Category: FEATURED
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Pikeville Medical Center, citing bad decisions by prior management, continues to reduce staff, this time by laying off 100
Pikeville Medical Center, Eastern Kentucky’s largest hospital, is cutting its workforce to correct what CEO Donovan Blackburn called “poor business decisions” by his predecessor, Walter May. “The news comes a...
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Half of Americans 30 and older, and almost half of Kentuckians that age, have advanced gum disease that can lead to tooth loss
Half of Americans aged 30 and older have a disease of the gums called periodontitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If left untreated, gum disease can...
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Cancer Society says screening for colon cancer should start at 45, not 50; Ky. leads the nation in colon cancer and deaths from it
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In response to rising rates of colorectal cancer among younger people, the American Cancer Society now recommends that adults with a normal risk for colon cancer get their...
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Celebrity suicides raise concern about ‘contagion;’ Ky. rate higher than most states; experts say we need to talk about it openly
“The suicides of fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain just days apart . . . have mental health professionals worried about the potential for what’s known as...
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Foundation for a Healthy Ky. will help state keep people covered as Medicaid changes; summit discusses new work requirements
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is partnering with the administration of Gov. Matt Bevin to help low-income Kentuckians keep their...
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In close vote, Louisville sets content rules for children’s menus, citing child obesity; critics say law invades parental responsibility
A food-service business in Louisville will be allowed to offer a children’s menu only if it includes certain types of healthy items, under an ordinance passed by 13 Democrats on...
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Children are at risk of death from being left in hot cars; health officials say don’t do it in any circumstances, offer prevention tips
Every summer, children die from heat stroke because they are unintentionally left in a hot car, with the majority of these deaths occurring in children age 3 and under The latest...
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Operation UNITE uses comprehensive approach to keep Appalachian kids off drugs; experts say it could be replicated
Preventing kids from falling into addiction is a major goal for Operation UNITE, a nonprofit serving 32 counties in Eastern Kentucky — a region where the average age for first drug...
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UK and Norton hospitals rank high in resistant bloodstream infections; UK cites complex cases, recent improvements
“Kentucky’s two biggest hospital systems had some of the country’s highest instances of an often deadly bacterial bloodstream infection known as MRSA” in the fiscal year that ended June 30,...