March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month; health department offers events, tests, more
The Colon Cancer Awareness that was scheduled for March 5 at the Lyric Theatre has been canceled due to the…
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Bill to cap drug co-pays backed by emotional testimony; health insurers, employer groups oppose
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT– People with chronic conditions are often denied the best medication for their condition…
St. Elizabeth’s Bast named to American Medical Group’s Political Action Committee board
Jacob Bast, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of St. Elizabeth Physicians has been appointed to the national American…
Through disease self-management workshops, participants make better, healthier choices
The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program is designed to help people with chronic disease manage their condition and begin living more…
Dr. Rajeev Kurapati: Your brain needs some ‘peace and quiet’ during the day; it helps your memory
Memory is the thread that connects the contents of our mind to make sense of the world – to recognize…
HealthPoint Family Care lowers rates to make services more affordable for uninsured patients
Many uninsured patients are now paying less for medical and dental office visits at HealthPoint Family Care, a nonprofit primary…
FFLAG coalition receives funding to improve children’s health, stop obesity in Grant Co.
The Fitness for Life Around Grant County coalition has been awarded a three-year grant of $364,000 from the Foundation for…
Special enrollment period for health coverage will help Kentuckians avoid tax penalties
A special enrollment period will begin March 2 and continue through April 30 to give those Kentuckians unaware of possible…
Beshear speaks bluntly about state’s health issues, ‘rank politics’ of Medicaid expansion
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News An interesting thing sometimes happens to governors when they travel to Washington; they speak…
Eye Health: Treatment, preventive options can help you manage dry eyes this winter
By Dr. Dawn Stratton Special to NKyTribune With all this frigid, wintry weather, you likely are spending much of…
Your Good Health: Music has an impact on fitness and performance — and is a useful therapeutic tool
By Kevin Brunacini Special to NKyTribune Overture. Beethoven, The Beatles, Palestrina, Led Zeppelin, Morten Lauridsen, Pearl Jam, Bach, Rush(!), Mendelssohn,…
Dr. Rajeev Kurapati: Five things you need to know about stress; take steps to controlling your own
We all experience varying levels and lengths of stress, triggered by an array of scenarios – some logical, others not….
Smart HealthToday: Are e-cigarettes a breakthrough option, or do we know enough about consequences?
From SmartHealthToday The e-cigarette, or electronic cigarette, was heralded as a breakthrough option for smokers who wanted to quit, cut…
It’s a friendly ‘Crosstown Splint Off’ for physical occupational therapy students; may best splint win!
Physical and Occupational Therapy students will participate in a fourth annual, friendly “Crosstown Splint Off” Monday evening — a “duel…
Weekender: There’s a life-saving app for that, thanks to Northern Kentucky University; Drew lives to tell
By Brent Donaldson Northern Magazine There were no warnings. No pain. No dizziness. No signs that Drew Basse was about…
Half of Kentucky’s working-age adults have insurance through employers, up from 2012
Half of Kentucky’s working-age adults now get health insurance through their employers, up from 37 percent two years ago, reversing…
Dr. Rajeev Kurapati: Can money buy happiness? Here’s a healthy way to look at that question
Simply put: Money is a facilitator of commerce – a social necessity. This ability to trade goods and services is…
‘Healthy Futures’ projects reach patients in more than 90 Kentucky counties
Funding from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, federal Social Innovation Fund and local entities have aided in the launch…
Opiate Summit brings three tri-state organizations to explore comprehensive solutions to big problem
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune Contributor A two-day opiate summit that takes place later this month at the Mets Center in…
Christ Hospital buys additional acreage at old Drawbridge Inn site to expand NKy health services
The Christ Hospital Health Network (TCHHN) has purchased an additional 15-acres of land for its planned 75,000-square-foot medical office building…
Poll: Kentucky’s metro areas seeing more problems with heroin, fewer with pain pills
Kentucky Health News The latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll backs up law enforcement opinion that Kentucky’s metropolitan areas are experiencing…
Kentuckians urged to ‘Go Red’ to highlight dangers of heart disease among women
The Kentucky Department for Public Health is encouraging all Kentuckians to “Go Red” Friday, Feb. 6, to show support for…