Author: Al Cross
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Kentuckians are encouraged to let the pros handle the fireworks; even sparklers, firecrackers and bottle rockets are dangerous
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Fireworks are often synonymous with the Fourth of July 4, but they are also a common cause of injury, so the state Division of Fire...
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Health secretary says some benefits will likely be cut if Medicaid changes are ruled illegal; three counties to start a month early
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s new Medicaid plan is set to kick in July 1, but the state’s top health official said some of the program’s benefits could...
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In a region and state with many teen births, E. Ky. program helps young women teach sex education outside the classroom
A group called All Access EKY is hiring young women between 17 and 22 to create media campaigns for reproductive health, with a focus on increasing access to a full...
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National HIV Testing Day is Wednesday, June 27, a reminder for everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 to get tested
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The only way to know for sure if you have the human immunodeficiency virus is to get tested, and here’s a reminder to do...
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Both Affordable Care Act insurers in Kentucky seek rate hikes; Anthem is returning to 17 unspecified counties, for a total of 76
The two health insurers offering government-subsidized health plans in Kentucky’s individual market for 2019 are both requesting an overall rate hike, the most popular one seeking increases averaging 3.5 percent...
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Philanthropist Christy Brown gives U of L $5 million for institute to study environmental conditions that affect human health
With a $5 million gift from leading Louisville philanthropist Christina Lee Brown, through the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation, the University of Louisville has established an Envirome Institute in its School of Medicine to “develop integrated knowledge...
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Clinton County’s obesity rate falls after years of foundation-funded program for improvement of the community’s health
Five years ago, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky gave the Clinton County schools the first installment of a $400,000 grant to help improve the county’s health status, with emphasis on children....
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Woman who lost 100 lbs. gives message of hope to the 68% of Kentuckians who are overweight: ‘If I can do it, anyone can do it’
It took back surgery and the very real chance that she would eventually have to have it again to motivate a 250-pound, 40-year-old Kentucky woman with a list of health...
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Fewer Ky. teens smoke, but the rate is still high, and new vaping products like the Juul create worry that this trend will reverse
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s high-school students continue to smoke at higher rates than their national counterparts, but the good news is that their rates continue to drop....
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63 percent of Kentucky’s children get their health insurance through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More than 60 percent of American children are enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data. Kentucky’s...