Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month; American Cancer Society provides info on prevention, risk and treatment
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News When prostate cancer is detected early, the odds of survival are high. That is the message being spread far and wide in September, which...
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Dr. Michael Kuduk, a Winchester pediatrician, is the new president of the Kentucky Medical Association
Dr. Michael Kuduk, a Winchester pediatrician, is the new president of the Kentucky Medical Association. He was sworn in as the 173rd president at the organization’s annual meeting, held Aug....
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Baptist Health warns Humana Medicare Advantage policyholders that they could be out of network if negotiations don’t work out
Humana Inc. and Baptist Health are negotiating a new contract for patients with Medicare Advantage policies from the Louisville health insurer, and the hospital chain is warning policyholders that Baptist Health...
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5 things to know about new Medicare negotiations on drug prices
By Arthur Allen, Rachana Pradhan and David Hilzenrath KFF Health News The Biden administration has picked the first 10 high-priced prescription drugs subject to federal price negotiations, taking a swipe at...
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Feds call for first nursing-home staffing minimums, weaker than industry feared, but homes say it would force some to close
Federal officials’ proposed minimum standards for nursing-home staffing are weaker than expected, Bridget Early reports for Inside Health Policy. The nursing-home industry had anticipated a proposal for about 4.1 hours...
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Clinic that serves 33 Ky. counties is first in state to get a grant from program for comprehensive drug treatment and recovery
Kentucky Health News A behavioral-health clinic that serves 33 Kentucky counties is the first in the state to receive a grant from a national program that fosters comprehensive drug treatment...
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One-fourth of Kentuckians say they have ever been diagnosed with depression; only W.Va. was higher in national CDC survey
By Al Cross Kentucky Health NewsOne in four Kentucky adults in a poll taken in 2020 said they had ever been diagnosed with depression, a higher share than in any...
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Study expands access to naloxone, which blocks drug overdose
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky Thursday, Aug. 31, marks International Overdose Awareness Day, a time when attention is directed toward raising awareness about opioid overdose and ways to reverse...
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Attacking respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) on 3 fronts: Monoclonal antibodies for infants, vaccines for pregnant women and elderly
By Dr. Ilhem Messaoudi University of Kentucky After an intense season of respiratory syncytial virus in the commonwealth, we have a new tool to protect children from RSV. In July...
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28% of Kentucky students were chronically absent last year, up from 18% before the pandemic; national increase was even more
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Twenty-eight percent of students in Kentucky schools were chronically absent from classes during the last academic year, compared to 18 percent in the 2018-19...