Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Oldham faith-based clinic to reopen under oversight of nonprofit
A clinic that was the only one of its kind in Oldham, Henry, Trimble and Carroll counties will reopen under the oversight of a nonprofit organization. The facility, formerly known as...
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Kenton Co. smoking ban yields 15 complaints; citations next?
There have been 15 complaints to the Northern Kentucky Health Department since Kenton County’s smoking ban took effect nearly two weeks ago. Because enforcement does not take effect until next...
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Fewer maternity wards, fewer options for rural Kentucky women
The closing of the maternity ward at Mary Breckinridge Hospital in Hyden last year is part of a larger trend, leading to fewer options for women living in rural areas...
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Free rural health journalism workshop June 3 in St. Louis
Health journalists are invited to attend a free workshop in St. Louis, Mo., aimed at finding the “untold rural health stories,” on June 3. The workshop will provide journalists with...
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Counties not allowed to ban pain clinics, attorney general says
County governments are not allowed to prevent pain-management clinics from opening within their limits, the state attorney general’s office has found. “Because such local ordinances infringe on the state’s right...
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Prediction: smoking bans will be in effect nationwide by 2020
Bans of smoking in all workplaces, including restaurants and bars, will probably be in effect nationwide by 2020, a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has concluded....
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Conway joins fight against fruity, high-proof malt beverage
Contending it promotes binge drinking in young adults, Attorney General Jack Conway has joined the fight against a fruit-flavored malt beverage made by Pabst Brewing Co. Conway is one of...
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Mary Breckinridge Hospital in Hyden is being acquired by Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Following the nationwide trend of independent hospitals joining larger organizations in order to stay viable, Hyden’s Mary Breckinridge Hospital will be acquired by Appalachian Regional Healthcare. ARH and the Frontier...
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Kentucky looking at ‘telecare’ for Medicaid patients to cut costs
Kentucky is considering making tele-caregivers — off-site guardians who provide care by monitoring cameras and sensors in a patient’s home — available to some disabled Medicaid patients. The move is...
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Ky. Rural Health Assn. seeks entries for health reporting contest
The Kentucky Rural Health Association has started a free Newspaper Reporting Contest to encourage print media outlets to bring attention to Kentucky’s rural health-related issues, such as unusually high disease rates and strategies for...