Day: September 8, 2025
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September’s Our Healthy Kentucky Home campaign focuses on obesity, which impacts 38% of Kentuckians
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The focus of September’s “Our Healthy Kentucky Home” initiative is obesity. “Obesity is a complex and costly chronic disease with many contributing factors,” Health...
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New York Times asks experts to dispel 10 nutrition myths
In an effort to dispel many of the nutrition myths that persist, Sophie Egan, with the New York Times, asked 10 of the top nutrition experts in the United States...
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Boyd, Carter, Clay, Greenup, Letcher and Owsley counties certified as Recovery Ready Communities, totaling 31
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Six more Kentucky counties have been certified as Recovery Ready Communities, signaling that they have the services needed to help their residents recover from...
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When to take chest pain seriously
Dr. Nicholas Biondi University of Kentucky It’s a feeling that can stop you in your tracks: a pain or strange feeling in your chest. The first question that pops into...
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Kentucky Hospital Association honors Sen. Stephen Meredith with Award of Excellence
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Sen. Stephen Meredith, R-Leitchfield, received the Kentucky Hospital Association Award of Excellence during an Aug. 26 ceremony at Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center....