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Food Stamps: The Government's Effort to Help Americans Eat Healthier Meals
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), more commonly known as food stamps, is a government assistance program that provides low-income Americans with money to purchase food. The prog...
More States Are Limiting What Foods Can Be Bought With SNAP Benefits
Starting in 2026, twelve states—including Texas and Florida—will make new rules about what foods people can buy using their SNAP benefits. SNAP, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assi...
CDC Drastically Changes Guidance on COVID-19 Testing, Leaving Many Confused
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come under fire over the last few days after quietly changing the recommendations regarding when individuals should seek a test for COVID-19....
CDC Data Reveals Women Disproportionately Suffer from Depression
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of people who never previously had depression to experience it. However, even before the pandemic, there were crisis levels of this mental health condition. The Centers fo...
On Friday November 20, the United States reported more than 201,000 COVID-19 cases. On the same day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C...
The Pandemic Upends Thanksgiving Plans The Thanksgiving holiday is traditionally one on which people travel to their fam...
Tired of Zoom Social Gatherings? How You Can Mix Up Your Interactions
The novelty of the Zoom happy hour or the virtual game night was enough to get most people through the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was fun to gather online with friends and family in you...
COVID-19 Infections Confer Five Months of Reliable Immunity to Most
In a study published on January 14 by Public Health England, researchers found that people infected by COVID-19 maintain an effective level of natural immunity for about five months. The researchers looked a...
USDA SUN Summer Programs in 2025: Supporting Kids and Families with Free Meals and Grocery Assistance
The USDA’s SUN Summer Programs offer valuable resources to ensure children stay nourished and healthy during the summer months when school meal programs are unavailab...
Self-Care Tips to Make it Through the COVID-19 Quarantine
Like nearly every other American, you are probably reading this article from your home since you have been ordered to remain there while the COVID-19 crisis unfolds. Many people could end up mired in a funk or depres...
