Author: Al Cross
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Federal ban on e-cig flavors appears to have stalled; new study shows e-cigs may be just as harmful to the heart as cigarettes
President Trump and his top health officials said in September that they were planning to place a ban on flavored electronic cigarettes, but the policy appears to have stalled. Mitch Zeller, director...
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Celebrate National Rural Health Day with a week of events starting Monday
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy is planning a week of events to observe National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21. Nov. 18 From 9:30 a.m. ET to 12:30 p.m., the National Institutes of Health will hold a...
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More action needed to protect patients from antibiotic-resistant infections, which kill an American every 15 minutes, CDC says
The University of Louisville Hospital got a D overall in the Leapfrog Group’s patient-safety ratings and was rated poorly in dealing with one of the major antibiotic-resistant infections, Methicillin-resistant staphlycoccus areus (MRSA), and C. diff, an infection related...
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With the holiday season just ahead, it’s more important than ever to get this year’s flu shot, state health department says
Mayo Clinic photo —– The state Department for Public Health is pushing Kentuckians to get their flu shots, since the holiday season is approaching. “People will be traveling and families will gather...
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Rural weekly reports on increasing tick-borne allergy to red meat
Map shows cases entered by site users and is not verified. For a larger version of the map, click on it. —– A tick-borne allergy to red meat is becoming...
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Gov.-elect Andy Beshear says he’ll immediately rescind Gov. Matt Bevin’s Medicaid plan; Republicans are wary of legislating it
(Reuters photo by Harrison McClary) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Governor-elect Andy Beshear says he will rescind Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s Medicaid plan, which includes, among other things,...
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50 Kentucky hospitals get semi-annual ratings on how well they protect patients from infections, injuries and other safety issues
One tab rating The Medical Center at Bowling Green, which got a C overall, breaks down how it did on infections. (For a larger version of the chart, click on the image.)...
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Community forum in Louisville addresses teen use of e-cigs
Claire Ramsey of Henry County led the discussion at Manual. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky students led a community forum about the epidemic of electronic cigarette use...
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Kentucky doctors and hospitals are changing the culture of opioid prescribing, acknowledging their role in spurring the epidemic
Dr. Philip Overall in the emergency room at St. Claire Hospital in Morehead, which has cut the unit’s opioid-prescription rates by half. (Photo by John Flavell for the Lexington Herald-Leader) —–...
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First Ky. Senior Hunger Summit brings awareness to issue, seeks solutions; nearly 3,000 Ky. seniors on waiting list for home meals
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One in six Kentuckians older than 60 have faced the threat of hunger in the past year, prompting state officials to hold the first-ever...