Tag: research
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Medicaid revision will involve the old struggle between personal responsibility and how to care for the poor, C-J reporters write
Kentucky has been a national testing ground for federal health reform, but “may soon test something more fundamental – the age-old struggle to balance personal responsibility with the obligation to...
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UK College of Medicine gets new dean, from Rutgers
Dr. Robert DiPaola Dr. Robert DiPaola, director of the Rutgers Cancer Institute and vice chancellor for cancer programs at the New Jersey university’s medical school, has been named dean of the...
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In study of how 15 states dealt with health reform, Kentucky was by far No. 1 in cutting the number of unpaid hospital stays
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky hospitals had the biggest drop in non-paying patients among 15 states in an ongoing study of the effects of Medicaid expansion under federal...
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Lifestyle and environment matter most when it comes to cancer, study suggests; Kentucky leads the nation in cancer deaths
Lifestyle choices and environment may matter most when it comes to your likelihood of getting cancer, according to a new study in the journal Nature, Jen Christensen and Kevin Flower report for...
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Report calls for statewide smoking ban to protect Kentucky youth
A new “Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children” report says children and babies who live in communities without smoking bans are “subject to immense dangers from secondhand smoke,” and calls for the...
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Baptist Health joins national network that combines data to help patients get the best cancer care
Baptist Health has joined a national network that facilitates the sharing of health information with other hospitals in its network to improve and personalize cancer treatments, all while keeping its...
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People with dementia benefit from singing and listening to music
Image: www.medicalnewstoday.com People with dementia improve both cognitively and emotionally when their caregivers engage them regularly with singing and listening to music, according to a study published in the Journal...
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National study and Paducah Sun story illustrate value of local Kynectors, who would be far away if exchange is abolished
Gwyn Artz, left, of Lexington talked with Miriam Fordham about signing up for health insurance through Kynect during the opening of a storefront in Lexington’s Fayette Mall. (Herald-Leader photo) Read...
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New cases of diabetes decrease, but experts continue to call it an epidemic in Kentucky and the U.S.
The number of new diabetes cases in adults has significantly decreased in Kentucky and the U.S., reversing a trend, according to a federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report,...
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Appalachian smoking cessation studies suggest changes in tactics, such as being blunter with pregnant smokers
Two long-term smoking cessation projects in Appalachia have prompted researchers to change to a more direct approach with pregnant smokers, telling them the risks to their babies, and to look...