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( AP photo) While the U.S. Department of Agriculture decides what to suggest about junk... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2012/02/obama-changes-health-insurance-rule-to.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Obama changes health-insurance rule to placate religious groups that oppose... In an effort to quell a firestorm of controversy, President Obama announced today that his administration change its new rule that requires ... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2015/08/opioid-overdose-deaths-remain-huge.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Opioid overdose deaths remain a huge concern in poverty-stricken Eastern... 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Hepatitis A vaccine ( USA Today photo by Nikki Boliaux) The state Cabinet for Health and Family Services won't have to conduct a stud... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2012/06/swine-flu-killed-nearly-300000.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Swine flu killed nearly 300,000 worldwide, study finds The swine flu of 2009, often referred to as H1NI, killed an estimated 284,500 people, making it 15 times more deadly than it was thought at ... kentucky health newsswine flu https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-science-of-sunscreens-sorting-out.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: The science of sunscreens: Sorting out advice and rumors Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat, seek shelter, slide on sunglasses. 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The ceremonial groundbreaking (Photo by Michael Crimmins, Glasgow News 1) Kentucky Health News The small hospital chain based in Bowling Gre... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2012/09/ KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: September 2012 Events, trends, issues, ideas and independent journalism about health care and health in Kentucky, from the Institute for Rural Journalism at the University of... kentucky health newsseptember https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2012/07/hospitals-not-reporting-cases-of-harm.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Hospitals are not reporting cases of harm to patients; electronic health... By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Hospitals aren't reporting cases in which medical care harmed a patient, making it difficult for pr... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2024/06/dr-bruce-scott-louisville.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Dr. Bruce Scott, Louisville otolaryngoloist, becomes president of American... AMA President Bruce Scott, M.D. Kentucky Health News Dr. Bruce A. Scott, an ear, nose and throat specialist from Louisville, was sworn in Tu... kentucky health newsbruce scott https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2015/10/medicare-premium-hike-for-those-also-in.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Proposed Medicare premium hike could cost Kentucky a lot, because some on... UPDATE, Nov.2: a two-year budget was passed by Congress Oct. 29 and awaits the signature of the president. The agreement will reduce the i... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2012/04/beshear-tells-national-audience.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Beshear tells national audience legislature should pass pill-mill bill Today, Gov. Steve Beshear again called on legislators to pass a bill Thursday that would crack down on so-called pill mills and thus curb ... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2012/12/annual-health-ratings-of-states-still.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Annual health ratings of states still puts Kentucky 44th Kentucky ranks 44th among the 50 states in overall health in United Health Foundation 's America's Health Rankings. Darla Carter of The Cou... kentucky health newsannualratingsstatesstill https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2022/01/kynect-health-insurance-open-enrollment.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Kynect health-insurance open enrollment extended to Jan. 31 Map shows choice of health insurance companies offering federally subsidized plans in each county. 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As a proposed statewide smoking ban continues to be debated, Kentucky and Indiana have received dismal grades from the American Lung Associa... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2023/08/who-do-you-trust-few-americans-put.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Amid misinformation, few adults put significant trust in any health... Many falsely believe that a dewormer can treat Covid-19. (Photo by Dimas Ardian, Bloomberg, via Getty Images) By Darius Tahir KFF Health New... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2015/03/kentucky-is-one-of-three-states-to-get.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Kentucky is one of three states to get Walmart Foundation money to expand... 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Steve Beshear issued an executive order to establish a state insurance exchange this afternoon, lawmakers voted along party lines a... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2019/04/as-pensions-threaten-school-nurse.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: As pensions threaten school-nurse programs, schools can get new Medicaid... By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Many of Kentucky's school districts have long struggled to pay for school nurses, let alone prof... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2012/12/medical-licensure-board-changing-rules.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Medical licensure board changing rules to focus more on painkillers; fewer... 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Dr. Philip Overall in the emergency room at St. Claire Hospital in Morehead, which has cut the unit's opioid-prescription rates by half. ... kentucky health newsdoctors and hospitalschanging the culture https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2024/05/kentuckians-invited-to-virtual-june.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Kentuckians are invited to virtual June town-hall meetings on helping... By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentuckians with ideas to improve outcomes for children placed in foster care because of substance use compl... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2012/02/single-best-thing-we-can-do-for-our.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Single best thing we can do for our health is exercise In an innovative video that draws a complete picture of the answer, Dr. Mike Evans asks the question "What is the single best thing we ... kentucky health newswe can do https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2011/03/kentuckys-state-health-plan-receives-30.