Month: October 2013
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Every Kentucky county has a local group working on health issues, foundation finds in compiling Health Coalitions Directory
For the first time, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has documented that every Kentucky county has a local group working on health issues. All 120 counties are listed in...
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Ky.’s successful rollout of health-insurance exchange prompts New York Times to profile Beshear as ‘a man on a mission’
A weekend article in The New York Times describes Gov. Steve Beshear as a man determined to prove that the health-reform law works, and says Kentucky stands out in many ways...
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Resigned heart surgeon wins settlement from UK, which plans to upgrade program he left but won’t say why it was suspended
Dr. Mark Plunkett The University of Kentucky will pay Dr. Mark Plunkett more than $1 million as part of a settlement after Plunkett’s pediatric cardiothoracic surgery program at UK was...
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KET program to feature citizens who work in three programs to improve the health of Kentucky children
The next episode of KET‘s “Health Three60” series will be a program that features citizens who have made a difference in the health of Kentucky children. “Champions for Children’s Health”...
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Lexington TV reporter was moved to donate a kidney to a still-unknown stranger and hopes her story will encourage others
Lexington television reporter Leigh Searcy donated one of her kidneys to an unknown stranger and explained it to her 5-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son this way: “It’s like having two...
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Physicians say they dislike regulations on use of electronic health records, but they don’t want to go back to paper records
Doctors say use of electronic health records is one factor contributing to physician dissatisfaction because it interferes with patient care, says a new study. Surveyed physicians blame EHRs for reduced...
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Smokers shouldn’t get Medicaid or Medicare, says freshman Republican lawmaker who grows tobacco
State Rep. Jonathan Shell of Lancaster, a young Republican who grows tobacco, is against a statewide smoking ban. No surprise there, but how about this: He also says people who...
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Free webcast for journalists TODAY at 2 p.m. ET will explore rural use of health-insurance exchanges
If you lack health insurance, you’re more likely to live in a rural area. Put another way, if you’re rural, you’re more likely to lack health insurance. Nearly one in...
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Nationwide, eyes on are Ky.’s implementation and debate about Obamacare, and thousands of Kentuckians are signing up for it
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The good, the bad and the ugly about health reform in Kentucky are showing up on national news as the state’s two Republican senators...
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Study says loss of smell may help sniff out Alzheimer’s disease
A small pilot study of patients displaying signs of cognitive decline found that peanut butter can help identify those with Alzheimer’s disease, which is often accompanied by a loss of...