Category: YOUR HEALTH
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After several groups say Pap smears aren’t needed every year, ob/gyns recommend an annual ‘well-woman’ visit
Though several groups have said women don’t need a Pap smear every year, obstetricians and gynecologists still recommend an annual “well-woman” visit and annual pelvic exams for all females over...
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Kentucky students will get extra education in nutrition, exercise
Kentucky children will get extra nutrition education at school starting Oct. 1, thanks to a $6 million federal grant intended to instill better eating and physical-activity habits in families eligible...
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Cost of long-term-care insurance going up, but it’s still a wise investment, depending on your income
Judy Witte says her long-term-care insurance premiumsare going up at a worrying rate. C-J photo by Matt Stone. Seniors are facing increases in their premiums for long-term-care insurance as insurance companies...
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Six of 41 child-abuse fatalities show improper follow-up by Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Herald-Leader analysis finds
The way child-abuse deaths are reviewed in Kentucky continues to be problematic. Looking at the 41 child fatalities in 2009 and 2010, Lexington Herald-Leader reporters Beth Musgrave and Bill Estep...
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Questions about health-care reform law answered in comprehensive Courier-Journal report
Reporter Laura Ungar has put together an excellent primer in The Courier-Journal that appears to answer all the key questions people have about the federal health-care reform law. Reporters would do...
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To implement law aimed at prescription drug abuse, licensing boards issue regulations that some say are too expansive
Ambien and Ritalin are among the drugs that will be tracked through the state’s drug monitoring system, with medical licensure boards issuing emergency regulations that are more expansive than originally...
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Safety-net hospitals could get hit hardest in Oct. when patient ratings will influence Medicare and Medicaid payments
When hospitals start getting paid based on the perceived quality of care they provide to their Medicare and Medicaid patients, so-called “safety net” hospitals, a last resort for the poor,...
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Hospitals are not reporting cases of harm to patients; electronic health records may be key to solving the problem
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Hospitals aren’t reporting cases in which medical care harmed a patient, making it difficult for providers to identify problems and fix them, according to...
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More breakthroughs lately in fight against HIV/AIDS
It has been an inspiring season of breakthroughs in the fight to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS. Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration approved the pill...