Author: Melissa Patrick
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Kentucky Medicaid members can change their managed-care organization until Dec. 12
The Kentucky Medicaid open enrollment period has begun, giving members an opportunity to change the managed-care organization that handles their coverage. Medicaid members can switch MCOs until Friday, Dec. 12....
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End of Daylight Saving Time, which can disrupt sleep pattern, is a good time to review your sleep habits, experts say
Sunday, Nov. 2, is the end of Daylight Saving Time this year and for those who already sleep poorly, it might mean further disruption to their sleep patterns. Turning our...
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KET will look at how Kentucky communities are fighting back against the heroin epidemic
Heroin use is sky-rocketing in certain areas of Kentucky and many communities are fighting back with local solutions. Host Renee Shaw and guest will share how communities are coming together...
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Students at elementary school in Bowling Green create walking trail to promote health and education
Ribbon cutting ceremony for walking trail Wednesday, Oct. 22 at T.C. Cherry Elementary School. Photo: Miranda Pederson/Daily News Students at T.C. Cherry Elementary School in Bowling Green came up with the...
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Study finds that signs that connect calories to activity are more effective than nutrition labels to change behavior
Most Americans don’t adjust their bad eating habits after reading nutrition labels, but when they are provided information that is easy to understand, like connecting the amount of exercise needed...
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Anyone returning from an Ebola-stricken country will be monitored by health authorities for three weeks
All travelers who arrive in the U.S. from the Ebola-stricken countries — Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia — will be closely monitored for 21 days by public health officials, Dr....
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Medicaid expansion boosts preventive care
More Kentuckians than ever are using preventive care services since the state expanded Medicaid on Jan. 1, reports FamiliesUSA, a lobby for federal health reform that included the expansion. Recent data...
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Rural Ky. hospitals make sure they are ready for Ebola
Rural hospitals in Kentucky are making sure they are prepared in the event they get a patient with the Ebola virus, Bill Estep reports for the Lexington Herald-Leader. The risk of Ebola...
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News media blamed for most of Ebola scare; experts continue to say that risk of infection is low
The reaction of many Americas regarding the Ebola virus has gone beyond what is medically necessary, but is a natural reaction to fear, Maggie Fox reports for NBC News. Medical...
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Nine hospitals in Kentucky get maximum Medicare penalty for readmissions; they blame socioeconomic factors
Article updated 10/20/2014 Nine hospitals in Kentucky, eight of them in Appalachia, have been hit with the highest penalty possible by Medicare for high rates of patient readmission. This is...