Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Doctors use telemedicine to help patients with dementia, Alzheimer’s
Following a nationwide trend, Kentucky doctors are turning to telemedicine to help patients with memory problems such as those associated with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, reports Allison Elliott with the...
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Remember? State opened its child-abuse records in 1990s
Though it made big, breaking news last week, releasing state records about severe child abuse isn’t new in Kentucky, writes Joseph Gerth, right, in a column in The Courier-Journal. “During...
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A culture of silence remains about medical errors, but things are slowly improving, physician-activist says
There has been a culture of silence when it comes to talking about medical errors, but things are slowly changing, writes Dr. Kevin Kavanagh, right, in an op-ed piece in...
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Farmers work long past regular retirement age, and many doctors lack the knowledge to help keep them healthy
“Farmers’ stark commitment to work is borderline obsessive, and researchers are beginning to develop new guidelines to better understand farmers, whose strong cultural and emotional ties to the farm drive...
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Kentucky has three accountable care organizations, a health-reform linchpin, but they remain to be identified
The “accountable care organization” is one of the hallmarks of the federal health-care reform law, with doctors and providers encouraged to team up to give coordinated care and be paid...
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18 Kentucky children died from child abuse or neglect last year, down from 33 in 2009, but report is incomplete, critics say
A report by the the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shows 18 Kentucky children died from abuse or neglect in the past fiscal year, down from 33 the year...
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Kentucky ranks 36th for tobacco prevention spending; many states have made cuts
Though it received $389 million in tobacco-settlement funds in fiscal year 2012, and ranks first or second in tobacco use, Kentucky spent just $2.2 million of that on prevention of...
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Kentucky and most other states continue to delay action on health-insurance exchanges, despite Jan. 1, 2013 deadline
Though states must be able to prove whether or not they’re ready to run a state insurance exchange by Jan. 1, 2013, many, including Kentucky, have not made any moves...
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The common ‘fat gene’ can be overcome with a little exercise
Even if they’ve inherited “the fat gene,” people don’t have to be overweight if they have a relatively small amount of physical activity, such as walking their dog, a study...
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Get tested, get treatment, Bluegrass HIV Coalition encourages
Today is World AIDS Day and health advocates are asking Kentuckians to get tested and get treatment. Hundreds of Kentuckians are diagnosed with AIDS each year, reports Mary Meehan of...