Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Most Kentucky hospitals will pay Medicare penalties under health reform, one the country’s largest; look them up here
More Kentucky hospitals are receiving penalties than bonuses in the second year of Medicare’s quality incentive programs, one of the federal health reform law’s changes designed to create financial rewards...
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At least one insurance company will let Kentuckians keep their health insurance plan for another year if they like it
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News At least one insurance company, Humana, will be allowing Kentuckians to keep their insurance coverage for another year if they like it, even if...
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UK is first in U.S. to conduct clinical trial for new Parkinson’s treatment that shows improvement in all five patients so far
A new treatment strategy for Parkinson’s disease at the University of Kentucky could change the way the ailment is treated, manage symptoms better and halt or reverse the progressive degeneration of the...
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New guidelines for cholesterol management spark controversy; faulty risk calculator could lead to over-prescribing statins
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released new guidelines for cholesterol management, a new formula to assess heart attack and stroke risk, and guidelines for lifestyle modifications...
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Community paramedics program could help provide primary-care services, help address state’s provider shortage
Next spring, the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services could establish a community paramedics pilot program that has the potential to ease the state’s shortage pf primary-care health providers. The idea was...
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Great American Smokeout is Thursday, Nov. 21, featuring supportive characters to share on social media and a Twitter chat
The American Cancer Society‘s annual Great American Smokeout will be held Thursday, Nov. 21. The event encourages smokers to quit smoking, or make a plan to quit smoking, that day. Quitting,...
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Ky., high in childhood obesity, fights it with better school meals, increased activity requirements and maybe help from Big Bird
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky children are some of the nation’s fattest. In 2011, the last year for which data are complete, Kentucky ranked sixth in the U.S....
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Obama says health policies that don’t comply with reforms can be renewed for another year; state will let insurance firms decide
People with insurance policies that don’t measure up to the federal health-reform law will be able to renew them for another year, President Obama announced today in an effort to...
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Pike County officials urge newly eligible residents to sign up for health insurance before Dec. 15
A call to action. That’s what Pike County officials are calling their efforts to encourage citizens to sign up for health care insurance, as called for by the Patient Protection...
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Health care’s culture doesn’t encourage doctors to report medical errors of colleagues; article says patients should come first
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Doctors are often aware of their colleagues’ medical errors, but fail to report them because of a culture that does not support or encourage...