Month: May 2015
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One of every three U.S. adults have a combination of risk factors that increase their risk for heart disease and diabetes
More than one-third of adults in the U.S. have a combination of health conditions that put them at higher risk of heart disease and diabetes, and this condition affects nearly...
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Regan Hunt, executive director of Kentucky Voices for Health, leaves for a new position at insurer Humana Inc.
The executive director of Kentucky Voices for Health, a group that worked for the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is now working for Humana Inc. as...
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Lexington Herald-Leader says Kentucky Hospital Association report on members’ finances damages the group’s credibility
The Kentucky Hospital Association‘s recent “Code Blue” report on its members’ finances is a symptom of “financial hypochondria,” the Lexington Herald-Leader said in a long editorial Sunday. It said the...
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CDC says SOAR should focus on substance abuse, obesity and diabetes; idea of mountaintop mining study is largely ignored
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Shaping Our Appalachian Region, the bipartisan effort to revitalize and diversify Eastern Kentucky’s economy, will focus its health efforts on substance abuse, obesity and...
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Law requires equal access to mental-health and drug-abuse treatment, but is not always obeyed; Ky. says it’s working on issue
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News By law, mental health benefits must be offered equally to medical and surgical benefits if the plan offers them, but this isn’t always the...
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3,047 got private health insurance in special March-April signup designed to avoid or reduce tax penalty for not being covered
More than 3,000 Kentuckians signed up for health coverage during a special March-April enrollment period that allowed them to avoid or reduce tax penalties for being uninsured. “At the Feb....
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Louisville elementaries part of ‘up to date’ health curriculum study
Jefferson County Public Schools have partnered with researchers at the University of Virginia to study how integrating bi-weekly health and wellness instruction into its elementary curriculum will affect students over...
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Supporters of smoking bans fear letter from Ky. Association of Counties will halt local efforts to pass such measures
An insurer’s letter has warned counties that they may face rate increases if they are sued about local ordinances, including those against smoking. According to a legal consultant to the Kentucky Center...
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‘Mind Matters’ Health Fair in Lexington May 18 will focus on brain and nutrition; famous chef will make free “brain healthy” food
Ouita Michel Nationally known Bluegrass chef Ouita Michel of Midway, who owns seven Lexington-area eateries, will be cooking up free “brain healthy” food at the seventh annual “Mind Matters” Health...
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Kentucky led the nation in hepatitis C cases in 2013; state’s rate rose 357 percent from 2007 to 2011
By Tim Mandell Kentucky Health News Kentucky had the nation’s highest rate of hepatitis C in 2013, with 5.1 cases per every 100,000 people, says a report by the federal Centers...