Day: November 14, 2012
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U of L and KentuckyOne Health announce partnership that keeps women’s health services intact at University Hospital
The University of Louisville and KentuckyOne Health have reached a partnership agreement that will leave the resolution of any “moral roadblocks” up to a higher authority. U of L President...
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No-Hit zones in place in pediatric wards of Kosair and U of L children’s hospitals
Health professionals and other employees at Kosair Children’s Hospital and the University of Louisville pediatrics unit were given an unusual tool this week when it was announced that their facilities...
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Kentucky is No. 1 state in overuse of antibiotics, a problem that poses wide dangers to the drugs’ effectiveness
In 2010 the average number of dispensed outpatient antibiotic prescriptions was 801 per 1,000 Americans. In Kentucky it was1,197. The darker the state, the higher the rate. (CDC map) Americans, especially Kentuckians, are...
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U.S. preterm birth rate goes down but Kentucky’s maternal smoking rate still second highest, putting preterm babies at risk
For the fifth year in a row, the preterm birth rate in the United States has dropped. Which is great news. But Kentucky again had a significantly high smoking rate...