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Kentucky's state health plan receives $30 million from federal health reform... Kentucky's state employee health plan received nearly $30 million from a federal program established under the new health care law meant to ... kentucky health newsstate plan https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2013/09/obamacare-recruiters-encounter.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Obamacare recruiters encounter resistance in rural Kentucky Promoters of the new health-insurance system being created under the federal health-reform law are running into resistance in rural Kentuck... kentucky health newsobamacarerecruitersencounterresistance https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2012/11/us-preterm-birth-rate-goes-down-but.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: U.S. preterm birth rate goes down but Kentucky's maternal smoking rate still... For the fifth year in a row, the preterm birth rate in the United States has dropped. Which is great news. 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Zepeda, president of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, on recent legislation regarding federal nutrition standa... kentucky health newsreleases https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2012/10/hopkinsville-mayor-breaks-tie-to-pass.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Hopkinsville mayor breaks tie to pass citywide smoking ban After a six months of public debate, private wrangling and at least one serious local editorial page flaying, the Hopkinsville City Council ... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2020/10/foundation-for-healthy-kentucky-offers.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky offers free webinar, 'Kentucky Inspired:... The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky will host a free, one-hour webinar on death, dying and grief during the covid-19 pandemic. "Kentucky ... kentucky health newsfree webinarfoundation https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2013/10/kentuckys-obamacare-websites-success.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Kentucky's Obamacare website's success resulted from careful and early... While Kynect , Kentucky's online health insurance marketplace, is being hailed as the country's best Obamacare website, the federal governm... kentucky health newswebsite success https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2020/11/studies-in-2-states-show-masks-slow.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Tennessee and Kansas studies show masks slow spread of virus Vanderbilt Hospital graphic: The hospitals were grouped into four categories: fewer than 25% of patients from Tennessee counties with mask ... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2022/07/health-insurers-are-offering-20-gift.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Health insurers offer $20 gift cards for Kentuckians getting first dose or... Photo illustration from KAHP The trade group for commercial insurers and Medicaid managers in Kentucky is offering $20 gift cards at school ... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2015/02/got-winter-blues-many-treatments-are.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Got the winter blues? Many treatments are available (image from kidshealth.org ) For some, winter is more than just a season characterized by shorter, colder days; it is a time of year th... kentucky health newsthe wintergot https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2013/12/shopping-for-health-insurance-is-hard.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Shopping for health insurance is hard; understanding it is even harder, even... As Kentucky and the nation settle into the second phase of the Obamacare rollout, leading up to the March 31 deadline to enroll in exchange... kentucky health newsshopping for https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2018/12/dwain-harris-of-southern-kentucky-area.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Dwain Harris of Southern Kentucky Area Health Education Center named first... Dwain Harris Dwain Harris, director of the Southern Kentucky Area Health Education Center in Mount Vernon for the past 14 years, has... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2016/01/circuit-judge-tim-feeley-former-state.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Circuit Judge Tim Feeley, former state legislator, appointed deputy secretary... Judge Tim Feeley Circuit Court Judge Timothy Edward Feeley of Oldham County has been appointed deputy secretary of the Cabinet for Hea... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2012/06/free-dental-health-vision-clinic-to.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Free dental, health, vision clinic to help hundreds this weekend This weekend, about 1,000 people will get free dental, medical and vision care in Pike County. The effort is sponsored by Kentucky's Remote... kentucky health newsfree dentalvision clinic https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2011/12/health-insurance-exchange-benefits-will.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Health insurance exchange benefits will be decided at the state level;... For months, Kentucky officials have said the state cannot move forward with setting up a health-insurance exchange under the new federal he... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2023/03/legislature-takes-away-medicaid-dental.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Legislature takes away Medicaid dental, vision and hearing benefits Beshear... By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In October, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear announced the expansion of dental, vision and hearing benef... dental vision and hearingkentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2012/10/13-year-old-with-national-following.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: 13-year-old with national following succumbs to rare cancer A 13-year-old McLean County boy whose fight with a rare cancer gained national attention died last night. 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Donovan Blackburn By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Donovan Blackburn, CEO of Pikeville Medical Center , is the latest winner of the F... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2015/10/new-outpatient-psychiatric-clinic-in.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: New outpatient psychiatric clinic in Louisville will accepts most insurance,... A new mental health clinic is opening in Louisville that will accept most forms of health insurance, including some Medicaid patients, whic... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2019/01/kentucky-abortion-bill-backers-hope.