Month: November 2016
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Teen birth rates are declining faster in urban counties than rural ones, nationally and in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s teen birth rates are dropping faster in its urban counties than in its rural counties, a trend that has also been found across...
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Sitting for long periods while traveling increases risk of blood clots, which can be deadly; moving around can prevent them
everydayhealth.com Holiday travel often involves things you can’t control, such as delayed flights, traffic jams and inclement weather, but there is a health condition you can prevent just by getting...
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Study finds 78 percent of Kentuckians on Medicaid have coverage through expansion, most of them young adults
Medicaid covered almost 636,000 adult Kentuckians in the second quarter of this year, with the great majority of enrollees covered under Medicaid expansion and almost half of them young adults,...
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Kentucky rises to No. 3 in diabetes, increasing concern about removing dental and vision coverage from basic Medicaid
Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan for Medicaid “would have a profound effect in a state with the nation’s third-highest rate of diabetes,” The Courier-Journal reports, because it would remove dental and vision care...
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Ideas for patient safety: collaboration, transparency, more nurses in hospitals and nursing homes, surgical patients’ risk awareness
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Patient safety was the topic at the 2016 HealthWatch USA conference this month in Lexington, with health advocates calling for a more collaborative and...
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Election results increase concerns among supporters of Medicaid expansion in Kentucky
The election of Donald Trump and continued Republican control of Congress have compounded worries about the future of health care for the 440,000 Kentuckians who gained it from the expansion...
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Tips to avoid holiday heartburn: eat moderately, skip mints and acidic foods, minimize stress, take a walk, chew gum
webmd.com The six weeks from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day is often filled with large meals, decadent treats and festive beverages — a perfect storm for the one in five...
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Surgeon general’s addiction report, requested by McConnell and Democratic senator, calls for a new approach
Only 10 percent of Americans who abuse painkillers get treatment, so the nation needs to take a different approach to the growing problem of addiction, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said...
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Tackling obesity in Kentucky can be a touchy subject
KentuckyHealthFacts.org map; click on it for larger version SLADE, Ky. — Among the topics covered in “Covering Health: A News Workshop” Nov. 11 at Natural Bridge State Resort Park was one...
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Study finds Medicaid is paying for more emergency-room visits while charity care and self-pay visits drop
Emergency room visits have remained fairly steady in Kentucky since 2012, but have increasingly been covered by Medicaid since the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according...