Day: August 24, 2023
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Ky. farther behind on nursing-home inspections than all other states but one, and may not have hit bottom
Kentucky is farther behind on nursing-home inspections than only one other state, and the huge backlog might last a long time, Beshear administration officials state officials warned a legislative committee...
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Cancer survivors in Appalachian Kentucky have greater risk of 2nd cancer than those in non-Appalachian counties, study finds
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky While cancer survivors have an increased risk of developing cancer in the future, that risk is notably higher in Kentucky and Appalachian Kentucky, according...
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Amid misinformation, few adults put significant trust in any health institution or media to be accurate about health topics, poll finds
By Darius Tahir KFF Health News Around 3 in 10 Americans still believe ivermectin, a dewormer for animals, is an effective treatment for Covid-19. And few of them place significant...
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More than 1/3 of U.S. heart-attack and stroke survivors don’t take aspirin to prevent a second one, 40 years after it was first advised
People who have experienced a heart attack or stroke have prevented another one from happening by taking a daily aspirin. But fewer than half of heart attack or stroke victims...