Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Nine tips for staying safe at home, avoiding falls
Falls are the top cause of home injuries, sending over one million Americans a year to an emergency department for treatment. “Most people think of their home as a safe...
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American Medical Association wants to ban ads for drugs
The American Medical Association is calling for a ban on advertising of prescription drugs to patients, saying “a growing proliferation of ads is driving demand for expensive treatments despite the...
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UK and Wake Forest researchers get $6.4 million to keep developing new therapy for cocaine abuse and overdose
Three professors at the University of Kentucky and one at Wake Forest University have received $6.4 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to keep developing “a promising new...
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Bankrupt Clinton County Hospital in talks with Bowling Green Medical Center about possible sale
The bankrupt Clinton County Hospital in Albany is discussing a sale to the parent firm of the Bowling Green Medical Center, which already “owns several hospitals in south-central Kentucky,” the...
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Beshear puts health work first in list of his accomplishments, but doesn’t mention controversial topics by name
Gov. Steve Beshear With the end of his eight years as governor in clear view (his last day in office is Dec. 7), Steve Beshear put his work for Kentucky’s...
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Which analgesic, or over-the-counter pain medicine, to take?
“You probably have at least three kinds of painkillers in your bathroom medicine cabinet, but they’re not all designed to treat the same types of discomfort,” Erin Brodwin writes for...
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Health-law expert says Bevin’s idea to cap Medicaid enrollment or use a lower income limit than 138% of poverty ‘is a nonstarter’
In his successful campaign for governor, Republican Matt Bevin said he would not continue to enroll in the Medicaid program people with incomes at 138 percent of the federal poverty...
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Great American Smokeout is Thursday, Nov. 19
Thursday, Nov. 19, is the Great American Smokeout, a day when smokers are encouraged to quit for the day and make a plan to quit for good. That remains important...
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Beshear defends Kynect and Medicaid, asks Bevin to ‘look at this from a business standpoint, if not from a human standpoint’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Armed with data and an unusual dose of emotion, outgoing Gov. Steve Beshear urged Gov.-elect Matt Bevin to reconsider his positions and keep the...