I’m thrilled to welcome Dr Clare Devaney to the Arts & Health team. Clare is an experienced researcher, strategist and communicator an...
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Ky. Hospital Assn. gets grant for emergency-room software that tracks patient histories from other sites; could thwart 'ER hopping'Healthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Hospital Association has been awarded a $250,000 grant to equip Kentucky's emer...
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One Affordable Care Act insurer in Kentucky wants a 12% rate hike next year, the other one has asked for a drop of 4.5%Healthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One of the two insurers offering government-subsidized individual health plans in Kentucky for 20...
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Program that addresses childhood trauma and teaches resilience shows results in Louisville; expanding to Lake Cumberland areaHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A pilot program in several Louisville elementary schools that focused on building resiliency in c...
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Picnic season has arrived in Ky, which calls for extra food-safety precautions; CDC offers four rules to follow: Clean, Separate, Cook and ChillHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Summer picnic and barbecue season is in full swing, which also means it's the season for an u...
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State Sen. Ralph Alvarado, Bevin's running mate and a physician, agrees with him that state shouldn't require kids to be vaccinatedHealthy Care
State Sen. Ralph Alvarado and Gov, Matt Bevin bumped fists as they filed in January. (Photo: Mark Mahan, Lexington Herald-Leader) ...
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National foundation study estimates Medicaid work rules would lead to 86,000 to 136,000 in Ky. losing coverage the first yearHealthy Care
Commonwealth Fund chart, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click on it for a larger version If Kentucky and eight other states pe...
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McConnell bill to raise tobacco age to 21 passes first hurdle, with controversial provision requiring states to follow suitHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's bill to raise from 18 to 21 the nationwide mini...
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At opioid summit, Chamber urges employers to update policies, beseeches legislature to reduce penalties for simple possessionHealthy Care
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is calling on the state's business community to update its drug and alcohol policies to bring more hel...
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Tick-borne disease in Ky. is relatively rare, but does occur; best defense against these tiny disease-carrying vectors is preventionHealthy Care
Top three tick posters from a contest held by the Kentucky Department of Public Health and Northern Kentucky Health Department, which...
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Study finds work rules caused loss of coverage and no job gains in Arkansas; mixed reviews about what would happen in Ky. Healthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A study led by experts at Harvard University found that work requirements in Medicaid, like th...
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Politically Driven Public Health Disinformation - the Latest Examples: Dread Infections, Porn Causing White Male ImpotenceHealthy Care Renewal
It used to be all about the money. We had previously noted deceptive public relations practices, including orchestrated stealth health polic...
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Rural hospitals continue to be at risk of closing; Medicare won't pay hospital rates for drastically scaled-down servicesHealthy Care
Rural hospital closures are a growing trend, and federal policies don't support a model that would include a scaled-back version of s...
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Ky. children among least vaccinated for cancer causing human papillomavirus; state has highest rate of HPV-related cancersHealthy Care
Did you know there's a vaccine that can prevent certain types of cancer? Many Kentuckians don't know. As part of a statewide effort ...
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