Month: November 2023
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Humana and Cigna, a larger insurance firm, are talking merger
Kentucky Health News Louisville-based Humana Inc. is in merger talks with The Cigna Group that would create the nation’s third-largest company selling health insurance. The merger would “vault the combined...
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UK students planning medical careers start student organization to steer rural students into college and health-care opportunities
By Adrienne Clarke University of Kentucky Jackson Miller and Ethan Morgan, former Marshall County High School classmates and now best friends and roommates at the University of Kentucky Lewis Honors...
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Over the holidays, encourage picky eaters to try something new
By Dr. Rhya Strifling UK HealthCare During the holiday season, there are all kinds of foods on the table. But for parents and caregivers, even the most joyous of family...
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Kentucky Hospital Association says its annual survey shows state continues to have an ‘acute shortage’ of health care workers
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Hospital Association‘s annual Workforce Survey Report says Kentucky suffers from an “acute shortage” of health care workers, with nearly 13,000 job vacancies in hospitals...
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Emergency-room visits for respiratory illness in Kentucky went up for the sixth week in a row, as hospitalizations saw a slight dip
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As we head into the full swing of the holiday season and people start to gather indoors to celebrate while taking fewer precautions to...
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Knowing when to choose hospice care is a challenge; that’s highlighted by Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter’s end-of-life journey
“The death of former first lady Rosalynn Carter on Sunday, and the survival of her husband, former president Jimmy Carter, have exposed one of the most achingly difficult questions faced...
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Bardstown woman who needs a kidney transplant testifies in Congress to change transplant policy; bill passes
A Bardstown woman waiting on a kidney transplant shared her story with Congress and asked them to support legislation that would allow more than one organization to manage the country’s...
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You can get four more free at-home tests for Covid-19, and if you didn’t get four already, you can get eight of them, starting Monday
By The Associated Press Americans can order more free Covid-19 tests online for home delivery starting Monday. The U.S. government is offering to send another round of four at-home virus...
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Lost in the mix of ‘unwinding’ Medicaid to its normal procedures: The state can cut off your health care over a technical error
By Rachana Pradhan KFF Health News The day her Medicaid coverage ended, Beverly Likens was in the hospital after a scary trip to the emergency room. The resident of Martin,...
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UK doctor debunks myths about lung-cancer screening, which can find cancer before it spreads or causes symptoms, and save lives
By Dr. Timothy Mullett University of Kentucky Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., claiming more lives than prostate cancer, breast cancer, and colorectal cancer...