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The Knox County Fiscal Court and the Knox County Board of Health reached a deal Monday to aid its debt-laden county hospital’s recovery from bankruptcy by diverting, at least temporarily,...
On June 1 UK HealthCare will present its fifth annual “Women, It’s About You” conference, which is designed to educate women with the most up-to-date information about health topics ranging...
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is accepting nominations for qualified persons to join its board of directors and Community Advisory Committee. The 15 directors are responsible for preserving the...
UPDATE, Jan. 7: Medicare proposes giving itself authority to ban abusive prescribers, ProPublica reports. By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News An examination of the Medicare Part D program that Congress...
Gov. Steve Beshear has announced the launch of Kentucky’s Healthcare Connection, which is referred to as Kynect and is Kentucky’s one-stop onlineshop for the state’s new health insurance exchange. Beginning...
A new study finds that texting while driving has become more dangerous among teenagers than drinking and driving, and it says the number of teens who are dying or being...