Beshear, other AGs pressure health insurance companies to assist with solutions to opioid crisis
Attorney General Andy Beshear and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey are calling on health insurance companies to assist in…
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KY Department of Public Health confirms two flu cases in state, advises getting the flu shot
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) has received reports of two laboratory-confirmed influenza cases, indicating the presence of flu…
Latonia Elementary wins an Action for Healthy Kids grant from CSX Transportation
Action for Healthy Kids® (AFHK) announces the 300 recipients of School Grants for Healthy Kids for the 2017-2018 school year,…
Boone County seeks volunteers to distribute literature in Walton to educate public on heroin issue
The Boone County Sheriff’s office and the Judge/Executive’s office are working to sign up volunteers to distribute literature in the…
St. Elizabeth Healthcare to provide $2.5m to support tuition scholarship for new UK med school in NKY
St. Elizabeth Healthcare has provided a gift of $2.5 million to support a tuition scholarship program for the University of Kentucky…
Four Northern Kentucky Health Department nurses part of a Kentucky group being deployed to Florida
A group of four Northern Kentucky Health Department nurses will be deploying to Florida this week to assist victims of…
Community Health Status Survey: We consume too many unhealthy sugar-sweetened drinks each week
For the 2017 Community Health Status Survey (CHSS), sponsored by Interact for Health, area adults were asked how many sugar-sweetened…
LiveWell Newport Health Expo offering free services Saturday at Buena Vista Park
“LiveWell Newport – Health Expo” – FREE Exercise Demonstrations – Marshall Arts – and Free Little Giants Movie – and…
St. E bereavement care coordinator outlines role of Bunning Center to Florence Rotary Club members
By Pat Moynahan Special to the NKytribune Place matters. That’s the assessment of Dr. James Ellis, a professional counselor, chaplain…
NKY Breastfeeding Challenge, part of worldwide competition, to be held at Boone County Extension
Local mothers will breastfeed together in an effort to gather the most breastfeeding moms in one location, as part of…
Kentuckians have only one choice on exchange plans as Anthem leaves 61 counties
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield will no longer offer Obamacare exchange plans statewide,…
Health Issues Poll: Results help determine issues NKY adults face and how to focus support
Since 2008, the Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP), sponsored by Interact for Health and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky,…
Author of opioid epidemic book Dreamland says it began with easy answers to tough questions
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The opioid epidemic began with a desire for “easy answers to complicated problems,” and…
Bexion Pharmaceuticals, CTI successfully complete first human trial on BXQ-350 treatment of cancer
Bexion Pharmaceuticals and CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services have successfully completed the First-in-Human Phase 1A clinical trial with BXQ-350…
NKY Health Department looking for volunteers to join Medical Reserve Corps; orientation sessions planned
The Northern Kentucky Medical Reserve Corps provides citizens of both medical and non-medical backgrounds with a way to help their…
FED UP! rally scheduled for Sat. in Covington; group seeks government support to end addiction crisis
FED UP! Is going local with a rally in Covington Saturday. Fed up consists of families who have been ripped…
Boone County Public Library hosts two health fairs this month for Family Health and Fitness Day
In honor of National Falls Prevention Day and National Family Health and Fitness Day, both in September, Boone County Public…
SmartHealthToday: FDA focusing on cutting nicotine in cigarettes; tobacco use causes 500k deaths a year
SmartHealthToday Team The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced its intent to significantly cut the amount of nicotine currently found in…
SmartHealthToday: GERD? Grrrrrr! New procedure provides relief for acid reflux disease
By Rory Glynn SmartHealthToday Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), commonly known as acid reflux disease, affects as many as one in…
Students returning to the athletic field need to be aware of the dangers of dehydration
SmartHealthToday Team As student athletes return to the field for the fall sports season, maintaining proper levels of hydration should be…
Stressed out? Most of you report high levels for Interact for Health’s Community Health Status Survey
For the 2017 Community Health Status Survey (CHSS), sponsored by Interact for Health, area adults were asked to rate their…
Simple medication errors contribute to Kentucky’s high rate of death due to drug overdoses
By Clark Kebodeaux Special to the NKyTribune According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kentucky ranks third in…