Day: November 20, 2015
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Nursing homes and other elderly caregivers will have to do national, fingerprint-based background checks on employees
Nursing homes and many other health care providers will be required to obtain national criminal background checks on new employees and others who provide direct one-on-one care to elderly residents...
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Louisville doctor is first in U.S. to use ultrasound treatment to treat early prostate cancer; procedure ‘has its critics as well as its fans’
Dr. John Jurige with his device. (C-J photo by Matt Stone) A Louisville urologist is the first in the nation to use ultrasound to treat prostate cancer, a procedure that...
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Baptist Healthcare gets USDA grant to buy telehealth equipment for rural hospitals and clinics in southeastern Kentucky
Baptist Healthcare System is getting a $182,566 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to install teleconferencing and telehealth equipment for five facilities in medically underserved areas in southeastern Kentucky. The grants from...