UC study shows secondhand smoke is bad for teenagers; more likely to miss school due to illness
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News It has long been established that exposure to secondhand smoke is harmful to babies…
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New study says youth likely to start smoking after they turn 18, but not before
Kentucky Health News The celebration in recent years about lower smoking rates among teenagers could end up being all for…
State scrambling to deal with fallout from court ruling on the Kentucky HEALTH Medicaid plan
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the Cabinet for Health and Family Services scrambles to deal with the fallout…
Summer’s here: Time to protect your skin from sun and keep a regular watch for skin cancer
From Kentucky Health News Friday, June 1 is the start of meteorological summer, which is a great reminder to make…
Best way to protect yourself from Hepatitis A outbreak is the vaccine; be sure to wash hands
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Since state officials declared an outbreak of hepatitis A in November, Kentucky has had…
Medicaid work requirements to begin in NKY this summer; all but eight KY counties involved by Dec. 1
Medicaid work requirements to begin in Northern Kentucky this summer, with all but eight counties to be involved by Dec….
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…
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…
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…
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, 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…
Kentucky’s Yarmuth named top democrat on House Budget Committee, will influence Obamacare debate
Rep. John Yarmuth of Louisville has been named ranking minority member on the House Budget Committee, a panel that will…