Map from The Guardian highlights Wolfe County. Amanda Holpuch of The Guardian took a trip to Wolfe County, perhaps the U.S. coun...
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Studies: Hour of daily activity counters deathly effects of sitting, but 'inactive lifestyles are just accepted,' even by teenagersHealthy Care
image: medicaldaily.com By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most of us spend too many hours sitting, and research says it...
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Study finds ADHD meds may help decrease risky behavior, but says more research is needed; ADHD is most common in Ky.Healthy Care
Researchers have found that medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, which is more common in Kentucky than any other state,...
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McConnell continues to blame Democrats for lack of Zika funding, not mentioning details of what they call GOP 'poison pills'Healthy Care
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As the Zika virus spreads in Florida, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky continues to ...
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...OH NO - it's the FAST-FOOD edition!!!Healthy Research
I’ll be very happy to be sharing the Recoverist Manifesto at the Rediscovering the Radical Festival, plus having conversations about rad...
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Analysis of Ind. Medicaid plan, Bevin model, shows same concern about financial hardship voiced by Ky. critics; Ind. officials replyHealthy Care
Gov. Matt Bevin By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News While Republican Gov. Matt Bevin works on his proposal to reform his Demo...
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Feds issue ratings on 3,662 hospitals, 82 in Ky.; none get top rank, 16 get second rank; industry says ratings oversimplifyHealthy Care
By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday released its Overall Hospital Star Rati...
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Ky. has 54 counties at high risk for spread of HIV and hepatitis C among IV drug users but only 6 of them have needle exchangesHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Why, if 54 of Kentucky's 120 counties are among the nation's most vulnerable to outbreaks...
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The Wages of Sin - a Small Illustration of How Executives Can Personally Profit from Bad Corporate Behavior in Health CareHealthy Care Renewal
The resolution of two related cases involving drug/ biotechnology/ device giant Johnson and Johnson opened a small window on the perverse i...
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Analysis of Indiana Medicaid plan, model for Bevin, shows same concern about financial hardship voiced by Kentucky criticsHealthy Care
Gov. Matt Bevin By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News While Republican Gov. Matt Bevin works on his proposal to reform his Demo...
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New test for colon cancer can detect it without colonoscopyHealthy Care
http://ift.tt/2a2bsFv from Kentucky Health News http://ift.tt/2afwJz6 New test for colon cancer can detect it without colonoscopyHealthy ...
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Dean of osteopathic medical school at Pikeville University is new president of American Osteopathic AssociationHealthy Care
Boyd R. Buser, D.O. Boyd R. Buser, dean of the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pikeville, is the new president of th...
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Justice Dept. sues to block Aetna's takeover of HumanaHealthy Care
Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice has filed lawsuits to block the sale of Louisville-based Humana Inc. to Aetna Inc. ...
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Boris Johnson? What more can I say? Leaving him to one side, we now have Karen Bradley as Culture Secretary - Yay! A Chartered Account...
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Latest sign of IV drug spread: Hepatitis C cases among Ky. women of childbearing age more than tripled from 2011 to 2014Healthy Care
Hepatitis C among Kentucky women of childbearing age more than tripled from 2011 to 2014, while the national rate among that group was risin...
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Lexington baby tests positive for Zika virus but shows no effectsHealthy Care
A baby born in Lexington showed antibodies for the Zika virus but no apparent effects of it, the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department...
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Health advocates, providers and faith leaders voice concerns about Medicaid plan; one says it's based on false assumptionsHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT -- Health advocates, providers and faith leaders spoke out against Gov. Matt Bevin'...
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has many concerns about new Mediciad plan; health officials say current plan is not sustainable Healthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT -- At a legislative committee meeting July 20, health advocates urged the administratio...
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