Author: Al Cross
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Feds will remind doctors to ask people with respiratory illness whether and how much they use electronic cigarettes
Federal health agencies are about to warn doctors that they need to ask “every patient with an apparent respiratory infection” about their history of using electronic cigarettes, Julie Steenhuysen of Reuters reports. The Centers...
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West Nile virus blamed for a death in Louisville
Health officials have confirmed that one person in Louisville has died from West Nile virus and one other has been infected with it, Billy Kobin reports for the Louisville Courier Journal. No details...
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Medicare open enrollment begins Tuesday, Oct. 15
The open enrollment period for Medicare begins Tuesday, Oct. 15. This is the period in which Medicare beneficiaries can select new health-insurance plans and adapt to changes in costs and...
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States crack down on opioid treatment scams that can kill
An opioid treatment scam is snaring young adult victims across the nation, sometimes leading to patients’ deaths after enrolling in programs that provide poor or nonexistent treatment. The scam hasn’t...
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Federal appeals-court judges indicate they are unlikely to revive Bevin plan for work requirements in Medicaid
Federal judges were dubious Friday of Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s campaign to add work requirements to the Medicaid program, as they heard an appeal of rulings that have blocked it....
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Illnesses and deaths from e-cigarettes are still on the rise, and the causes are still not known; state health officials urge quitting
University of Pikeville cross-country runner Dalton Stiltner suffered a collapsed lung from using electronic cigarettes for about a year. (Lexington Herald-Leader photo by Alex Slitz) —– As health officials try to...
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Rising drug prices put more pressure on Congress to act; advocates are optimistic, but drug makers are a powerful lobby
By Trudy Lieberman Community Health News Service Maybe – just maybe – Americans will get some relief from the relentlessly rising prices of pharmaceuticals. That, of course, depends on Congress...
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Ky. Rural Health Association 21st annual conference will be Nov. 14-15 in Bowling Green; discounted registration fees until Nov. 1
The 21st annual Kentucky Rural Health Association conference will be held in Bowling Green Nov. 14-15 at Western Kentucky University‘s Knicely Center, 2355 Nashville Rd. Through Friday, Nov. 1, the registration fee is $125...
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Study concludes 16 rural hospitals in Ky. at high risk of closing; another found 35 in poor financial health; remedies proposed
Table from Navigant Consulting report —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Many rural hospitals across Kentucky are struggling to keep their doors open. And though the numbers vary on just...
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91% of Kentucky’s school districts are now tobacco-free; foundation expects that the other 9% will soon follow
Districts in white are not tobacco-free. For a larger map, click on it. —– Only 15 of Kentucky’s 172 school districts, or 8.7 percent, have not passed a tobacco-free policy...