Author: Melissa Patrick
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Cold or flu? Know the difference because flu can be dangerous
Image: www.cdc.gov Cold or flu, how do you know? And what should you do about it? CBS News and the Lexington Herald-Leader offer some tips. “We often use the terms...
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UK sets record for most heart transplants in a year
The University of Kentucky Transplant Center recently performed its 38th adult heart transplant for 2015 and set a record for the most heart transplants performed by a Kentucky medical center...
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Baptist Health joins national network that combines data to help patients get the best cancer care
Baptist Health has joined a national network that facilitates the sharing of health information with other hospitals in its network to improve and personalize cancer treatments, all while keeping its...
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Get health coverage by Jan. 31 or pay penalty of up to 2.5% of income
The deadline to get health insurance for 2016 and avoid a penalty for not being insured is Jan. 31 and this year, unlike last, there will be no extension, Baylee...
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People with dementia benefit from singing and listening to music
Image: www.medicalnewstoday.com People with dementia improve both cognitively and emotionally when their caregivers engage them regularly with singing and listening to music, according to a study published in the Journal...
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Obamacare still divides Kentuckians, but opinion has firmed up; view of its personal impact on them is now even
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentuckians still have a marginally unfavorable opinion of the federal health-reform law, and their views about it have firmed up, according to the latest...
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National study and Paducah Sun story illustrate value of local Kynectors, who would be far away if exchange is abolished
Gwyn Artz, left, of Lexington talked with Miriam Fordham about signing up for health insurance through Kynect during the opening of a storefront in Lexington’s Fayette Mall. (Herald-Leader photo) Read...
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National health scorecard shows Kentucky making improvements
Graph from The Commonwealth Fund Scorecard website By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky remains in the bottom fourth of a states’ health ranking released Dec. 8, but it was one of...
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New cases of diabetes decrease, but experts continue to call it an epidemic in Kentucky and the U.S.
The number of new diabetes cases in adults has significantly decreased in Kentucky and the U.S., reversing a trend, according to a federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report,...
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Health care tops Gov. Steve Beshear’s accomplishments
Gov. Steve Beshear It took six years for Gov. Steve Beshear to establish his main legacy, but it came when he passionately embraced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...