Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Feds propose rules to limit ‘junk’ health plans to 4 months, keep them from ‘gaming the system’; seek info on health credit cards
By Jennifer Shutt States Newsroom The Biden administration announced new initiatives Friday that could reduce health-care costs, though none will take effect immediately. The changes include a proposed rule that...
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First drug to slow Alzheimer’s disease gets full FDA and Medicare approval for early-stage cases; drug is still in clinical trials at UK
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval for the first drug to slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, opening the...
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Five cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported in Lexington, prompting health officials to urge caution around pools, hot tubs Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department announced Thursday that it has seen an increase in Legionnaires’ disease this year and is warning people to take...
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Take care of your teeth, help your mind: Study finds keeping teeth with severe gum disease is associated with atrophy of the brain
Taking care of your teeth could also mean taking care of your brain. A study published today says gum disease and tooth loss are linked to shrinkage in the hippocampus,...
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DEA administrator says Congress needs to pass laws to keep social media from serving as platforms to promote, sell fentanyl
The U.S. needs laws to force social-media companies to keep their platforms from being used to promote and sell fentanyl, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said on NBC‘s “Meet The Press” Sunday,...
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Kentucky has 84 syringe-service programs in 65 counties; the pandemic slowed their growth, but two have opened this yea
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has added two new syringe-service programs for intravenous drug users this year, bringing the total to 84 SSPs, in 65 of the state’s...
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State’s first detailed report on domestic-violence cases has a wealth of data on how courts and law enforcement handle them
Kentucky Health News “Kentucky has long had a problem with domestic violence,” the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. “A 2012 survey found that 45% of women and 35% of men” in the...
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Lexington marks 20 smoke-free years, but smoking bans still haven’t caught on in most of Ky. despite tobacco’s toll on health
Kentucky Health News Twenty years ago, Lexington became the first city in the South of Midwest to make indoor smoking in public places illegal. It’s had a big impact there...
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Ticks can’t jump, but static electricity can throw them onto hosts
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One more thing to know as you work to guard against the influx of ticks in Kentucky this year: Static electricity that is naturally...
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Kentucky gets $2.25 million to expand, restructure reserve corps of medical and non-medical workers who help in times of need
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With a $2.25 million grant, Kentucky will expand and restructure its Medical Reserve Corps to cover every county in the state. The corps comprises...