Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Number of teens and young adults who smoke, use smokeless tobacco is on the rise
A “shocking” number of American teenagers smoke cigarettes and/or use smokeless tobacco, the first U.S. surgeon general’s report on youth tobacco since 1994 has found. (Photo by Karen Bleier, AFP/Getty Images)...
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Expect more hospital mergers across the country, some with unlikely partners, Moody’s Investors Service report predicts
Reflecting several hospital mergers that have already taken place in Kentucky, a new report from Moody’s Investors Service predicts hospitals will continue to band together across the country as they respond...
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Storm victims need to be vigilant about avoiding tetanus and mold, and protecting food safety
As storm and and flood cleanup continues, Kentuckians need to be vigilant about tetanus, mold and food safety, the state Department for Public Health warns. Regarding tetanus, the DPH recommends avoiding...
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What’s the status of a health insurance exchange in Kentucky?
By Tara KaprowyKentucky Health News At the end of February, Kentucky received $57.8 million in federal funds to help set up a health insurance exchange or marketplace under federal health-care...
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More young kids going under anesthesia to fix bad dental problems
Preschoolers are increasingly having to undergo extensive surgery to get fix the cavities they’ve gotten from lack of brushing, get root canals or have teeth extracted. Five years ago, the...
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Bill passed that would require fingerprint background checks at nursing homes
The state House has approved a bill requiring long-term care facilities to run background checks using fingerprinting technology, a move that would be mostly funded by a $3 million federal...
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Columnist wants ‘healthy labels, not stealthy labels’ on groceries
Research has shown shoppers spend an average of just 1 second looking at the nutrition labels on food packages, which lends credence to an argument that the labels need to...
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Kids are still eating too much sugar, regardless of parents’ income, and they’re getting most of it at home
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News American children’s sugar consumption is down, but kids are still eating too much sugar, and they are getting most of it at home. So...
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Electronic patient records may not save money, study finds; critics question methodology
Though officials tout otherwise, a study has found electronic health records do not cut costs “and may actually encourage doctors to order expensive tests more often,” reports Steve Lohr for...
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Medicaid recipients displaced by tornadoes can get emergency 30-day refills of prescriptions
Kentuckians on Medicaid who were displaced by last week’s storms can get a 30-day supply of needed medicine from their pharmacy, the Department of Medicaid Services announced yesterday. The right...