Author: Al Cross
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Former pharmacist in Williamsburg gets 6½ years in federal prison for illegally dispensing drugs
Kimberly Jones —– Kimberly Jones, pharmacist and owner of a Williamsburg drug store for the last decade or so, “has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison...
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Medicare cuts 19 Kentucky hospitals 1% for patient-safety issues; two in Louisville have been been penalized five years straight
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo —– The federal government is penalizing 19 Kentucky hospitals, nine more than last year, for falling short on patient safety in the fiscal...
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Study finds young adults who recognize cartoons used in e-cigarette marketing are more likely to use e-cigs in the future
Label, copyright 2015 by Brian Allen —– Electronic cigarette companies are using cartoon characters to market their products, and research shows that it’s working, Jon-Patrick Allem writes on The Conversation. Allem is an...
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U of L can’t find a partner to buy Jewish Hospital, but will continue professional partnership on education, transplants etc. ‘for now’
Jewish Hospital and its Rudd Heart and Lung Center —– Failing to find the partner it says it must have, the University of Louisville has suspended efforts to buy Jewish Hospitaland the other...
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UK nurse creates Farm Dinner Theater as a way to remind farmers of safe practices; has some unexpected benefits
A University of Kentucky nursing professor has come up with a novel way to remind farmers about farm safety: dinner theater. At Farm Dinner Theater, farmers watch each other perform funny skits...
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Foundation says its 6-year, 7-county effort to help communities tackle health issues can be a model for the rest of the state
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky map of recently finished “Investing in Kentucky’s Future” program —– If more Kentucky communities tackled their health issues as communities, the overall health of the...
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Six Kentucky nursing homes are on a formerly unpublished list of 400 poor performers around the nation
Of the six Kentucky facilities on the poor-performers list, only Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owensboro is getting additional oversight. (Photo from the Owensboro Times) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky...
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Courier Journal has answers to many questions about CBD oil
CBD products for sale at Rainbow Blossom in Louisville Photo by Michael Clevenger, Louisville Courier Journal —– As cannabidiol, better known as CBD oil, becomes readily available in Kentucky and...
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Study: Private insurance pays hospitals 241% more than Medicare (186% in Kentucky); suggests shift to a Medicare model
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As health-care costs continue to rise for both employers and employees, one group of researchers says private insurers should move away from how they...
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1 in 5 hospital patients need care after discharge, but can have limited choices unless they know their options, columnist advises
Health columnist Trudy Lieberman —– “One in five patients across the country needs further care after discharge from a hospital,” Rural Health News Service columnist Trudy Lieberman writes. “Many times their families...