Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Ten-county Lake Cumberland District Health Department is the latest to ask schools to foot more of the bill for school nurses
The Lake Cumberland District Health Department told school districts in its 10-county area in December that it would no longer be able to pay for nurses for each school, setting...
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Medicare to pay for CT scans of people at high risk of lung cancer
Medicare will now pay for low-dose CT scans for people at high risk of getting lung cancer, a change welcomed by officials in Kentucky, which leads the nation in lung...
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Anderson schools’ lunch profit is down nearly 10 percent; officials blame new federal nutrition standards; students object to food
Anderson County school officials say new federal nutrition standards are costing them money and hurting poor students because the students don’t like how the food tastes are opting out of...
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Panel OKs new medical-order form that would clearly define a person’s end-of-life wishes on nutrition, hydration, medication
A bill to create a medical order form that details a person’s wishes for end-of-life care passed the Senate Health and Welfare Committee Feb. 4 and seems headed for passage...
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Feb. 15 is deadline to get health insurance; those who don’t can be penalized up to 2 percent of their annual income
Sunday, Feb. 15 at 11:59 p.m. is the deadline to buy private, subsidized health insurance through Kynect, the state-run marketplace created under federal health reform. If your annual income is...
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Poll shows more issues with heroin, fewer with pain pills
The latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll backs up law-enforcement opinion that Kentucky’s metropolitan areas are experiencing increased problems with heroin use as misuse of prescription pain relievers such as OxyContin, Vicodin,...
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Senate OKs bill for review panels in medical lawsuits after lively debate between doctors, lawyers, others
This story, which was published Thursday morning, has been updated with action in the full Senate. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Senate has approved a...
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Most rural hospitals in Kentucky are struggling financially and looking for ways to survive
Most rural hospitals in Kentucky are loosing money, putting them at risk of closing if they don’t find another way to do business, Miranda Combs reports for Lexington’s WKYT-TV. More than 65 percent...
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Churches add fitness facilities as part of ministry outreach, community service; Louisville’s Walnut Street church led the way
More churches are beginning to see health and fitness facilities as potential ministry niches, which can positively influence surrounding communities. Walnut Street Baptist Church in Louisville was a pioneer, building a...