Month: January 2024
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Glaucoma, leading cause of irreversible blindness, can be detected and treated; get an eye exam every 2-4 years after 40
By Dr. Elham Ghahari University of Kentucky Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve that can cause vision loss. It is the second leading cause of blindness in the...
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Seasonal respiratory illness in Kentucky has declined for three weeks, but the numbers are still considered elevated
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Emergency-department visits and hospital admissions for respiratory disease in Kentucky have dropped for three weeks in a row, but the Kentucky Department for Public...
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You can test your home for invisible radon gas, leading cause of lung cancer among never-smokers; Kentucky has many hotspots
By Stacy Stanifer University of Kentucky January is National Radon Action Month, making it a great time to prioritize the health of those in your household by testing for the...
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Ky. Center for Smoke-free Policy seeks nominations by March 15 for smoke-free advocates to be honored at next conference
The Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy is accepting nominations for local smoke-free advocates who deserve to be recognized for their dedication to improving smoke-free policy and secondhand smoke education in...
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Bill filed in Kentucky that would allow judges to temporarily take guns from those at risk of harming themselves or others
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Admitting it faces a “tough uphill climb,” Republican state Sen. Whitney Westerfield filed a bill Jan. 25 that would allow judges to temporarily remove firearms...
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Louisville’s ‘Bos’ Todd, national leader in mental health, dies at 93
Kentucky Health News Bosworth M. “Bos” Todd Jr., who co-founded a pathbreaking treatment center in Louisville for mentally ill youth and the foundation that makes the most mental-health research grants...
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Lt. Gov. Coleman reflects on her preventive double mastectomy
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman knew for a long time that one day she might learn cancer was at her door. Her family history put...
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Ky. health-care workers can apply for loan relief until Jan. 31
By Beth Bowling University of Kentucky In just over a year, the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health has helped provide more than $1.3 million in loan...
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Ky. health-care providers lobby for bill that would ease health insurers’ required prior authorization for medical procedures
OPINION by health-care provider groups listed below It’s a situation all of us will find ourselves in at some point. You’re sick, or get diagnosed with a chronic condition, or...
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Lesser-known health benefit of Dry January: cancer prevention
By Rachel C. Miller University of Kentucky As we begin 2024, resolutions to eat healthier and exercise more are likely on many minds. This year, you may consider adding another:...