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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

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Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. They may have few family members, live alone. I called my parents, and we talked.

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‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Batter Rural Hospital Finances, Researchers Say

Physician's Weekly

.” Hospitals that do stay afloat likely will do so by cutting services that are particularly dependent on Medicaid reimbursements, such as labor and delivery units, mental health care, and emergency rooms. It is an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, which is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

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