Tag: research
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New UK public-health dean, a Ky. native, says she will focus on state’s health disparities through partnerships and research
Donna Arnett Donna Arnett, associate dean at the University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Public Health and former president of the American Heart Association, has been named dean of the University...
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Americans are eating fewer calories, but need to cut back more if they want to combat the obesity epidemic
Americans are eating fewer calories for the first time since the government began keeping track, more than 40 years ago. While that’s a step in the right direction, one researcher...
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Fewer Ky. teens are having sex, and more teens are using birth control when they do; teen birth rates are at an all-time low
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Fewer teens are having sex now than did in the last generation, and of those that do, more are using some form of birth-control,...
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Online database lets you check on your surgeon; some surgeons say methodology used in analysis of data isn’t adequate
A new online database is available to help consumers choose a surgeon, but surgeons are pushing back and asking for a peer-reviewed study of the data. The searchable database, “Surgeon...
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More overweight teens don’t consider themselves fat; the problem is that they compare themselves to those around them
Another study has found that overweight teens in the U.S. don’t realize they are overweight, and this lack of self-awareness has gotten worse in the past decade, Roberto A. Ferdman...
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Insulin patch could take the place of injections for diabetes
In 2013, 10.6 percent of Kentucky adults had diabetes, a big increase from 2000, when 6.5 percent had the disease, according to the 2015 Kentucky Diabetes Report. In a few years, diabetics...
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Girls are more likely than boys to have overuse injuries while participating in high school sports
Overuse injuries make up more than 50 percent of athletic injuries and are most common in children ages 13 to 17. Girls are at a higher risk than boys of...
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E-cigs: How safe or how risky? Vox reporter looks at evidence
Electronic cigarettes are becoming more popular, but how safe or how risky are they? At this point, the bottom line about e-cigarettes is: “If you’re a chronic smoker looking for...
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CDC report finds heroin use increased by 63 percent since 2002, with greatest increases seen among women and whites
Heroin use increased 63 percent and heroin-related overdose deaths nearly quadrupled since 2002, according to a report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As heroin use has increased,...
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Ky.’s pro-Obamacare policies led to more enrollment and support for it, but many poor are still uninsured and under-informed
Update: This story was updated to reflect the study’s results for those who said they were hurt by and not directly impacted by the ACA. State policy appears to have...