Kentucky Medical Association Archives - Page 2 of 2

To defend against flu epidemic in KY: ‘Get the shot, consult your doc, stop the spread,’ campaign says

September 22, 2018September 21, 20180

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Influenza killed 325 people in Kentucky last flu season, when only 40 percent of…

August 29, 2018August 28, 20180

The Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) presented its Debra K. Best Outstanding Layperson Award to Representative Kim Moser of Taylor Mill…

March 11, 2018March 9, 20180

Expanding Access to Naloxone Will Help Save Lives In 2016, more than 1,400 Kentuckians died from drug overdoses. Sadly,…

January 13, 2018January 12, 20180

By Patrick T. Padgett Executive Vice President, Kentucky Medical Association Even though physicians, hospitals, nurses and other medical providers…

September 19, 2017September 18, 20170

Constricted pupils, slowed breathing, blue lips and skin. Health care providers in Kentucky have become all too familiar with these…

July 24, 20170

Opioid abuse is one of Kentucky’s most pressing and publicized health issues. In 2016, more than 1,400 Kentuckians died from…

July 1, 2017June 29, 20170

For the nearly 900,000 smokers in Kentucky, there has never been a better time to quit. During the 2017…

February 16, 2016February 15, 20160

Kentuckians are proud when their basketball teams reach the top of national polls. But leading the country in other rankings…

September 3, 2015September 3, 20150

The Kentucky Medical Association recognized several physicians and an Appalachian health activist for their work to improve the health of…