Study shows five habits could add decades to our lives, but only eight percent of us are doing them all
Americans could add about a decade to their lives, on average, if they maintained five healthy habits: not smoking, eating…
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Kentucky Health News: As new Medicaid plan nears, various sources offer ways to find out about it
As new Medicaid plan nears, various sources offer ways to find out more about it and how you could be…
Ky Health News: Critics say new Medicaid rules will mean greater loss of coverage than Bevin expected
Changes in the state Medicaid program, to be phased in starting July 1, would lead to many more people losing…
Ky leads nation in counties with local syringe exchanges, but not in most vulnerable communities
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky has long ranked high among the states in the number of counties with…
Only 54 percent of Ky. high schools have full-time nurse; poll shows support for one in every school
Barely half of Kentucky’s high schools have a full-time registered nurse, according to the School Health Profiles compiled by the…
New research shows the more time teenagers spend on smartphones, the less happy they are
New research shows that teenagers who spend a large amount of time on their smartphones are more likely to be…
Poor adults on Medicaid more likely to quit smoking but only 15% of KY smokers use cessation benefit
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Low-income adults who gained health insurance under the expansion of Medicaid like Kentucky and…
Many Kentuckians with Obamacare plans received premium notices that over-estimated costs for 2018
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With a shortened enrollment period, huge cuts in advertising and in-person assistance, and ongoing…
KY teen suicides more than doubled in two years; one in 12 10th-graders have tried to kill themselves
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A recent survey found that one in 12 of Kentucky’s high-school sophomores said they…
Here’s a primer for open enrollment for subsidized health plans, which ends December 15; share this
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News About a third of Americans haven’t heard anything about open enrollment for federally subsidized…
ACA enrollment is open only through Dec. 15 — sign up early for assistance and compare plans
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Sign up early, make sure you compare costs and plans and make an early…
Frankfort judge strikes down law requiring medical review of malpractice lawsuits; Bevin to appeal
A judge has ruled that a new law aimed at decreasing frivolous lawsuits and lowering malpractice insurance costs was unconstitutional,…
Trump threat to stop subsidies has insurers jumpy; CareSource to refile rate plan in 61 counties
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News President Trump’s threats to stop funding the cost-reduction payments that help low- and moderate-income…
Syringe exchanges coupled with drug therapy, treatment could virtually eliminate hepatitis C
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky leads the nation in new infections of hepatitis C, a liver disease now…
FDA delays rules restricting electronic cigarettes, could endorse them as an aid to stop smoking
“Electronic-cigarette makers won a major reprieve on Friday when the Food and Drug Administration delayed regulations that could have removed…
Opponents dominate public hearing on state’s revised proposal for changes in Medicaid program
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Only three of the 17 Kentuckians who spoke at the final public hearing in…
Study says only way to protect children from nicotine exposure is to not smoke in house — or quit
Children carry significant levels of nicotine on their hands even if their parents don’t smoke around them, according to a…
With encouragement from the feds, Kentucky schools focused more on healthy foods, less junk
Sugary drinks, fatty snacks and chocolate candy are becoming harder to buy in Kentucky schools, which are paying more attention…
Seat-belt use in Kentucky about the same as national average; Kenton and Boone above average
Only two Kentucky counties, Boone and Kenton, used seat belts at the national average or above in 2012, according to…
Kentucky hospitals struggling to find enough nurses; colleges working toward finding solutions
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While studies show Kentucky will have a surplus of registered nurses in the next…
Kentucky, surrounding states have fewer companies on government health insurance exchanges
The number of health insurance companies offering subsidized coverage didn’t shrink just in Kentucky, but in most of adjoining states,…
Study analysis of hospital safety estimates more than 200,000 preventable facility-related deaths each year
An analysis of two well-controlled studies estimates that the number of preventable hospital-associated deaths are over 200,000 each year, argues…