Category: FEATURED
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Foundation says its 6-year, 7-county effort to help communities tackle health issues can be a model for the rest of the state
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky map of recently finished “Investing in Kentucky’s Future” program —– If more Kentucky communities tackled their health issues as communities, the overall health of the...
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Six Kentucky nursing homes are on a formerly unpublished list of 400 poor performers around the nation
Of the six Kentucky facilities on the poor-performers list, only Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owensboro is getting additional oversight. (Photo from the Owensboro Times) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky...
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As health departments face crippling pension costs, unless lawmakers intervene, health boss promotes a new model for them
Without a reprieve from pension-contribution rules, 42 county health departments will close in the next year, and 22 more will the following year, says the Department of Public Health, which...
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Medicare-Medicaid agency’s annual ratings of 94 Ky. hospitals gives the lowest score to six; only one got the highest ranking
Screenshot of Medicare’s Hospital Compare website —– The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released its Overall Hospital Star Ratings for 2019, which offer a snapshot of the quality of the hospitals...
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Dementia can have causes other than Alzheimer’s, and a UK doctor is co-chairing an international effort to learn more about it
Dr. Peter Nelson (University of Kentucky photo) —– Dementia can have causes other than Alzheimer’s disease, so the two terms shouldn’t be used interchangeably. But researchers have a lot to learn...
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Study finds flavors in e-cigs can damage cells that are critical for a healthy heart; cinnamon and menthol flavors were the most toxic
Healthline.com photo —– Flavors used in electronic cigarettes damage the cells that line the inside walls of blood vessels, which ultimately increases the risk of heart disease, a study has...
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Most women with heart disease don’t get enough exercise; heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in U.S., and 5% in Ky. have it
WebMD photo —– More than half of women in the United states with heart disease aren’t getting enough physical activity, and that number has increased over the past decade, a...
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Ky. ranks in top 10 for adverse childhood experiences; $200,000 grant will address child trauma in Lake Cumberland area
The Louisville-based Bounce Coalition has been awarded $200,000 to work with Russell County Schools and the Lake Cumberland District Health Department to help children who deal with violence, addiction and other trauma. The Foundation for...
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Ky. has new tool to track the ongoing changes to its Medicaid program, including county-by-county enrollment numbers
Screenshot showing example of looking up county-by-county data on the Kentucky Medicaid Tracker —– Kentucky has a new website that shows an up-to-date timeline of all the changes in the...
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McConnell files bill to raise legal age to buy tobacco products to 21, with some provisions Kentucky health advocates wanted
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell talks tobacco. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today introduced his promised bill to raise to...