Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Children need 14 doctor visits before age 6, but preschoolers are increasingly not covered by insurance, especially in Kentucky
Kentucky Health News In 2018, the number of Kentucky pre-schoolers without health insurance was about half again as large as the number had been in 2016, and that was one...
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KET to air ‘Undiagnosed: The Diabetes Epidemic’ followed by a panel discussion about the disease on Monday, Feb. 24
Part of an infographic from a 2019 state report. —– Nearly half of Kentucky adults have diabetes or pre-diabetes — and many of them don’t know they have it. To...
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Ky. flu cases creep up for the third week in a row; nine more Kentuckians have died from flu; it’s not too late to get a flu shot
CDCP poster; for a larger version, click on it. —– Kentucky Health News Amid all the headlines about the novel coronavirus, health experts warn that there is a much more prevalent...
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Saint Joseph Hospital listed as one of America’s 250 best
Saint Joseph Hospital of Lexington announced Feb. 13 that it was the only facility in Kentucky to be included in the lost of “America’s 250 Best Hospitals” list by Healthgrades 2020 for the...
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To thwart coronavirus, an undisclosed number of Centre College students are quarantined after returning from China
The building called Old Centre (A-M photo by Ben Kleppinger) —– Several Centre College students who recently returned to the Danville campus from China have been quarantined as a precaution against the fast-spreading...
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Latest flu report: Cases inched up again in Ky., and 8 more adults in state died from it; many schools close; flu shot is best defense
Kentucky Health News New cases of influenza inched up again in Kentucky during the week ended Feb. 1, and eight more adults in the state were reported dying from it....
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New nutrition labels use larger portion sizes and list added sugar, which can cause many health issues; here are ways to limit it
Nutrition fact labels are the primary source of information about what’s in the food we eat, and they recently got their first update in 20 years. The Food and Drug Administration says it...
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Poll finds rise in Ky. adults who misuse prescription drugs, but experts say that likely stems from more awareness, not more use
A new poll shows an uptick in the number of Kentucky adults who report knowing someone who misuses prescription drugs, but experts say that’s likely the result of an increase...
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Flu cases in Ky. show a slight uptick, with three more deaths reported; best defense is a flu shot; season runs through May
Kentucky Health News New cases of influenza saw a slight uptick in Kentucky during the week ended Jan. 25, and three more Kentuckians were reported dying from it, one under...
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U.S. declares public health emergency from coronavirus; misinformation about it is spreading faster than the disease itself
Trying to prevent spread of coronavirus, federal officials said Friday that the government would keep foreign nationals who recently visited China from entering the United States, and would quarantine some...