIA — Among the 2,400 pages of the Affordable Care Act, more than a few deal with preventive care, the effort to treat chronic diseases before they get worse and more expensive. The real meaning...
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ProDental offers free dental care for uninsured
Uninsured residents of Columbia filled the lobby of ProDental Dentistry for the first annual Free Dental Day. Walk-in services ranging from cleanings to extractions were provided throughout the day,...
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For cognitive health, it might be more than just a few blows
COLUMBIA — When Andrew Broyhill sustained his third concussion in a year after a collision during a high school football game, his troubles began immediately. Some doctors told the Boonville High...
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Mental health coverage questioned
Shannyn Yalaoui plays with her 2 year-old son, Taysir, at Flat Branch Park in downtown Columbia. After learning of her son’s autism at 30 months old, Yalaoui now worries whether the Affordable Care Act...
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If states keep fighting health-care reform, who wins?
COLUMBIA — The Affordable Care Act was passed, signed and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. The challenge now facing the architects of the historic health care reform law is enforcing it. This could...
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Small businesses still learning about health care tax credits
COLUMBIA – As a way to cheaper health care cost, Peace of Mind Salon and Spa owner Bridget Hollis endures eight-hour workdays by herself, attending to 35 to 40 clients a week. Hollis, who is...
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