Category: YOUR HEALTH
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If Ky. teenagers’ use of e-cigarettes continues at its current pace, look for a new generation of adult smokers, conference is told
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky teachers have plenty to keep up with in the schools, which can cause an issue like teenagers’ vaping of electronic cigarettes to get...
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State and national officials urge Kentuckians to sign up for health insurance on Healthcare.gov; deadline is Saturday, Dec. 15
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Just days before the end of open enrollment on Healthcare.gov, national and state officials are encouraging Kentuckians to sign up for federally subsidized health insurance....
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Infographic lays out the dangers of electronic cigarettes, with a focus on teens, among whom use of the devices is epidemic
A two-page infographic from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Kentucky Youth Advocates aims to fight the surge in use of electronic cigarette usage among Kentucky teenagers. “While youth cigarette smoking in Kentucky has steadily...
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This is the last week to sign up for health insurance on Healthcare.gov for 2019 coverage; deadline is Saturday, Dec. 15
Screenshot of Healthcare.gov website — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With just a few days left to enroll in a health-insurance plan on Healthcare.gov, it’s time to sign up...
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E-cigarette use in Lexington schools surges; disciplinary incidents more than double; schools working to curb use
Nick Gregory, 26, a manager, vaped on a Juul at Botany Bay in Lexington. (Photo: Charles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader) — Electronic cigarette use among students is so widespread at one...
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Number of Ky. parents claiming religious exemption for kids’ shots rises 59% after new state rule makes exemption easier to get
More Kentucky children are not being immunized “for medical and religious reasons,” Ashleigh Mills reports for Spectrum News. “Doctors worry the number could be growing because of misinformation circulating online.”...
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Advocates worry Medicaid plan will cause the most vulnerable to be kicked off rolls, say ‘medically frail’ designation is inconsistent
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky moves toward implementing a stricter Medicaid plan, a group of providers, consumers and health advocates say they worry that its penalties, work...
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As more lack health insurance and signups lag, Modern Healthcare editor worries what will happen if economy slows
The share of Kentucky children without health insurance rose last year. — “This shouldn’t be happening,” Editor Merrill Goozner writes in a Modern Healthcare editorial titled, “The canary in the...
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U of L withdrawal of some services from Jewish Hospital puts Louisville’s only adult organ transplant center at risk
Jewish Hospital has a prominent place along Interstate 65. (Courier Journal photo by Sam Upshaw) — “The University of Louisville may soon stop providing important medical services at Jewish Hospital...
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UK College of Dentistry fighting oral cancer in Eastern Ky. with help of $1 million grant from United Health Foundation
“The University of Kentucky’s College of Dentistry is launching a project to eradicate oral cancer in Eastern Kentucky,” Dr. Stephanos Kyrkanides, dean of the college, writes in an op-edfor the Lexington Herald-Leader. “It’s an initiative...