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Courier Journal examination of Ky. hospitals’ childbirth-complication rates show some ARH hospitals fare poorly; Harlan’s rate is off the chart

“Where a woman delivers her baby in Kentucky can determine whether she is seriously injured in childbirth, and even whether she lives or dies,” Laura Ungar reports for the Louisville Courier Journal and USA Today....

By Al Cross Published March 9, 2019 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS

Kentuckians use too many antibiotics; we’re No. 1 in the nation, and a campaign has started to reduce inappropriate use

Kentucky has the highest rate of antibiotic use in the United States, and the University of Louisville School of Medicine is trying to do something about it. The school’s Department of Pediatrics has mounted...

By Al Cross Published March 6, 2019 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Sponsor of bill to ban tobacco use at all public schools and events files last-ditch amendment to give districts 3 years to opt out of it

Rep. Kim Moser — This is an updated version of a story that was first published Saturday, March 2. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — The sponsor...

By Al Cross Published March 6, 2019 DRUGS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY

State officials defend handling of hepatitis A outbreak as an additional warning is revealed and legislators voice concern

Health Secretary Adam Meier (center) led a March 1 news conference on hepatitis A. Sen. Ralph Alvarado (left) and Sen. MorganMcGarvey (right) have want to examine the state’s response to the outbreak. (Facebook Live image) — By Melissa Patrick...

By Al Cross Published March 4, 2019 FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Surge by a stronger strain of the flu is another warning that the season for the disease is not over; shots still available and useful

“Though influenza activity typically peaks by February’s end, the flu season isn’t over – and a harsher strain called H3N2 has increased in circulation both nationwide and in Kentucky,” reports Caroline Eggers...

By Al Cross Published March 1, 2019 FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

Ambulance runs for rural patients are 76% longer when their hospital closes, and for seniors, it’s 98% longer, study finds

When a rural hospital closes, it’s logical to assume that patients in its former service area will spend more time in ambulances getting to an emergency room farther away. A University...

By Al Cross Published February 25, 2019 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Ky. officials rejected infectious-disease chief’s plea to move faster against hepatitis A outbreak, now nation’s largest and deadliest

As part of a package of stories about Kentucky’s hepatitis A outbreak, which is the “worst this century, sickening nearly 4,100 and killing 40,” Laura Ungar and Chris Kenning of...

By Al Cross Published February 22, 2019 FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

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