Month: March 2014
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UK hospital tells 1,079 former patients that a laptop computer with their medical records was stolen in early February
The University of Kentucky reported Wednesday that personal health information of 1,079 people who had been patients at its hospital was on a laptop computer that was stolen in early...
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New County Health Rankings report shows same counties at top and bottom, but many have shown moves in the rankings this year
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The fifth annual County Health Rankings report shows that some Kentucky counties have made great improvements in their rankings over the last five years,...
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Feds, state will allow mid-April enrollment for people who start but don’t complete Obamacare applications by March 31
“The Obama administration has decided to give extra time to Americans who say that they are unable to enroll in health-care plans through the federal insurance marketplace by the March 31...
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FDA reviews alternatives to colonoscopies to screen for colorectal cancer, including mail-in, stool-sampling kits
The Food and Drug Administration is examining the possibility of two alternatives to colonoscopies for identifying tumors and growths in the large intestine. Kentucky ranks high in deaths from colon cancer,...
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Smoking persists or even increases in poor, rural, working-class counties; New York Times cites Clay County as an example
Clay County has a dubious distinction. It has the highest rate of smoking for any U.S. county with a population under 15,000. Researchers at the University of Washington pointed that out,...
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Humana Inc. bus travels the rural roads of Mississippi, looking to enroll people in Obamacare by March 31 deadline
Insurance providers have been scared off by Mississippi, one of the poorest and unhealthiest states in the country. Only nine percent of eligible residents have signed up for insurance under...
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High-school health fair takes healthy messages to students
Dietitians Josie Crew and Heather Schierer staffed an exhibit on risks of sugary drinks. (Messenger photo by Melissa Mudd) More than 1,000 students participated in Meade County High School’s...
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Obama reminds the uninsured of March 31 signup deadline; McConnell continues to point out the pitfalls of reform
On the fourth anniversary of the law that has informally come to bear his name, President Obama reminded uninsured Americans that they have only one more week to sign up...
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One in 13 Kentuckians have health coverage through Kynect
Nearly 322,000 Kentuckians had enrolled for health coverage through the state’s new insurance exchange through 6 p.m. Thursday, March 20, and three-fourths of them didn’t have coverage before, according to...
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Senate committee kills bill to keep minors from using tanning beds
Legislation to ban minors from using tanning beds fell two votes short of passing the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday. The bill, which passed the House 61-31, would...