Month: March 2017
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Health officials and advocates list Kentucky’s top 5 health issues, including one newly identified: adverse childhood experiences
About 125 people worked on the state health assessment at theKentucky History Center in Frankfort on Wednesday, March 22. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A group of about 125...
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The divide between dentistry and medicine can have deadly consequences; policymakers are getting more interested
(Photo from ancienthistorybulletin.ca) As anyone who has ever mistakenly thought that medical insurance would cover their visit to the dentist knows, the worlds of medicine and dentistry don’t overlap much....
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High-school students’ research finds smokers are more likely to want to quit smoking after seeing their carbon monoxide levels
Taryn Kerley and Becca Calvert, Barren County High School seniors Cigarette smokers who saw their carbon monoxide levels rise after they smoked were more likely to want to quit smoking,...
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Baptist Health lays off 288, loses its CEO amid losses
Steve Hanson Kentucky’s biggest hospital operator, Baptist Health, is going through a shakeup. The not-for-profit firm said last week that it would lay off 288 employees, most of them at...
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Better-off Kentuckians exercise more; foundation CEO says policymakers can help increase access to exercise venues
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health status and income matter when it comes to being physically active. Kentucky adults who reporting good health and higher incomes also saying they...
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Kentucky lawmakers have passed several health-related bills to deal with the opioid epidemic, and could pass several more
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The 2017 General Assembly has passed several bills meant to put more “tools in the toolbox” as the state works to...
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After meeting with Trump, Rep. Andy Barr tells town meeting that he will vote ‘enthusiastically’ for Republican health-reform bill
.mcclatchy-embed{position:relative;padding:1px 0 56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%}.mcclatchy-embed iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%} Lexington Herald-Leader video A day after meeting with President Trump, Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr of Lexington told constituents Saturday that he would vote for the...
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New Medicaid boss, mentor Pence and Trump seek changes in program like some Bevin has asked her agency to approve for Ky.
Seema Verma (Getty Images) By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The newly confirmed director of the nation’s Medicaid program quickly served notice that she wants states to make changes like those...
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Legislature passes bill requiring ads against nursing homes to include their correction plan and when problem was corrected
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The 2017 General Assembly has passed two bills long supported by the nursing-home industry and other health-care providers — one to...
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Legislature passes bills to name caregivers, help smokers quit; could still pass dense-breast notice and student-concussion bills
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky lawmakers have passed bills this year to make sure someone knows how to care for you when you leave a...