Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Annual Great American Smokeout is Thursday, Nov. 17
If you’re one of the approximately 1 million Kentucky adults who smoke, and are in the majority who say they’d like to quit, the Great American Smokeout may be for...
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1 in 9 in Ky. have been diagnosed with diabetes, and you could have it and not know it; here are symptoms and risk factors
KentuckyHealthFacts.org map with latest available data, adaptedby Kentucky Health News; click on map to view a larger version One of nine people have diabetes in Kentucky, which has “all the social...
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In wake of Trump’s election, Bevin administration says it will keep negotiating with Obama officials about Medicaid waiver request
Donald Trump and President Obama met Thursday. (Photo: Michael Reynolds, European Pressphoto Agency) By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The administration of Gov. Matt Bevin says it will continue negotiations...
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Randy Gooch named deputy health commissioner
Gooch, right, with Jessamine County Judge-Executive David West Randy Gooch, public health director in Jessamine County for the last four years, is the new deputy commissioner of the state Department...
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3 ET Monday is deadline to register for Covering Health: A News Workshop, to be held Friday, Nov. 11, at Natural Bridge; it’s FREE
Natural Bridge State Resort Park is near the Mountain Parkway. Kentucky faces many unique health challenges, but they don’t get enough news coverage, which hamstrings the state and its communities...
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One pediatrician says vaccines are the most important thing she does; another says providers’ recommendations are key
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One of the most important things a provider can do to get children vaccinated is to offer clear recommendations for their parents. Dr. Ari...
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Nursing homes say Ky. has highest malpractice insurance costs and needs lawsuit review panels to keep providers and facilities
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state’s nursing-home lobby is renewing its effort to get legislative insulation from lawsuits, a prospect that could improve if Republicans control the state...
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State settles dispute with former Medicaid managed-care company, will get $7.5 million from former actuarial firm
The state and St. Louis-based Centene Corp. have settled their lawsuits and other disputes stemming from the 2013 departure of Centene’s Kentucky Spirit Health Plan from the state Medicaid managed-care...
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Increasing Kentucky’s cigarette tax by $1.50 a pack would decrease youth smoking, Cancer Society lobbyist writes
To decrease youth smoking in the state, the Kentucky director of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is calling for an increase of $1.50 per pack of cigarettes and all...