Author: Melissa Patrick
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Americans are eating fewer calories, but need to cut back more if they want to combat the obesity epidemic
Americans are eating fewer calories for the first time since the government began keeping track, more than 40 years ago. While that’s a step in the right direction, one researcher...
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Fewer Ky. teens are having sex, and more teens are using birth control when they do; teen birth rates are at an all-time low
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Fewer teens are having sex now than did in the last generation, and of those that do, more are using some form of birth-control,...
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Second annual “Hepatitis Conference: The Silent Epidemic in Kentucky” to be held Tuesday, July 28 in Lexington
The second annual “Hepatitis Conference: The Silent Epidemic in Kentucky” will be held Tuesday, July 28, the same day as World Hepatitis Day, at the Embassy Suites, in Lexington. The...
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Online database lets you check on your surgeon; some surgeons say methodology used in analysis of data isn’t adequate
A new online database is available to help consumers choose a surgeon, but surgeons are pushing back and asking for a peer-reviewed study of the data. The searchable database, “Surgeon...
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More overweight teens don’t consider themselves fat; the problem is that they compare themselves to those around them
Another study has found that overweight teens in the U.S. don’t realize they are overweight, and this lack of self-awareness has gotten worse in the past decade, Roberto A. Ferdman...
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Marijuana product that can be smoked in e-cigarettes reported to be on the rise in Oldham County schools; heroin too
Oldham County school officials report that a waxy form of marijuana in e-cigarettes, as well as heroin, are becoming more prevalent among students, Taylor Riley reports for The Oldham Era....
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Clinton County schools will go tobacco-free in July 2016, do media campaign to prepare people for the change
The Clinton County Board of Education has voted to make all of the county’s school campuses tobacco free, but decided to not implement this program until the 2016 school year...
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Baptist Health Lexington is Ky.’s best hospital in U.S. News and World Report hospital rankings for second year in a row
For the second consecutive year, Baptist Health Lexington is recognized as Kentucky’s best hospital by U.S. News & World Report. It was also recognized as a nationally ranked hospital for...
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Ky. shows health improvements in Kids Count report, but is still held back by poverty; 1/4 of children in state live in poverty
Overall Child Well-Being by State: 2015 By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky ranks 34th in the nation for overall child well-being, showing the most improvement in health and a...
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Huge infographic offers facts about Kentucky’s oral health
The Kentucky Oral Health Coalition, a project of Kentucky Youth Advocates, recently released an infographic “Word of Mouth: The Importance of Oral Health in Kentucky” to offer some general awareness...