Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Just over half of Ky. students are in schools with 100% tobacco-free policies; Warren, Russell county districts share successes
The state Department of Public Health has created videos to showcase the success of two Kentucky school districts in becoming 100 percent tobacco-free schools in hopes of encouraging other school districts...
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Health-insurance premiums for 2017 will be more expensive
By Trudy Lieberman, Rural Health News Service Recently I got a note from a reader of these columns who lives in Warren, Ohio. He had seen conflicting reports about next...
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American Medical Association says Humana takeover by Aetna would reduce health-insurance competition in Kentucky
Humana Inc.‘s proposed takeover by Aetna Inc. would hurt health-insurance competition in 57 metropolitan areas in 15 states, especially Kentucky and Georgia, says an analysis by the American Medical Association....
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U.S. attorney general hears from Central Ky. families of overdose victims, who offer suggestions on what needs to be done
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch attended events in Lexington and Richmond this week as part of the first national Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, Bill Estep reports for...
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Lung transplant recipient who battled bureaucracy to get coverage, dies five days after being widowed; funeral Sunday
“Katie Prager, the Kentucky lung transplant recipient whose story with her late husband, Dalton, touched millions, has died,” reports Cheryl Truman of The Lexington Herald-Leader. Katie and Dalton met online...
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Annual health forum looked at connections between health and the economy
The relationship between health and the economy in creating healthy communities was the focus of the 14th annual Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum in Lexington Sept. 19. The...
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Nov. 11 Health Coverage Workshop offers something for all journalists, even their bosses
Kentucky faces many unique health challenges, but they don’t get enough news coverage, which hamstrings the state and its communities from fully addressing their health problems. These challenges and how...
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Genetic testing is an option if you have a family history of breast cancer; regardless, if over 40 get an annual mammogram
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, making it a good time to consider talking to your primary-care provider about genetic testing if you have a family history of breast cancer....
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Several Kentucky hospitals are now certified as ‘Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner’ ready facilities
Three Kentucky hospital systems have become the first in the state to obtain certification that demonstrates their ability to provide 24 hour response for sexual assault victims. The newly certified...
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Health advocacy group that opposes new Medicaid proposal to hold eight community forums across the state to discuss it
This story was updated on 9/23/16. Kentucky Voices for Health will host eight community forums across the state to discuss Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed changes to the state’s Medicaid program...