Author: Heather Close
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Up to 75% of people say they’ve hidden illnesses, raising risks
Kentucky Health News A startling number of people conceal an infectious illness to avoid missing work, travel, or social events, the University of Michigan says in reporting on research conducted...
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Top floor of UK hospital tower opening, completing its occupancy
By Allison Perry University of Kentucky Beginning next week, the medical and cardiovascular intensive-care units inside the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital have a new home: the 12th...
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Glaucoma, leading cause of irreversible blindness, can be detected and treated; get an eye exam every 2-4 years after 40
By Dr. Elham Ghahari University of Kentucky Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve that can cause vision loss. It is the second leading cause of blindness in the...
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Seasonal respiratory illness in Kentucky has declined for three weeks, but the numbers are still considered elevated
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Emergency-department visits and hospital admissions for respiratory disease in Kentucky have dropped for three weeks in a row, but the Kentucky Department for Public...
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You can test your home for invisible radon gas, leading cause of lung cancer among never-smokers; Kentucky has many hotspots
By Stacy Stanifer University of Kentucky January is National Radon Action Month, making it a great time to prioritize the health of those in your household by testing for the...
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Ky. Center for Smoke-free Policy seeks nominations by March 15 for smoke-free advocates to be honored at next conference
The Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy is accepting nominations for local smoke-free advocates who deserve to be recognized for their dedication to improving smoke-free policy and secondhand smoke education in...
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Bill filed in Kentucky that would allow judges to temporarily take guns from those at risk of harming themselves or others
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Admitting it faces a “tough uphill climb,” Republican state Sen. Whitney Westerfield filed a bill Jan. 25 that would allow judges to temporarily remove firearms...
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Louisville’s ‘Bos’ Todd, national leader in mental health, dies at 93
Kentucky Health News Bosworth M. “Bos” Todd Jr., who co-founded a pathbreaking treatment center in Louisville for mentally ill youth and the foundation that makes the most mental-health research grants...
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Lt. Gov. Coleman reflects on her preventive double mastectomy
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman knew for a long time that one day she might learn cancer was at her door. Her family history put...
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Ky. health-care workers can apply for loan relief until Jan. 31
By Beth Bowling University of Kentucky In just over a year, the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health has helped provide more than $1.3 million in loan...