Category: YOUR HEALTH
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UK professor named chair of new national board that will grant accreditation to local, state and other health departments
Dr. F. Douglas Scutchfield, director of the National Coordinating Center for Public Health Services and Systems Research and the Peter P. Bosomworth Professor of Health Services Research and Policy at...
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Require all to have a prescription for pseudoephedrine, or just meth criminals? Officials debate the issue on KET
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News If something isn’t done now about the prevalence of methamphetamine in Kentucky, “We’re going to lose a generation.” That was one of the jarring...
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Beshear says no for second time to University Hospital merger
For the second time, Gov. Steve Beshear has rejected a proposed merger for Louisville’s University Hospital, saying he still didn’t think ideas suggested in a meeting last week would be enough...
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C-J finds gaps in medical care for female soldiers, vets
Though women now account for almost 15 percent of active-duty troops in the U.S. military, the medical care they receive is often not on par with that of their male...
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Penny-per-ounce tax on sugar drinks could save $17 billion, cut consumption and prevent disease and death, academics say
More than $17 billion in medical costs over 10 years could be saved if sugared drinks were taxed at 1 cent per ounce, and it would prevent 95,000 cases of...
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Ky. Citizen Doctor of the Year nominations being accepted
The Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians is accepting nominations for Kentucky’s Citizen Doctor of the Year award. Patients are encouraged to send in their recommendations by Feb. 1. The award...
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St. Joseph Health System announces merger with Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare
Rebuffed in its bid to take over Louisville’s University Hospital, Catholic Health Initatives announced today that its St. Joseph Health System had merged with Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare,...
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Device lets diabetics get blood-sugar levels using Web, iPhone
Starting next week, diabetics will be able to test their blood-sugar levels using a device that instantly sends their readings to an online database that can be accessed by the...
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Hospital employees report only 1 of 7 medical errors, study finds
In keeping with other studies on the subject, a new report shows hospital employees only report and recognize one out of every seven medical errors, accidents or other events that...
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Some employers stop hiring smokers in effort to ‘walk the walk’
As smoking bans become more common nationwide, employers are taking it one step further and refusing to hire people who smoke. Primarily in hospitals, employers “won’t hire applicants whose urine...