Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Flu vaccine recommended for all over 6 months; pneumonia vaccine recommended for those 65 and older and at high risk
Vaccination is the best way to keep from getting the flu, and with two influenza cases already reported in Kentucky, now is the time to schedule your annual flu shot,...
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New CEO of Owensboro Health says hospitals are working to improve care, regardless of federal health reform
Philip Patterson, the new CEO of the Owensboro Health, says hospitals are moving towards health reform regardless of what happens with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Patterson is coming...
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November is National Diabetes Month; here are some tips to stay healthy and keep the disease from stealing your vision
November is National Diabetes Month, and if you’re one of more than 370,000 Kentuckians with the disease, in addition to watching your diet and keeping track of your blood sugar,...
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Uninsured young adults may qualify for high-deductible health coverage for $50 or less per month on state exchanges
Almost half of single young adults who are uninsured may qualify for coverage for $50 or less per month under federal health reform, according to a report from the U.S. Department of...
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University of Louisville announces global licensing agreement with Novartis for collaboration to help transplant patients
The University of Louisville’s Suzanne Ildstad is shown with research coordinator Thomas Mille The University of Louisville announced Wednesday a research collaboration agreement between one of its researchers, Suzanne Ildstad,...
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Scammers taking advantage of new health-insurance system
Scammers are using the new health-insurance system “as an opportunity to try to collect consumers’ personal information or to make false claims,” Gov. Steve Beshear and Attorney General Jack Conway...
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A Ky. guide to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Few laws have generated as much confusion, opposition or news coverage as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Despite the flood of news...
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Kentucky’s Obamacare website’s success resulted from careful and early testing, unlike the federal website, writers say
While Kynect, Kentucky’s online health insurance marketplace, is being hailed as the country’s best Obamacare website, the federal government’s $634 million Healthcare.gov website continues to marred by technological glitches and bad...
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Information session on state health insurance exchange to be offered at Paducah Thursday, Nov, 7
The Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange will present an information session and allow time for questions about Kentucky’s online health insurance exchange, KYnect, Nov. 7 at the West Kentucky Community and...
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Herald-Leader blasts UK for secrecy surrounding children’s heart program and its efforts to rebuild it despite nearby competition
The Lexington Herald-Leader blasted the University of Kentucky in an editorial Sunday for “stonewalling questions about the decision to halt pediatric cardiothoracic surgeries and the mysterious sidelining of Dr. Mark...