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The start of November is often a reminder to get our turkey and stuffing recipes ready for social gatherings with friends and family who we may not see every day. It’s also a time to raise awareness around Alzheimer's disease and the millions affected by it.
Capital Health Plan (CHP), Big Bend's local and trusted health care provider, announced it is expanding its footprint in North Florida, and for the first time, offering affordable employer group and individual marketplace plans in Madison and Taylor Counties. The addition of these new counties is an important step in CHP’s effort to provide access to affordable and quality health care to communities in and around the Tallahassee area.

Every October, national companies and local businesses sport pink ribbons and banners in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. The disease affects hundreds of thousands of women every year in

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March is often associated with the arrival of spring, a time of renewal and cleansing.
It’s the month of October, and you know from the notable pink ribbons that this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
According to the World Heart Federation, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the world’s number one killer.
More than 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 experience falls each year.
In less than 10 years, every member of the Baby Boomer generation will have reached the age of 65.
What does a colonoscopy have to do with happy birthdays? Here’s your answer. The American Cancer Society's estimates that in 2022 there will be 106,180 new cases of colon cancer and 44,850 new cases of rectal cancer in the United States. These are unfortunate statistics since most of those cancers could be prevented with screening.

Across the Big Bend area, tens of thousands of children are set to go back to school in the coming days. While parents are scrambling to get the backpacks filled

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