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When the weather is hot, it’s important to drink more water; some tips for keeping your body hydrated
Staying hydrated is essential to maintaining health, especially during summer months. Aside from preventing dehydration, the Centers for Disease Control…
Navigating Aging: Older women are different from older men and their health is woefully understudied
By Judith Graham KFF Health News Medical research has shortchanged women for decades. This is particularly true of older women,…
It’s National Safety Month — here are tips to safely store medicine out of children’s reach
Every nine minutes a young child goes to the emergency department because of an accidental medicine-related poisoning, according to Safe Kids…
American Heart Association says statins do not pose undue risk of neurological complications
By Dr. Larry Goldstein University of Kentucky Statins, drugs often used in the treatment of patients with or at higher…
St. E. Healthy Headlines: Heart attacks can happen unexpectedly, act fast if you suspect symptoms
Heart attacks often don’t send warning signs. So, when people suddenly and unexpectedly feel symptoms, they think, “This can’t be…
It’s Men’s Health Month — and here is a reminder to take care of your health and schedule screenings
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Men’s Health Month in June is a reminder for men to think about their…
Sedentary lifestyles, food insecurity drive increase in childhood diabetes among Kentucky kids
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Experts say sedentary lifestyles, food insecurity, and other factors are driving an increase in…
Independent pharmacists start ads asking Congress for relief from PBMs, ask Supreme Court to hear a case
Independent community pharmacists have begun an advertising campaign to get Congress to rein in pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen between…
Whooping cough cases continue to rise across Kentucky; ten cases now confirmed in NKY
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Fayette County continues to experience a whooping cough outbreak, part of a statewide year-to-year…
U.S. Supreme Court rules that medication abortion mifepristone can remain available
By Jennifer Shutt Kentucky Lantern The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a much-anticipated decision this week that mifepristone, one of…
June is CPR and AED awareness month; learning child, infant-specific CPR could help save a life
By Dr. Callie L. Rzasa University of Kentucky More than 23,000 children suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest annually. While the…
NKY Health Dept. Director Dr. Jennifer Mooney explains duties for keeping the public healthy
By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter Sometimes, you just need a wake-up call. We all do – and not necessarily for…
Louisville’s Bruce Scott new president of American Medical Association ‘ready to fight’ for doctors
Dr. Bruce A. Scott, an ear, nose and throat specialist from Louisville, was sworn in Tuesday as the 179th president…
Kentucky’s certificate of need law on interim legislative committee’s June 20 agenda
An interim legislative committee is scheduled to take up the issue of Kentucky’s certificate of need requirements later this month. The…
St. E. Healthy Headlines: Can you rely on blood pressure kiosks to track your numbers?
Blood pressure kiosks are a fast, easy, and cost-free way to monitor your blood pressure. But are they accurate? As…
Sunday read: A look at vaccine misinformation — it abounds as measles spread
By Amy Maxmen and Céline Gounder KFF Health News Measles is on the rise in the United States. In the first quarter of…
Navigating Aging: New help for dealing with aggression in people with dementia
By Judith Graham KFF Health News Caring for older adults with dementia is stressful, especially when they become physically or…
Kentucky overdose deaths decline for second straight year with nearly a 10% drop in 2023
The Commonwealth saw a decrease in overdose deaths for the second year in a row in 2023, realizing a 9.8%…
How to have a sun-safe summer by protecting your skin while spending time outdoors
By Dr. John D’Orazio University of Kentucky Spending time outside in the summer is a great way to stay active,…
Bird flu’s spread from poultry to cattle to humans provokes worry among feds, states
By Jennifer Shutt States Newsroom Dairy farmers throughout the country are on guard and the federal government is mobilizing after…
Website helps Kyians find mental health treatment; has had 5,000 first-time users since March launch
By Stephanie Ramsey University of Kentucky Despite growing awareness of mental-health issues, many people still struggle to find the right…