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Election Interference on Twitter, Insulin Prices, Remote Learning: RAND Weekly Recap

This weekly recap focuses on evidence of interference in the 2020 election on Twitter, U.S. insulin prices compared to those of other countries, how parents can help their kids' education stay on track during the pandemic, and more.

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Putting Health to the (Taste) Test

Researchers teamed up with a dozen Los Angeles lunch trucks to test healthier menu items—chicken breasts and grilled fish alongside the usual tacos and hamburgers.

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Food Providers: Regulators Should Insist They 'First, Do No Harm'

Everyone needs food, water, and shelter, yet society offers protective standards and regulations for just two of these three essentials. Food regulations focus on preventing illnesses like botulism, but when it comes to chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes, regulations offer little protection to U.S. consumers.

Deborah A. Cohen

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Caring for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes, Why Gender Matters

High-quality routine care for both cardiovascular disease and diabetes is at least as relevant to women's health and survival as it is to men's. Yet evidence suggests that women continue to face gaps in even low-cost, routine aspects of care.

Chloe E. Bird @ChloeBirdPhD

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Small Ideas for Saving Big Health Care Dollars (No. 4-7)

Focusing on smaller, more focused approaches can identify less controversial opportunities for modest health care savings.