Author: Al Cross
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Adult obesity in Ky. reaches all-time high of 36.6%, fifth in U.S.; doctor says insurance needs to start covering obesity prevention
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky adults just keep getting larger, reaching an all-time high for the number of obese adults in the state, ranking it fifth in the...
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State investigating 3, probably 5, cases of e-cigarette lung illness
Products at Derb E Cigs (Courier Journal photo by Bailey Loosemore) —– The state Cabinet for Health and Family Services is investigating three cases, and two probable cases, of a lung illness linked...
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Reported $12 billion settlement by Purdue Pharma prompts Bevin to try to associate Beshear with state’s much smaller settlement
Republican Gov. Matt Bevin spoke to Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear, as Democratic Secretary of State Alison Grimes seemed to react, before Bevin addressed the state legislature. (Photo by Michael Reaves,...
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Most diagnosed with ovarian cancer die of it, but a special type of screening, free at six sites in Kentucky, can reverse the odds
Ovarian cancer is deadly sneaky. When detected early, it is often curable, but most women who have it don’t have any symptoms until it has progressed to an advanced stage,...
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More than 100 people gather in Owensboro to talk about meth; police officer says they’re losing battle with highly addictive drug
Crystal methamphetamine (Drug Enforcement Administration) —– The methamphetamine problem is so bad in Owensboro that the city commissioner hosted a community forum to discuss it, Katie Pickens reports for the Owensboro Times. “This issue...
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Student-driven project at Hazard High that advocated for tobacco-free policies is named a Healthy Kentucky Policy Champion
Several HHS TAP members advocated for the tobacco-free schools bill, which passed, at the state Capitol this spring. —– The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has awarded a student-driven project to educate...
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Trump moves to ban most flavored electronic cigarettes
A young person uses an electronic cigarette. (Getty Images) —– Citing his 13-year-old son as an example, President Trump signaled Wednesday that his administration would ban most flavored electronic cigarettes, which...
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Sheila Schuster, a longtime and leading advocate for mental health, is named the latest Healthy Kentucky Policy Champion
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has named psychologist and mental health advocate Sheila A. Schuster of Louisville as the latest Healthy Kentucky Policy Champion for her more than four decades of...
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Bank buys bankrupt Pineville hospital, says it will probably lease it back to local group to keep it operating
Pineville Mayor Scott Madon and others celebrated the takeover and renaming of the hospital during its bankruptcy proceedings. (File photo by Ray Welch, Middlesboro Daily News) —– A Tennessee-based bank has...
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Republican ad says Beshear has ‘radical views on health care;’ he calls it a smear and says Bevin wants to take away coverage
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Health care has become a major issue in the Nov. 5 election for governor, with a Republican ad accusing Attorney General Andy Beshear of...