Author: Melissa Patrick
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New diabetes cases in expanded-Medicaid states much higher than other states; 46,000 new Ky. Medicaid clients got screened
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New diabetes cases among poor Americans are much more numerous in Kentucky and other states that have embraced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...
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Auditor will hold meetings in Prestonsburg, Princeton and Somerset to discuss his report on financial status of rural hospitals
State Auditor Adam Edelen will hold three public meetings in rural communities to discuss the findings of his special report about the financial health of rural hospitals. The meetings will be...
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Plight of woman needing lung transplant, who has fallen through the cracks of the health-care system, gets attention from CNN
Update: CNN reports that Kentucky issued a Medicaid provider number to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and the hospital confirmed that they now have enrolled in Kentucky Medicaid and...
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Study of poor but healthy Appalachian counties aims to find community-based approaches to improving the region’s health
Though some people equate Appalachian areas with poverty, David Krol seeks to “shine a light” on a different picture—one that reflects “how health can flourish across Appalachia,” despite data that...
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Doctors don’t tell most patients or caregivers about a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s until the disease advances, advocacy group says
Every 67 seconds someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer’s disease and most don’t find out they have it until their disease becomes more advanced, according to a report by the...
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Initial research is promising for an ancient combination of natural ingredients to kill MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant superbug
Researchers in England say an ancient folk cure might help kill the superbug MRSA, Justin Moyer reports for The Washington Post. MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is among the infections that have...
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Up to 1/3 of rural hospitals in poor financial shape, auditor finds, calling report a baseline for local decisions that could be tough
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News For a video of Edelen’s press conference, click here. For a cn|2 report with video, go here. FRANKFORT, Ky. — As...
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Researchers discuss physical activity as a way of maintaining or improving health; daily walking is still the best exercise
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Obesity worsens the damage that arthritis does to joints, but simply telling patients to go home and diet and exercise is not working, and...
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Woman needing lung transplant falls through cracks of health-care system, says she’s treated as nothing more than a ‘price tag’
Katie Prager, a 24-year-old cystic fibrosis patient from Ewing in Fleming County, needs a lung transplant, but has been denied one because she has met her lifetime maximum on Medicare,...
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New health-related laws deal with heroin, dating violence, end-of-life care, prescriptions, colon-cancer and newborn screening
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky General Assembly passed several health-related bills this session, including high-profile measures on heroin and dating violence. It did not...