Heart attacks are 30 percent more likely during winter because of the weather, but there are precautions you can take to reduce your risk. “The winter months can put even...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Smoking a few cigarettes a day or even a week increases the risk of an earlier death compared to people who don’t smoke, according...
Dr. Richard Paulus (Ashland Independent photo) In the latest judgment of health-care fraud in Kentucky, a well-respected cardiologist in Ashland was found guilty last week of performing unnecessary heart procedures...
Lexington Herald-Leader photo A jury said Wednesday that St. Joseph Health System and its parent firm should pay a Corbin milk-truck driver $21.2 million in damages for unnecessary surgeries on...
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Oral-health leaders in Kentucky said Wednesday that Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed changes in the state Medicaid program would put some Kentuckians’ health at risk,...
“Accidental overdoses aren’t the only deadly risk from using powerful prescription painkillers,” The Associated Press reports. “The drugs may also contribute to heart-related deaths and other fatalities, new research suggests.”...
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Speaking to a region with some of the nation’s poorest health, the top federal public-health official gave examples of how individual...
Tim Hayden (UK photo) This time last year, co-workers’ quick actions saved a Kentucky man who suffered from a usually fatal type of heart attack because they knew how to...
Michael Hendryx By Tim Mandell Kentucky Health News No apparent health disparity exists in Appalachia except in areas where mountaintop removal is occurring, said Michael Hendryx, professor at the School...
UPDATE: SB33 passed the state House on consent March 28 and now heads to the governor’s desk for his signature. UPDATE: SB33 passed the state Senate on Jan. 28 by...