Category: FEATURED
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Surge by a stronger strain of the flu is another warning that the season for the disease is not over; shots still available and useful
“Though influenza activity typically peaks by February’s end, the flu season isn’t over – and a harsher strain called H3N2 has increased in circulation both nationwide and in Kentucky,” reports Caroline Eggers...
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Ambulance runs for rural patients are 76% longer when their hospital closes, and for seniors, it’s 98% longer, study finds
When a rural hospital closes, it’s logical to assume that patients in its former service area will spend more time in ambulances getting to an emergency room farther away. A University...
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Ky. officials rejected infectious-disease chief’s plea to move faster against hepatitis A outbreak, now nation’s largest and deadliest
As part of a package of stories about Kentucky’s hepatitis A outbreak, which is the “worst this century, sickening nearly 4,100 and killing 40,” Laura Ungar and Chris Kenning of...
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Policy can often improve a state’s health more than healthcare; report offers 13 policies known to work, Ky only does 6
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Improving a state’s health outcomes and lowering healthcare costs often has less to do with health care and more to do with implementing a...
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U of L publicly seeks partner to buy Jewish Hospital and affiliates
Map from U of L request for proposals for joint venture involving facilities of KentuckyOne Health — The University of Louisville has gone public with its search for a partner to buy Jewish Hospital and its...
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New House health committee chair says she asked for the job because ‘health care is too important to leave to chance’
Rep. Kim Moser in her Capitol Annex office (Photo by Al Cross) — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The new chair of the state House Health and Family Services Committee...
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This year’s influenza vaccine is more effective than last year’s; there’s months left in flu season, and shots are available
Flu vaccinations are easy to get. (Photo from Livestrong.com) — This year’s flu vaccine is more effective than last year’s and up to three months remain in the current flu season,...
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Gov. Matt Bevin says he would support a medical marijuana bill; prospects for that are better in the House than in the Senate
Gov. Matt Bevin greeted Lincoln County citizens before his forum in Stanford. (Photo from The Interior Journal) — Gov. Matt Bevin said he would be “happy” to sign a bill that would...
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Half of U.S. adults don’t know the five symptoms of a heart attack; Ky. ranks second in the share of the population who’ve had one
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News About 50 percent of American adults don’t know the five common symptoms of a heart attack, even though a heart attack happens about every...
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Study says diet drinks associated with higher risk of stroke and heart attack in women who have gone through menopause
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/02/14/study-warns-diet-drinks-pose-risk-stroke-heart-attack-older-women/2875278002/