Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Breaking the stigma: ADHD can make rejection feel even worse
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Sitting in high school classes was “always a struggle” for a young Joshua Claytor. He filled his papers with “doodles.” Certain math concepts eluded his...
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Acupuncturists explain how they can help if medication and therapy don’t
By Dennis Kim and Norah Charles University of Kentucky Acupuncture involves the insertion of needles on specific points of the body. In Eastern terminology, it helps stimulate the flow of...
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The ‘sandwich generation’ still supports its children while caring for its parents, which is playing a toll on its health
Kentucky Health News America has Generation X, Generation Z and more, but it also has “the sandwich generation,” adults between 40 and 59 who care for their aging parents and...
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Health-care workers are more likely than law-enforcement officers to have injuries and illnesses that keep them away from work
Kentucky Health News “Health-care workers are increasingly being assaulted or shot on the job, making hospitals and clinics among the most dangerous workplaces in America,” report Tina Reed and Jason Millman of Axios. ...
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Tiny antibodies hold big promise for cancer treatment, UK says
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky Using antibodies derived from alpacas, a University of Kentucky research team has developed a tool that could lead to new therapies to stop the growth of...
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Attorney general files lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers, manufacturers over alleged insulin pricing scheme
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Attorney General Daniel Cameron has filed a lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers and drug manufacturers over an alleged insulin pricing scheme. The lawsuit...
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UK HealthCare joins several other Kentucky hospital systems and will no longer require employees to get a Covid-19 vaccination
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Federal rules requiring Covid-19 vaccinations in health care settings were lifted in early June, and while several of the larger Kentucky hospital systems soon...
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Mobile unit provides addiction recovery, other medical services in Glasgow, Leitchfield, Hodgenville, Bardstown and Lebanon
A drug-recovery company based in Glasgow is using a mobile health-care unit and partnerships with businesses to bring an array of health services to people in the area, Michael Crimmins...
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As a drug-resistant fungal disease, Candida auris, adapts to the warmer climate, cases of it rise; up 214% in Kentucky in 2022
Cases of a potentially fatal fungal disease called Candida auris have increased by 1,200 percent since 2017 and the warmer climate could be to blame, Camille Fassett reports for The Associated Press and...
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UK HealthCare again top Kentucky hospital in U.S. News & World Report rankings, with four more in the state listed among the best
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Five Kentucky hospitals have been named among the nation’s “Best Regional Hospitals” in the annual ranking by the U.S. News & World Report magazine....