Author: amy_wilson
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Some doctors find law to fight pill mills confusing and overreaching, and some say they will stop writing prescriptions
Dr. Kathy Nieder, with patient charts(C-J photo by Michael Clevenger) Dr. Ralph Alvarado’s medical practice in Winchester has prescribed controlled substances to 1,800 patients in Central Kentucky over the past three...
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Students with tooth problems don’t do as well in school
More evidence shows students who have dental problems struggle more in school. A new study of almost 1,500 disadvantaged students in Los Angeles public schools found those who had had...
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CDC: Ten swine flu cases reported last week were linked to Ohio’s Butler County Fair; warns nation’s fairgoers to be cautious
Centers for Disease Control officials in Atlanta say 29 human cases of the new strain of the H3N2 swine flu have been confirmed in the last year, including 12 last...
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Rural hospital coalition urges Congress to spare Medicare programs that shore up rural health care
A coalition of rural hospitals are lobbying Congress to keep two Medicare programs that the National Rural Health Association says are vital to keep hundreds of smaller hospitals going. The...
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Next phase of health reform: New and renewed insurance policies will have to cover birth control, other preventive care for women
Even though the decision was widely expected, as part of health care reform, the news is still what Julie Rovner of National Public Radio termed “a pretty big deal.” Earlier...
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Smoke Free Kentucky Coalition’s multi-city tour launches push for statewide smoking ban in 2013 legislature
Backers of an effort to ban smoking in all public places in Kentucky took their message on the road this week in hopes of getting legislation passed in the 2013...
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You can do this, too: Lexington church’s fresh food program reaches out to lower income neighbors with deep discount
Rick Courtney loads tomatoes into a crate bound for Fresh Stop (Herald-Leader photo by Charles Bertram) Fresh produce comes to the church-goers of Fresh Presbyterian Church of Lexington every Sunday...
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Research suggests dental therapists could provide care to Medicaid-eligible kids at terrific savings
The recent revitalization of the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition was a reminder that our state ranks 49th in dental health, behind only West Virginia. So was the news then Tuesday...
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New health law and aging baby boomers’ anticipated strain on the system is about to make chronic doctor shortage worse
Kentucky’s persistent physician shortage is hardly new. Almost a century ago, the Frontier Nursing Service came to Hyden on the presumption that doctors wouldn’t. A report from the Health Resources...
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Looking for ‘a few short-term wins’ to start, Kentucky Oral Health Coalition formally reorganizes
By Amy Wilson Kentucky Health News LOUISVILLE, July 25 – There was no whitewashing the ruinous state of the state’s teeth Wednesday when the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition formally reorganized...