Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Ten hospitals and hospital groups to collaborate on improving Kentucky’s health, reduce cost of care and share best practices
Ten major hospitals and hospital groups have created the Kentucky Health Collaborative in an effort to reverse the state’s poor health statistics, share best practices and reduce the cost of care...
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Newly diagnosed diabetics treated for gum disease have lower health costs; shows need to integrate oral health and primary care
Newly diagnosed diabetics who are monitored and treated for gum disease have lower health-care costs, according to a study by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute. The study, published...
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Zika virus, which can cause small heads and brains in newborns, will get to Kentucky, but experts disagree on its likely impact
The Zika virus that has been linked to birth defects (abnormally small heads and brains in newborns) is exploding in South America and will eventually show up in Kentucky, but...
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New Planned Parenthood clinic in Louisville suspends abortions after order from Bevin; anti-abortion bills abound in legislature
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky started offering abortions for the first time in Kentucky Jan. 21, but stopped a week later when Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration raised objections about...
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Attorney General Andy Beshear says Bevin’s moves to ‘pull back’ on father’s health policy would compromise a ‘basic human right’
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News New state Attorney General Andy Beshear, a son of former Gov. Steve Beshear, criticized Gov. Matt Bevin’s reversal of his father’s health-care policies at...
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Circuit Judge Tim Feeley, former state legislator, appointed deputy secretary of Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Judge Tim Feeley Circuit Court Judge Timothy Edward Feeley of Oldham County has been appointed deputy secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Feeley has served as circuit...
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House passes Senate’s abortion-consultation bill, after adding a teleconference option
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Democrat-led House of Representatives voted 92-3 Thursday to require women seeking an abortion to have a face-to-face consultation with a...
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UK offers new master’s degree in medical sciences, with College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s ag biotech program
Robert Houtz, Ellis Shelley, Joe Springer (Photo by Matt Barton, UK Agric. Communications) The College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the UK College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky have collaborated...
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Chefs to show how to get fresh, healthy, local food in Boyle, Clark, Grayson, Harlan, Martin, Morgan, Oldham, Pike county schools
image: nkyhealth.org Chefs will help eight Kentucky schools learn to incorporate fresh, local foods in their menus as part of a “Chefs in Schools Collaborative” pilot project, according to a...
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Study: health warnings on sugary drinks make a difference; 3 states seek legislation to add them; beverage lobby pushes back
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health warning labels on sugary beverages, like those found on tobacco products, could make parents less likely to buy them for their children, according...