Month: December 2018
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E-cigarette use in Lexington schools surges; disciplinary incidents more than double; schools working to curb use
Nick Gregory, 26, a manager, vaped on a Juul at Botany Bay in Lexington. (Photo: Charles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader) — Electronic cigarette use among students is so widespread at one...
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Number of Ky. parents claiming religious exemption for kids’ shots rises 59% after new state rule makes exemption easier to get
More Kentucky children are not being immunized “for medical and religious reasons,” Ashleigh Mills reports for Spectrum News. “Doctors worry the number could be growing because of misinformation circulating online.”...
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Advocates worry Medicaid plan will cause the most vulnerable to be kicked off rolls, say ‘medically frail’ designation is inconsistent
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky moves toward implementing a stricter Medicaid plan, a group of providers, consumers and health advocates say they worry that its penalties, work...
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As more lack health insurance and signups lag, Modern Healthcare editor worries what will happen if economy slows
The share of Kentucky children without health insurance rose last year. — “This shouldn’t be happening,” Editor Merrill Goozner writes in a Modern Healthcare editorial titled, “The canary in the...
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U of L withdrawal of some services from Jewish Hospital puts Louisville’s only adult organ transplant center at risk
Jewish Hospital has a prominent place along Interstate 65. (Courier Journal photo by Sam Upshaw) — “The University of Louisville may soon stop providing important medical services at Jewish Hospital...
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News media welcome at Dec. 10 half-day e-cigarette conference in Louisville; remote viewing available at 5 locations across state
The Coalition for a Smoke-Free Tomorrow will hold a half-day conference on electronic cigarettes Dec. 10 in Louisville, and has added two more remote viewing locations, in Florence and Richmond. The other...
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Resources meet volunteers: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, Friedell Committee for Health System Transformation merge
Ben Chandler, president and CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, at a Dec. 3 luncheon announcing a merger with the Friedell Committee. — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health...
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UK College of Dentistry fighting oral cancer in Eastern Ky. with help of $1 million grant from United Health Foundation
“The University of Kentucky’s College of Dentistry is launching a project to eradicate oral cancer in Eastern Kentucky,” Dr. Stephanos Kyrkanides, dean of the college, writes in an op-edfor the Lexington Herald-Leader. “It’s an initiative...
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Jewish Hospital’s finances remain shaky, increasing worries in the Louisville area that it can’t be sold and will close
Jewish Hospital in downtown Louisville has 462 beds. — Louisville’s Jewish Hospital continues to lose money, apparently raising the chances that it could be closed rather than sold. The hospital and St. Mary’s...
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The best defense against the flu is a vaccine, but many don’t get vaccinated because of persistent myths – all debunked here
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health officials encourage everyone six months and older to get a flu shot every year, because it’s your best defense when it comes to...