New NKU dean looks forward to ‘transforming health care’ in Northern Kentucky
Dr. Dale Scalise-Smith has been named dean of the NKU College of Health Professions. Scalise-Smith currently serves as vice president…
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Open house set for St. Elizabeth’s newly completed Heart and Vascular Institute
St. Elizabeth Healthcare has completed construction on its new $30 million, 40,000-square-foot Heart and Vascular Institute in Edgewood, now open…
Northern Kentucky Health Department announces upcoming board of health meetings
Upcoming board of health meetings include: • The Building Committee of the Northern Kentucky District Board of Health will meet…
Health department honors efforts to prepare for ebola, reduce exposure to secondhand smoke
The Northern Kentucky Health Department will honor the contributions of community partners to address both new and existing public health…
Joint collaboration will increase behavioral health and chemical dependency treatment services
St. Elizabeth Healthcare, SUN Behavioral Health and NorthKey Community Care have joined forces to develop a community-wide solution to the…
PulsePoint, a 9-1-1 connected mobile app developed at NKU, credited with saving another life
The PulsePoint app, developed at Northern Kentucky University, has saved another life – this time in Sunnyvale, California (see story…
St. Elizabeth Physicians names Dr. Gerda S. Maissel new chief medical officer
St. Elizabeth Physicians has announced the appointment of Dr. Gerda S. Maissel as its new Chief Medical Officer. Maissel brings…
Supermarket Tour focuses on nutrition education for those with diabetes
Diabetes educators from the Northern Kentucky Diabetes Coalition will be participating in supermarket tours to provide real-time nutrition information to…
New diabetes cases among poor much higher in Kentucky, other expanded-Medicaid states
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New diabetes cases among poor Americans are much more numerous in Kentucky and other…
Christ Hospital Health Network expands cancer treatment options in NKy, teams up with UK Markey
The Christ Hospital Health Network in Cincinnati announced an affiliation with Lexington-based University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. The affiliation…
Volunteer your skills to help in your community by joining the Medical Reserve Corps
The Northern Kentucky Medical Reserve Corps provides citizens of both medical and non-medical backgrounds with a way to help their…
Five years later, the federal health-reform law continues to make big changes to patient care
Despite the controversy that continues to surround the Patient Protection and Affordable Act five years after its passage, it has…
You can volunteer for medical research by signing up through a national registry
Have you ever wondered how you could volunteer for medical research? ResearchMatch provides this opportunity through a national registry that…
New health-related laws deal with heroin, dating violence, end-of-life care, colon cancer, more
The Kentucky General Assembly passed several health-related bills this session, including high-profile measures on heroin and dating violence. It did…
Auditor: A third of rural hospitals in poor shape; closure may be ‘unfortunate reality’
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News For a video of State Auditor Adam Edelen’s press conference, click…
Your Good Health: Journey to a healthy weight is just that … a journey; it takes time, consistency, patience
By Kevin Brunacini NKY Tribune columnist As 2015 moves along, can you say you are doing the same? Will you…
Boone among top for health outcomes, according to 2015 County Health Rankings for Kentucky
Kentucky Health News The 2015 County Health Rankings for Kentucky, compiled by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in…
Kenton Co. Plan4Health Coalition receives grant funding to combat chronic disease
The Kenton County Plan4Health Coalition has received a $135,000 grant from the American Planning Association through its Plan4Health program to…
Alzheimer’s Report: Many get diagnosis after it has advanced, lose benefit of early treatment
If you have Alzheimer’s disease, the chances are better than half that your doctor hasn’t told you. The Alzheimer’s Association…
Loneliness – whether perceived or real – increases chance of dying, study suggests
Kentucky Health News Loneliness increases your chance of dying, according to a study by Brigham Young University and published in…
World TB Day: Kentuckians reminded to work toward eliminating TB; new cases still identified every year
As part of its ongoing work to educate Kentuckians about tuberculosis (TB) and prevent the spread of the disease, the…
Dr. Rajeev Kurapati: Some risk factors for stroke cannot be changed, but here are six that can
Four. That’s how many Americans die every minute from a stroke. Stroke, the fourth leading cause of death in the…