Day: October 19, 2014
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Medicaid expansion boosts preventive care
More Kentuckians than ever are using preventive care services since the state expanded Medicaid on Jan. 1, reports FamiliesUSA, a lobby for federal health reform that included the expansion. Recent data...
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Rural Ky. hospitals make sure they are ready for Ebola
Rural hospitals in Kentucky are making sure they are prepared in the event they get a patient with the Ebola virus, Bill Estep reports for the Lexington Herald-Leader. The risk of Ebola...
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News media blamed for most of Ebola scare; experts continue to say that risk of infection is low
The reaction of many Americas regarding the Ebola virus has gone beyond what is medically necessary, but is a natural reaction to fear, Maggie Fox reports for NBC News. Medical...