SmartHealthToday: AED delivered moments before NKY man suffers cardiac arrest saves his life
SmartHealth Today Team The text Jackie Bartley’s 17-year-old daughter sent him after his sudden cardiac arrest last February still brings…
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Women 25-44 are driving increase in opioid-related emergency room visits, hospital stays
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky is a national leader in yet another measurement of the painkiller epidemic: the…
Preliminary health insurance rates submitted for state market show significant increases for individuals
Insurance carriers have submitted proposed rates to the Department of Insurance (DOI) for 2018 in Kentucky’s individual and small group…
Acting CDC director Suchat meets with KY public health officials to discuss opioids, other issues
In one of her first official site visits since taking the helm of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Park Hills joins in fight against heroin; resident education door-to-door drive to be held on July 8
With the massive increase in heroin use and the rise in overdoses hitting Northern Kentucky, the City of Park Hills…
McConnell delays vote on GOP health bill until after break; measure needs support of Democrats
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delayed a vote on Republican senators’ health bill Tuesday, saying it needed redrafting to get…
Opioid epidemic taking its toll in Kentucky — and, yes, NKY counties are among the leaders
The nationwide opioid epidemic continued taking its lethal toll on the Commonwealth last year, driving up overdose deaths to unprecedented…
Shelley Shearer: Knowing the signs of sleep apnea could save your life, and there are solutions
Recently autopsy results indicate that actress Carrie Fisher’s primary cause of death was sleep apnea. While her body did have…
Community health fair on Monday — free event with cookout, children’s programs at MACC
Madison Avenue Christian Church (MACC) will join Northern Kentucky University’s Nurse Advocacy Center for the Underserved (NACU), St. Elizabeth Healthcare,…
SmartHealthToday: Experts at St. Elizabeth on high alert to track superbug — working to keep us safe
By SmartHealthToday Team Local hospitals are on high alert after the World Health Organization recently published its first ever list…
Interact for Health refines its health policy strategy to focus its prioritizes, eliminate barriers
Interact for Health has announced it will focus its grantmaking and health policy work to eliminate key barriers to better…
SmartHealthToday: Pediatrician-approved tips for dressing your baby for hot weather and the sun
Although more babies are born during the summer months than any other time of year, the season can be a…
Community Health Status Survey: Only 2 in 10 adults eat recommended fruits and vegetables
The 2017 Community Health Status Survey (CHSS), funded by Interact for Health, has found that only 2 in 10 adults…
Boonespring Health Care & Rehabilitation Center to hold groundbreaking on July 11, to have 143 beds
After eight long years of regulatory hurdles and legal obstacles, the long-awaited $24 million Boonespring Health Care & Rehabilitation center…
SmarthealthToday: Preventing heat-related injuries in student athletes is a big priority as weather warms
By SmartHealthToday Team As the weather warms up and summer training begins, preventing heat-related injuries in student athletes becomes a…
Following father’s example, UK nursing student Karly Schmidt donates a kidney to save a life
By Elizabeth Adams Special to NKyTribune To commit a textbook term to memory, UK College of Nursing student Karly Schmidt…
Christ Hospital announces the gift of an endowed chair to support its Heart and Vascular Center
The Christ Hospital Health Network has announce the establishment of a $2 million Endowed Chair in support of its Heart…
Kentucky DPH 52 Weeks of Public Health Campaign Spotlight: Reducing the Burden of COPD
As part of the 52 Weeks of Public Health campaign, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) within the Cabinet…
SmartHealthToday: Know the symptoms of a heart attack and don’t wait for them to pass; call 911
By Dianne Gebhardt-French SmartHealthToday The pressure in your chest comes and goes, but there’s something different. You are short of…
Community Health Status Survey shows obesity has increased in NKY; nearly 7 in 10 adults overweight
The 2017 Community Health Status Survey (CHSS), funded by Interact for Health, has found that nearly 7 in 10 adults…
Smart HealthToday: e-cigarettes are now regulated by the FDA, but controversy remains
By Rory Glynn SmartHealthToday The Food and Drug Administration issued its long-awaited first regulations on e-cigarettes in 2016. But controversy surrounding…
Exercise at ‘high level’ may slow down aging process, says study; physical activity works
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News If you are willing to exercise regularly at a “high level,” you may be…