Day: August 17, 2018
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Telling doctors about their patients who die of overdoses makes some reduce their prescribing of opioids
Telling doctors that their patients have died from drug overdoses reduce the physicans’ prescribing of opioids, the San Diego County medical examiner’s office in California found when it sent such...
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UK HealthCare again named best Ky. hospital in U.S. News & World Report rankings; report has overview of most Ky. hospitals
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Six Kentucky hospitals have been named among then nation’s “Best Regional Hospitals” in the annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report magazine. They are, in order: the University...
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Nominations are sought by Sept. 7 for award recognizing lifetime contributions to rural health in Kentucky
Since 2003, the Kentucky Rural Health Association has awarded an individual with an award for their lifetime contributions to rural health in Kentucky. The award is named for its first recipient, Dr....