Author: Heather Close
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Cigna Group pulls plug on its planned merger with Humana Inc.
Kentucky Health News The Cigna Group has pulled the plug on its planned merger with Louisville-based Humana Inc., which would have created a huge health-insurance company. “The companies couldn’t come...
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As respiratory illnesses keep rising in Ky. by double digits weekly, another one, with a long-lingering cough, is also circulating
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As illness from the three respiratory viruses tracked by the state — influenza, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) — continue to increase in...
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Unidentified pregnant woman in Ky. sues for right to get abortion
By Bruce Schreiner & Kimberlee Kruesi Associated Press A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to...
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UK has $3 million grant to study impact of mothers’ opioid use on babies; Ky. 3rd in rate of babies with opioid-withdrawal syndrome
By Lindsay Travis University of Kentucky A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky is working to better understand the impact of opioid-use disorder on mothers and babies. Every...
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Biden administration again delays menthol-cigarette ban as Black support for Biden drops; anti-smoking advocates push back
Kentucky Health News The Biden administration has again delayed issuing a decision to eliminate menthol cigarettes, with plans to finalize the final rule next March, according to an updated regulatory...
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Meat-heavy diet raises risk for Alzheimer’s disease, study finds, predicting U.S. cases of the disease will grow 50% by 2038
Kentucky Health News Americans’ meat-rich diets make them more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. “Diets that are more plant-based,...
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UK’s largest academic building will be the Michael D. Rankin M.D. Health Education Building, named for an alumnus from Danville
By Kristi Willett University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved Tuesday the naming of the university’s new building for health education as the Michael D. Rankin...
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What causes hearing loss, and when and how it can be treated
By Jennifer Shinn University of Kentucky Hearing loss can occur when any part of the ear or hearing system is not working correctly. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates...
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Ky. ranks low in benefits for the poor; health secretary says he reminds legislators of the impact programs have on communities
Update, Dec. 4: This story has been updated with additional information from state Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander’s office. One number has been corrected. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky...
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Rural trauma deaths could be reduced if ambulances could bill insurance companies for delivering blood en route to the hospital
Kentucky Health News In 2020, a traumatic injury killed an American every 31½ minutes, and such injuries are the top killer of children and adults under 45. Those statistics could...