Category: YOUR HEALTH
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2 more deaths linked to hepatitis A, making outbreak toll 16; some restaurant workers had it, but no food-borne transmission found
Hepatitis A has been blamed for two more deaths, both in Franklin County, bringing to 16 the statewide toll in the outbreak of the contagious liver disease, which has lasted...
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Open enrollment on Healthcare.gov is open until Dec. 15; subsidies make rates about the same as last year
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News It’s again time to sign up for federally subsidized health insurance through Healthcare.gov. Open enrollment for coverage in 2019 runs through Dec. 15. It’s worth taking...
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FDA approves painkiller 10 times stronger than fentanyl, over objections of UK anesthesiologist and other doctors
Dr. Raeford Brown — The Food and Drug Administration approved a powerful new painkiller Friday over the objections of a Kentucky doctor who co-chairs its advisory committee on such matters, and other...
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UK students say they’re becoming addicted to Juul electronic cigarettes; expert says company has perfected nicotine delivery
Liz Donohoe puffs from a Juul while posing at UK’s School of Art & Visual Studies. (Photo by Quinn Foster) — The nation’s most popular brand of electronic cigarettes is creating...
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KET will air three hours of programs on youth mental health in November; first one airs Nov. 5 at 9 p.m. ET
Kentucky Educational Television will host a six-part series called “You Are Not Alone,” aimed at raising awareness around the issue of mental health among Kentucky youth. Topics will include depression, anxiety, stigma, suicide...
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Reporter writes about beating breast cancer, but perhaps most importantly, about first finding it: ‘scheduling the mammogram’
One day each year, many newspapers go pink — with pink ink or pink paper — to increase awareness of breast cancer and support research to find a cure. This...
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Study predicts number of Kentuckians who drop off Medicaid will double if work and ‘community engagement’ rules are approved
WKYT-TV image — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The federal-state Medicaid program provides health coverage to about 1.4 million Kentuckians, or about one in three. The exact number fluctuates,...
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Local outbreak of hepatitis A declared in Madison County, calling for vaccinations; heavy demand for vaccine in Whitley County
Madison County health officials have declared a local outbreak of hepatitis A and called on all local residents to get vaccinated for the liver disease that lives on poor hygiene....
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Seniors can save lots of money by shopping around for Medicare drug plans, but few do; here are tips
Chart shows average premiums for most popular stand-alone Medicare prescription drug plans. Seniors could save millions of dollars by shopping around for Medicare drug plans, but few do, Trudy Lieberman writes for Rural...
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Average premiums on most popular Obamacare plan in U.S. will drop 1.5% in 2019; go up 9% in Ky.; state still lower than average
Chart from Insider Louisville — The average premium for the most popular health insurance policy on the federal exchange, called the “silver plan,” will drop by 1.5 percent next year...