Cancer battle of UK faculty member to air on KET
A documentary chronicling a former University of Kentucky faculty member’s battle with cancer will air six times in May on KET. Nancy Clauder, an oboist whose research focused on arranging...
Month: May 2012
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42 percent of Americans will be obese by 2030, study predicts
If trends continue, 42 percent of American adults will be obese by 2030 and about one quarter of whom will be grossly obese, a new study warns. The results are...
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Without a partner, University Hospital’s viability is ‘questionable at best,’ consulting group concludes
University Hospital in Louisville needs a partner that will help it grow, a consulting firm informed a committee reviewing the facility’s operations Wednesday. “Even with operational and strategic improvements, the...
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Managed-care firm Coventry threatens to terminate contracts of Baptist Healthcare and big Ashland hospital
Lexington Herald-Leader photo by Charles Bertram Issues with the state’s managed-care companies continue to mount. Now Coventry Cares has told Baptist Healthcare System, which has hospitals in Lexington, Louisville, La Grange,...
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Former head of Massachusetts health exchange says it’s better to offer fewer, well-defined plans than set general criteria
With Kentucky stakeholders discussing their options to set up a state-run health insurance exchange — something Gov. Steve Beshear said last week he intends to do if the Affordable Care...
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Tea Party protesters object to state-run health insurance exchange; leader says if there is one, feds should run it
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News A public meeting in Frankfort to get stakeholders’ input about development of a state-operated health insurance exchange Monday was attended by dozens of Tea...
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More residency placements will be needed as medical school enrollments rise, perhaps by 30 percent through 2016
Aimed at addressing expected physician shortages, enrollment at U.S. medical schools is on target to increase by 30 percent by 2016, the Medical School Enrollment Survey has found. But even...
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Local health care centers in Ky. get $16.5 million in federal grants
Kentucky recently received $16.5 million in grant for health care centers as part of the Affordable Care Act. Recipients include Family Health Center Inc. in Louisville ($5 million); Cumberland Family...
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Lessons in battling obesity can be learned from the anti-tobacco movement, but there are big differences
To make real headway in battling the obesity epidemic, lessons can be learned from the war on smoking — though the two public-health issues have certain unique challenges. Judith Graham,...
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4 of 5 Kentuckians think child obesity is a problem, and more than half favor a statewide smoking ban, poll finds
More than four out of five Kentuckians think too many children are overweight, and more than half want a statewide smoking ban. These are two of key findings of the...