Month: December 2011
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Johnson County focus of C-J series on docs, prescription abuse
The second day of The Courier-Journal‘s investigation into prescription drug abuse and the role of doctors looks at Johnson County, ranked 11th in the state for drug overdose deaths despite...
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State medical board is soft on physicians, compared to other states and professions, and seems to be getting more lax
Though the state has a serious problem with abuse of prescription drugs, the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure has a history of being soft on physicians with problematic prescription pill-writing...
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Beshear must reject hospital merger, C-J argues in huge editorial
Gov. Steve Beshear must say no when it comes to the merger of University Hospital, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare and St. Joseph Health System because it jeopardizes the...
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Legislators to discuss child abuse report Monday; chilling stories emerging about abuse trends
After a wave of stories pertaining to child abuse records made front-page news this week, the Interim Joint Health and Welfare Committee will meet Monday to discuss the Cabinet for Health...
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Discussion on statewide smoking ban to air on KET Monday at 8
The possibility of a statewide smoking ban will be discussed on Kentucky Educational Television‘s “Kentucky Tonight” Monday. The guests will be state Rep. Susan Westrom, D-Lexington; Rep. Mike Harmon, R-Junction...
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13 Kentucky schools, 11 in Perry County, receive funds and other help to get more kids eating breakfast
Thirteen Kentucky schools will receive money and other help to get more children eating breakfast at school, an undertaking funded by Kellogg’s cereal company and Action for Healthy Kids. The...
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Most women over 65 don’t need annual Pap smears anymore
Many women over the age of 65 no longer need to get an annual Pap smear in order to detect cervical cancer, the American Cancer Society, the American College of...
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New technology at UK allows for more comprehensive breast imagery, especially for women with much dense or fatty tissue
Technology that will enable radiologists to see individual breast structures without overlapping tissues obstructing their view will begin being used at the breast care center at the University of Kentucky...
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Calls for hospitals to reveal more about errors, infections are getting louder; feds plan more data, but hospitals fight state rules
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News LEXINGTON, Ky. — The stories are hard to hear. A little girl is taken to the hospital after she turns on the water and...
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Conway, Stumbo say Yonts’ pseudoephedrine bill doesn’t do enough to stop smurfing
State Rep. Brent Yonts, D-Greenville, has proposed a bill that would make people who have been convicted of meth-related crime to get a prescription to buy pseudoephedrine, but Attorney General...