Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Cost of an MRI in America? $1,080. France? $280. Why? providers ‘largely charge what they can get away with’
Why does getting an MRI in the United States cost $1,080 when it only costs $280 in France? The answer comes down to how the prices are set, reports Ezra...
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Anti-meth bill passes Senate; limits monthly pseudoephedrine purchases to 7.2 grams a month and 24 grams a year
In an effort to curb methamphetamine production, the Senate passed a bill Friday that will limit the amount of pseudoephedrine that can be bought monthly and annually. Senate Bill 3,...
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House committee approves panel to investigate child-abuse deaths; findings would be closed to public
An independent panel of experts would look into the deaths of abused and neglected children and then give recommendations to state officials for how to improve its child-protection system. That...
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Conway pushes for all states to track prescription drugs
As Kentucky lawmakers consider legislation that would tackle suspect pain management clinics, the issue is making waves in Washington as well. On Thursday, Attorney General Jack Conway, right, told the...
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USDA launches online tool to link farmers with nearby consumers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has unveiled its newest tool to promote local food systems, an online instrument that lets viewers see what local and regional food projects are under...
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Effects of concussions outlast symptoms, UK prof finds; another study says they affect thinking of teenagers more than others
A University of Kentucky assistant professor has found that the effects of a concussion may last longer than the symptoms, a finding that could influence how and when athletes are...
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Compromise meds-for-meth bill clears committee; third drug-related bill to pass this week
Update, March 2: Just hours after the committee approved the bill, Senate Majority Leader Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, “declared its future uncertain,” reports Jack Brammer for the Lexington Herald-Leader. Stivers said...
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More Americans dying from hepatitis C than from AIDS
More people are dying in the U.S. from hepatitis C than from AIDS, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. More than 3.2 million Americans...
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A look at the history of U.S. health care and health insurance
Health insurance in the U.S. has some of its roots in the World War II shipyards of Henry J. Kaiser, who built 747 vessels for the Navy. The war made...
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State and companies were unprepared for quick move to managed care, state auditor concludes
Kentucky officials and the companies in charge were unprepared for the switch to Medicaid managed care, State Auditor Adam Edelen said Wednesday. He sent the Cabinet for Health and Family...