Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Kentucky ranks 37th, Louisville 33rd in percentage of commuters who bike or walk to work
Kentucky ranks 37th in the nation for its number of commuters who bike or walk to work. Of the 51 largest cities in the county, Louisville ranks 33rd. These are...
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Should companies refuse to hire employees who smoke? Opposing views outlined
The growing controversy surrounding companies who refuse to hire employees who smoke is featured in two opposing opinion pieces in USA Today. Paul Terpeluk, medical director of employee health services...
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West Liberty City Council votes to ban smoking in city buildings, but question may be revisited
The West Liberty City Council voted narrowly last week to ban smoking in city buildings, reports Miranda Cantrell of the Licking Valley Courier. Mayor Jim Rupe opposed the move, which...
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Cabinet files appeal to prevent releasing full child abuse records; Beshear backs decision
On the day the state was supposed to release unadulterated records on deaths and near deaths from child abuse, under a court order, it filed an appeal to stop the...
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Home-health industry is the latest to complain about late payments since state switched to managed-care Medicaid
Kentucky’s new Medicaid managed-care system is three months late in making payments to home-health agencies, officials told the House Health and Welfare Committee Thursday. Nurses Registry and Home Health has...
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Lawmakers hear testimony about state’s pill mill problem, discuss whether to put all prescription-drug issues into one bill
With a raid on a pain clinic in Paintsville making headlines yesterday morning, state legislators heard from community leaders and officials telling them to pass legislation to curb the proliferation...
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Meds-for-meth bill could lead to overcrowding at doctors’ office, Hopkinsville hospital official says
Making pseudoephedrine available only by prescription has led to fears of packed waiting rooms in doctors’ offices, Dennis O’Neil writes for Hopkinsville’s Kentucky New Era. (Photo of Sudafed pills by...
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State auditor will examine University Hospital’s indigent-care trust
After the Jefferson County attorney said the fund lacked oversight, state Auditor Adam Edelen said he will audit and review the indigent-care trust in Louisville through which $32 million tax...
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Bills would require more assessment before a patient can be admitted to a personal-care home
Legislation dubbed “Larry’s Law” is aimed at preventing what happened to Larry Lee from happening again. House Bill 307, filed by Democratic Rep. Terry Mills, right, “would require an individual...
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Police make second raid in a year at pain clinic in Paintsville
As lawmakers wrestle with what to do about prescription pill abuse in Kentucky, law enforcement continues to crack down on so-called “pill mills.” For the second time in less than...