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Kentucky abortion-bill backers hope their measures might lead the U.S.... State Sen. Damon Thayer (Northern Kentucky Tribune photo) Kentucky legislators' recent filing of anti-abortion bills isn't just about ... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2018/04/many-health-related-bills-have-passed.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Many health-related bills have passed and two have been vetoed; many still... By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Health-related bills passed by Kentucky lawmakers this year address transparen... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2022/05/most-ky-hospitals-in-national-safety.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Most Kentucky hospitals in national safety ratings got Cs again; state's... By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A nonprofit group that gives letter grades twice a year to hospitals for patient safety has again gi... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2020/11/kentucky-office-of-rural-healths-ernie.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Kentucky Office of Rural Health's Ernie Scott receives the 2020 Dan Martin... Ernie Scott Ernie Scott, director of the Kentucky Office of Rural Health , is this year's recipient of the Dan Martin Award for lifetime con... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2011/09/caregivers-of-wounded-soldiers-find.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Caregivers of wounded soldiers find their lives are also changed; getting... The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan disproportionately affect rural areas, which provide more than the average number of recruits. 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By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A program that will pay the premiums of working Medicaid members who have access to insurance th... kentucky health newsmedicaid program https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2011/06/kentucky-and-other-states-slow-to-adopt.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Kentucky and other states slow to adopt health-law mandates Though it's one of the centerpieces of the new health care law, most states have not taken steps to establish a health insurance exchange, a... kentucky health newsand other https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2011/09/free-conference-on-alzheimers-in.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Free conference on Alzheimer's in Louisville Sept. 17 A Washington-based geriatric researcher will join University of Louisville researchers and clinicians a free conference examining Alzheimer... kentucky health newsfree conference https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2015/10/western-kentucky-university-will.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Western Kentucky University will gradually become tobacco free; last public... Western Kentucky University will slowly go tobacco-free by 2018 through a phased-in approach, becoming the last public university in the s... kentucky health newswestern university https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2013/09/latest-data-show-uninsured-by-county.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Just-released figures show uninsured by county, age, income People in Logan, Magoffin, Casey, Todd, Menifee, Adair, Monroe, Edmonson and McCreary counties are more likely to lack health insurance tha... kentucky health newsjust released https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2014/06/kentucky-school-nutritionists-meet-amid.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Kentucky school nutritionists meet amid some opposition to federal... Kentucky schools are working to adjust to the federal nutrition requirements for school lunches, but are facing some opposition from studen... kentucky health newsschoolnutritionists https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2015/03/health-reform-law-has-been-good-for.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Health reform law has been good for hospital finances, health-care costs,... U.S. hospitals have saved billions of dollars because the federal health-reform law has provided coverage for patients who were once charit... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2016/03/kentucky-ranks-fourth-nationally-in.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Kentucky ranks fourth nationally in painkiller prescriptions; CDC proposal... Kentucky has the nation's fourth highest rate of painkiller prescriptions, at about 130 prescriptions for every 100 people, Christine Ves... kentucky health newsranksfourth https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2011/01/essay-contest-for-gradundergrad.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Essay contest for grad/undergrad students, topic: 'Obamacare' KaiserEdu.org is hosting its annual essay contest, with this year's essay topic President Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Ac... kentucky health newsessay contestundergrad students https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2011/12/get-tested-get-treatment-bluegrass-hiv.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Get tested, get treatment, Bluegrass HIV Coalition encourages Today is World AIDS Day and health advocates are asking Kentuckians to get tested and get treatment. 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Rand Paul of Kentucky vouched for President Trump's competence on CBS 's " Face the Nation " Sunday morning, using Tr... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2022/05/reducing-screen-time-can-help-children.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Reducing screen time can help children be more physically active Illustration by Becky Wright, Happiful Reducing screen time seems to encourage children to be more physically active, but it's unclear wheth... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2012/09/study-finds-that-link-between.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Study finds 'the link between cholesterol and cancer is clear' University of Rochester Medical Center scientists have verified a link between cholesterol and cancer with new genetic evidence, raising t... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2014/06/kentucky-gets-175-million-in-national.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Kentucky gets $1.75 million in national settlement with big drug maker;... Kentucky will receive approximately $1.75 million from a $105 million national settlement with GlaxoSmithKline to resolve allegations that... kentucky health news https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2016/01/study-finds-electronic-cigarette-use-in.html KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: As ads for electronic cigarettes increase, more teenagers are using the... 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