Health department hosts event in observance of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
To address on-going stigma about HIV/AIDS among women and girls, the Northern Kentucky Health Department is hosting a showing of…
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St. Elizabeth Physicians celebrated 5th anniversary with fun-filled event attended by 1400 associates
St. Elizabeth Physicians (SEP) celebrated its five-year anniversary with a fun-filled baseball-themed event for all employees recently at the Northern…
NKy Health Department offers HIV Continuing Education Course for health care providers
The Northern Kentucky Health Department is offering a continuing education course on HIV disease for health care providers from 5:30…
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…
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…
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…
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…
‘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…
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…
One in four nonsmokers – 58 million people – still exposed to secondhand smoke, CDC says
Although secondhand smoke exposure in the United States dropped by half between 1999 to 2000 and 2011 to 2012,…
Health dept. offers special events in observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Public health officials and community partners in Northern Kentucky are working to raise awareness around HIV/AIDS in the African-American community,…
Immunization rates are high at NKy Health Department; 20 percent higher than state
A recent audit found that 95 percent or more of children seen at the Northern Kentucky Health Department’s county health…
Markey launches new research network, expanding collaboration in clinical cancer research studies
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has announced that St. Mary’s Regional Cancer Center in Huntington, West Virginia, is…
Foot Health: Bunions can cause children hardships throughout life if not treated
By Dr. Sarah Voelkel Special to NKyTribune Did you know bunion deformities are generally inherited? Some patients do not…