Day: April 8, 2016
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Feds find security flaws in Kynect; state says no data breaches; problems also found in federal exchange
State health-insurance exchanges in Kentucky, Vermont and California had “significant weaknesses” in protecting their electronic information from hackers, the Government Accountability Office said in a report last month. “These included...
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Dr. Nikki Stone and mobile dental team in Hazard have helped cut tooth decay in the region 20 percent in a decade of operation
By Ann Blackford University of Kentucky When Dr. Daria “Nikki” Stone, associate professor at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, became the director of the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile...
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Nominations are being sought for award recognizing lifetime contribution to rural health in Kentucky; deadline is June 17
In June of 2003, the Kentucky Rural Health Association began an award honoring a lifetime contribution to rural health in Kentucky. The first recipient was Dr. Dan Martin of the...
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Exercise can help prevent or slow cancer, study suggests
Exercise may keep you from getting cancer and slow the growth of a tumor if you get one, according to a mouse-based study published in the journal Cell Metabolism by...