Month: February 2014
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Medical-marijuana bill clears House committee; cannabis-oil bill, more likely to pass into law, goes to full Senate
A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky passed the Kentucky Health House and Welfare Committee Thursday, but whether the issue will come up for a vote in front of...
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Study shows a decline in obesity rates in preschool children; Kentucky ranks 6th in obesity among pre-kindergartners
The rate of obesity in preschool-age children dropped about two-fifths over the past decade, according to a federal health survey published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Betsy...
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State House panel approves bills to require HPV vaccinations of boys and girls and ban use of tanning beds by children
The state House Health and Welfare Committee approved two bills Thursday to require that boys and girls to be vaccinated for the human papilloma virus before sixth grade and to generally...
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Dr. Gene Paxton Lewis dies; he was a leader in public health dentistry in Kentucky and the nation
Dr. Gene Paxton Lewis, a dentist who did the first survey of Kentucky’s oral health and helped create the state’s oral health coalition and its first mobile dental office, died...
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Report links smoking with rheumatoid arthritis, other diseases
By Melissa Landon Kentucky Health News Smoking is even more harmful than previously thought. It not only can cause lung cancer but also rheumatoid arthritis and a long list of...
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Here’s a fresh strategy for reforming malpractice lawsuit rules: measure doctors by national standards, not local custom
A bill that would create three-person panels of medical experts to give non-binding opinions on malpractice lawsuits before trial doesn’t appear to be getting anywhere in the Kentucky General Assembly, at least...
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Rural children are more likely to be obese, but rural communities have several strategies to fight the problem
Children living in rural areas are about 25 percent more likely to be overweight or obese than children in urban areas, studies show. Rural communities have come up with several...
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Remote Area Medical plans to bring more local clinics to Kentucky and other areas in the ‘distressed corridor’ of Appalachia
More help could be coming for Appalachian Kentuckians who need health care. Remote Area Medical is launching a two-year campaign beginning in September called “Stop the Suffering in Appalachia,” designed...
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County analysis shows wide range in numbers of previously uninsured who now have coverage through state exchange
Since enrollment for coverage through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act opened Oct. 1, more than 255,000 Kentucky residents have signed up; because a goal of the law is...