Day: May 21, 2019
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McConnell files bill to raise legal age to buy tobacco products to 21, with some provisions Kentucky health advocates wanted
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell talks tobacco. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today introduced his promised bill to raise to...
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Study suggests kids with hypertension more likely to have heart disease as adults; Ky. teens 3rd in U.S. in top risk factor, obesity
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Just like adults, children can have high blood pressure. The only way to know is to check for it, and it’s important because children...
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Most Ky. hospitals got an average patient safety score, one failed; low scoring hospitals have increased risk of “avoidable death”
The Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade website is easy to use and offers information on 52 Kentucky hospitals. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News For the second grading period...