Category: FEATURED
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Campaign for healthy youth behavior cites exercise, nutrition, vaccination, managing stress, monitoring chronic conditions
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and the Kentucky Department of Education have launched a public-service campaign to encourage Kentucky’s...
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Study says one in five adult Covid-19 survivors in the U.S. may develop ‘long Covid;’ for those over 65, it’s one in four
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report illustration —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One in five adult Americans who have recovered from a Covid-19 infection have...
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Dr. Douglas Scutchfield, an international leader in public health and a mentor to many in Kentucky, died Monday night
F. Douglas Scutchfield, M.D. —– Dr. F. Douglas Scutchfield, a public-health leader for the world, the nation and his native Kentucky, died Monday night after being hospitalized for several weeks...
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Women, trust your gut if you suspect a stroke; here’s how to judge
Stroke is the fourth-most common cause of death in women, and rural women are particularly in danger because stroke victims must get treatment quickly to improve their odds of a...
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May is not just Nurses Month; it’s Kentucky Nurses Suicide Prevention Month, writers say; nurse suicide rates keep rising
Lee Anne Walmsley, Julie Marfell and Paul Norrod —– OPINION by Julie Marfell, Paul Norrod and Lee Anne Walmsley Nurses are the backbone of health care, supporting and protecting their...
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Campaign to promote student health this summer to launch Wed.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo —– The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and the Kentucky Department of Education is launching a statewide summer wellness campaign to promote five habits to promote student...
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Kentucky’s coronavirus surge continued last week, but at a slower rate; vaccine for young children is being lined up for approval
Kentucky Health News graph, from Kentucky Department for Public Health data —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s surge in coronavirus cases continued last week, at a slightly slower...
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UK program helps pregnant women overcome opioid-use disorder
Gabi Espinosa and Ashlee Vogelsang at the Polk-Dalton Clinic (University of Kentucky photo by Mark Cornelison) —– By Dani Jaffe University of Kentucky For expectant mothers, the top priority is...
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Appalachian counties continue to dominate lowest level of County Health Rankings in Ky.; most counties moved at least 10 notches
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The annual County Health Rankings & Roadmaps report, showing how the health status of every county in the United States compares to that of...
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In Mental Health Awareness Month, New York Times focuses on Glasgow as an example of children’s mental-health troubles
“The setting for adolescent mental health care looks ever more like Dr. Melissa Dennison’s office . . . the next patient arriving every 15 minutes,” says The New York Times. (NYT...