Day: July 22, 2019
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Health experts say not to ‘vape’ around children, because the secondhand aerosol (it isn’t vapor) from e-cigs isn’t safe for them
Evolving research shows that electronic cigarettes’ secondhand aerosol (it’s not vapor, despite what the industry says) is not without health risk, and experts warn users to not “vape” around children,...
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Michael Rust retires as head of Kentucky Hospital Association; Nancy Galvagni was appointed new president and CEO in May
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Michael T. Rust, who led the Kentucky Hospital Association for 24 years, has retired. Rust said it was a privilege to have worked for the KHA...
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Opinion: Politicians are playing with fire when they erode support for mandatory childhood vaccinations
OPINION By F. Douglas Scutchfield and Al Cross Public health is the nexus of science and politics. Unfortunately, the two frequently do not mix well. A recent example involving childhood...
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Jewish Hospital quits heart transplants; U of L says there’s less need for them, and can’t start a program of its own right now
Jewish Hospital is in downtown Louisville. —– Financially ailing Jewish Hospital, which was once a national leader in heart transplants but has done only one this year, says it is putting...