August is Immunization Awareness Month; Kentucky CHFS urges parents to get children vaccinated
August not only marks the beginning of school in Kentucky, but also National Immunization Awareness Month, highlighting the importance and…
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Paul Long: Early morning becomes the ideal time for most runners as summer’s heat and humidity rise
The pre-dawn streets are becoming crowded. Somehow in the heat of summer, 7 a.m. is not quite early enough to…
SmartHealth Today: Does your child need an annual physical or a sports physical? What’s the difference?
SmartHealthToday team With back-to-school season in full swing – hello, August! – you’re likely wondering whether your child needs an…
Fitness for Life initiative sparks improved health, quality of life for Grant County residents
By Vickie Ashwill NKY Thrives Based on recent national news coverage, you might think that Williamstown and Grant County put…
SmartHealthToday: Common headache triggers — and how to avoid them . . .
SmartHealthToday Team A deadline is looming, your officemates are chattering, the phone won’t stop ringing and the boss is pestering…
KY Dept of Insurance completes review of rate proposals used to calculate premiums in 2017
The Kentucky Department of Insurance (DOI) has completed its review of the 2017 rate proposals filed by insurance companies selling…
Northern Kentucky Board of Health names officers; Independence Mayor Reinersman to serve as chair
The Northern Kentucky District Board of Health has selected Chris Reinersman, John Muller and Julie Metzger Aubuchon, OD, as officers…
Garren Colvin: Into second year as head of St. E. with two long lists — Accomplishments and More To Do
By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor Garren Colvin now has more than a year behind him as President and CEO of…
Kentucky leads the nation in cancers caused by a virus that HPV vaccinations can prevent
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has the highest overall rate of cancers associated with the human papillomavirus, and…
SmartHealthToday: What? Me worry? Of course you do, so here’s what to do about it
By Shelly Reese SmartHealthToday Nearly four out of every 10 of us worry every single day most frequently in the…
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky voices concerns about new Medicaid plan to legislative panel
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News At a legislative committee meeting this week, health advocates urged the administration of Gov….
DPH renews warnings about dangers of international travel and Zika virus as Summer Olympics near
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) is warning Kentuckians, particularly pregnant women and women planning to become pregnant, to…
Paul Long: Running in the heat takes its toll, but there are ways to beat the hot, humid conditions
While three Cincinnati-area runners took off Monday evening in the 125-degree-plus heat of Death Valley to participate in the annual…
Norovirus outbreak being investigated at RNC in Cleveland; no Kentucky staffers affected yet
Staffers to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio have fallen ill with norovirus, an extremely contagious virus. The cause…
Needle exchange programs becoming more wide-spread in KY; HIV, hepatitis outbreaks slow
From Kentucky Health News Needle exchanges may be difficult for some people to accept, but they are better than outbreaks…
SmartHealthToday: Get outdoors for your workouts, but heed these tips for dealing with the heat
By Rory Glynn SmartHealthToday Summer’s wonderful for getting outdoors. But if that includes moving your workouts outdoors – or, more challenging,…
West named executive director of communications for Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) Secretary Vickie Yates Brown Glisson has announced that Jean West has joined CHFS…
SmartHealthToday: Pokemon Go gets kids outside and active — but set some boundaries
SmartHealthToday Team Have you been looking for a way to get your kids away from the TV and outside? Pokémon…
NKU’s Baxter receives national recognition for efforts to ensure high-quality respiratory care
Northern Kentucky University’s Tom Baxter has received a national award for his work to ensure the high quality of respiratory…
UK Gill Heart Institute partners with The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati for heart treatment trial
The University of Kentucky’s HealthCare’s Gill Heart Institute and The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati have partnered to test a new…
St. Elizabeth takes over NKY practices of OHC; creates comprehensive cancer care destination
OHC (Oncology Hematology Care) has entered into an agreement to transition its Northern Kentucky practice (excluding Maysville) to St. Elizabeth…
Warning from KSP: Heads up, parents and caregivers — kids left in hot cars face fatal dangers
With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicting that most of the U.S. will face well above average temperatures this…