Tag: immunizations
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There’s a vaccine for young people that prevents cancer, but most of them don’t get it because most doctors fail to recommend it
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The human papilloma virus vaccination is proven to prevent cervical cancer and genital warts, but many pediatricians and family doctors still don’t strongly recommend...
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Health ranking of Kentucky seniors moves up, but they are still last in health outcomes, says America’s Health Rankings
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky moved up three spots, from 48th to 45th, in the fourth annual Senior America’s Health Rankings Report. But the state...
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Conference on cancer-causing HPV in Lexington June 21
The Kentucky Rural Health Association is sponsoring a summit on the human papilloma virus, “HPV – You ARE the Key!” June 21 at the Embassy Suites in Lexington. The HPV...
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Flu remains widespread in Kentucky; vaccinations still advisable
This year’s round of influenza hit Kentucky later than usual, and that probably means this year’s flu season could run past May, its usual end, the state Department of Public...
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Study of preventive health status finds Kentucky is in the middle of the pack generally, but has several good and bad aspects
A study that looked at preventive health services among states in three categories found that Kentucky fell near the middle of the pack for most of the measures, but was...
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87 cases of whooping cough reported in Kentucky during the last five months of 2015; best prevention is vaccination
Health officials are reminding people to get vaccinated for whooping cough, formally called pertussis, noting that there were 87 cases reported in Kentucky between August and December last year, The Courier-Journal reports....
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Northern Ky. health officials fight outbreak of whooping cough
Whooping cough is spreading in Northern Kentucky. The disease, formally known as pertussis, is mostly “being seen in school-aged youth, but whooping cough is concerning because of the risk of...
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Ky. inches up in national health ranking, due to more coverage, HPV vaccination; but at 44th, it still has much work to do
Graphics are from America’s Health Ranking report By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky ranked in the bottom 10 states for 12 of the 34 measures ranked by the 2015...
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Cold or flu? Know the difference because flu can be dangerous
Image: www.cdc.gov Cold or flu, how do you know? And what should you do about it? CBS News and the Lexington Herald-Leader offer some tips. “We often use the terms...
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New combination vaccine for children, researched at U of L, could reduce number of children’s shots if approved by FDA
A new combination vaccine, awaiting its approval by the federal Food and Drug Administration, may reduce the number injections a child in the U.S. must get in order to be...