HealthPoint Family Care in Covington to begin providing one-stop WIC services today
Starting today, Northern Kentucky families can get primary medical care and services from the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutrition…
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UK senior brings wearable technology to OR to reduce doctor distractions
It’s never too early for undergrads to get involved in research. Take Zach Anderson, a UK senior who is bringing…
ZIKA virus: No. Ky. Health Department pushes awareness, begins trapping mosquitos for testing
By Evan Merrill NKyTribune intern The Northern Kentucky Health Department is stressing awareness and prevention as the keys to stopping…
Skyward presents ‘Jumpstart’ grants to LiveWell initiatives in five NKY pilot communities
Skyward, the organization charged with developing and managing Northern Kentucky’s five-year strategic plan (myNKY), announced it has awarded $5,000 Jumpstart…
Step It up, Kentucky — join the campaign to get healthier by making walking a priority
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) is challenging communities and organizations to join Step It Up, Kentucky!. This statewide…
Paul Long: Runners seeking health benefits, endurance, fitness, a challenge — and social benefits
A marathon is a long, slow race that covers 26 miles and 385 yards — a distance determined during the…
Have questions about heartbeat irregularities? St. Elizabeth offering free event to answer them
Is that occasional heart flutter something to worry about? Are heart failure and arrhythmia related? Can irregular heart rhythms cause…
NKY Health Department looking for volunteers to join Medical Reserve Corps; orientation scheduled
The Northern Kentucky Medical Reserve Corps provides citizens of both medical and non-medical backgrounds with a way to help their…
Lung Association urges Kentucky to protect citizens against secondhand smoke
From the Kentucky Lung Association Ten years ago, the U.S. Surgeon General released a report detailing the potentially deadly health…
Eye safety important during summer fun as water often contains bacteria that can cause eye infections
Looking to escape the summer heat, Kentuckians will flock to local pools, waterparks and lakes for a day of relaxing…
NKy’s Dr. Mike Kalfas tells ‘Pure Politics’ that addiction needs to be treated as a disease
“The sooner everyone understands that addiction needs to be treated as a disease, the sooner communities will make progress in…
Courier Journal: First public hearing, in Bowling Green, on Bevin’s Medicaid reform meets buzz saw
Courier Journal Reporter Deborah Yetter from the first public hearing in Bowling Green yesterday about Gov. Matt Bevin’s Kentucky HEALTH…
SmartHealthToday: Minutes matter — as in life or death — when it comes to heart attacks; call 911
By Dianne Gebhardt-French SmartHealthToday On a treadmill, five minutes can be a lifetime, but when it comes to heart attacks,…
SmartHealthToday: Skin cancer is common, but one of easiest forms to detect — here’s how
By Shelly Reese SmartHealthToday Skin cancer is by far the most common type of cancer. Fortunately, it is also one…
Work-oriented requirements in Medicaid plan could hit a snag; feds haven’t approved similar proposals
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan for Medicaid might not be approved by the Centers for…
First Zika virus case confirmed in NKY; residents urged to take precautions against spread
With the first case of Zika virus in Northern Kentucky recently confirmed in a Boone County man, the Northern Kentucky…
St. E’s Jacob Bast named chair-elect of American Medical Group Association leadership council
Jacob Bast, senior vice president and chief operating officer of St. Elizabeth Physicians, is chair elect for the Chief Administrative…
Paul Long: Run Under the (Western Kentucky) Stars was still hot and humid 10-hour challenge
Six hours after we started running around the track at Carson Horse Park in Paducah, they brought us out the…
SmartHealthToday: Once engaged in an activity, children sometimes want to quit; what to do?
By Colleen Weinkam SmartHealthToday If you haven’t experienced it yet as a parent, you will: Your child sulking off the…
Emphasis on prevention in dealing with Zika virus outbreak; six confirmed cases in KY
By Evan Merrill NKyTribune intern Prevention – not panic – is the recommended method for Northern Kentuckians to deal with…
Lifesaving screenings coming to a community near you via St. Elizabeth Cardiovascular Mobile Unit
By Dianne Gebhardt-French SmartHealthToday Four screenings, 30 minutes and $100 can provide lifesaving information that may help you avoid heart…
SmartHealthToday: ‘Oxidative stress’ (not your kids) is causing that gray hair
By Colleen Weinkam SmartHealthToday You know how people like to say stress from their kids gave them their gray hair?…