With Kentucky facing temperatures in the single digits, wind chills below zero and daily highs that may not get above freezing this week, th...
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The chronic pain of fibromyalgia, often worse in the winter, can still be effectively managed and treated, doctor writes-HEALTHYLIVE
Winter can be tough for people with fibromyalgia, "a complex, long-term illness that causes severe musculoskeletal pain and fatigue,...
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Here are some expert tips for making and keeping New Year's resolutions that will stick, and help improve your health-HEALTHYLIVE
Dreamstime.com By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News It's time again to make those New Year's resolutions. A recent ...
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Flu blamed for deaths of three elderly people in Lexington-HEALTHYLIVE
Herald-Leader photo by Charles Bertram Health officials have blamed influenza for the deaths of three elderly people in Lexington...
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Marijuana and vaping are more popular than tobacco cigarettes among U.S. teens, but in Ky. use of the three are about equal-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More American teenagers are using marijuana and vaping than are smoking cigarettes, but Kentucky ...
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Tips for healthy holiday cooking and eating out-HEALTHYLIVE
Eating healthy and sticking to a diet can be tough during the holidays. Here are some tips to help you enjoy holiday festivities while maint...
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Poor adults on Medicaid more likely to quit smoking in expansion states like Ky. but only 15% of Ky. smokers use cessation benefit-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Low-income adults who gained health insurance under the expansion of Medicaid by Kentucky and mos...
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Flu is 'widespread' in Ky., with one flu-related adult death reported; still time to get a flu shot, season goes through May-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky's influenza level has just been upgraded to "widespread," prompting state health officials to redouble their advice t...
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KentuckyOne Health in negotiations for sale of major Louisville facilities; selling Saint Joseph Martin to ARH-HEALTHYLIVE
KentuckyOne Health could be getting close to selling several hospitals in Louisville and one in Eastern Kentucky to different investors....
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Marijuana, tobacco and opioids will get different types of debate than in previous legislative sessions, lawmakers indicate-HEALTHYLIVE
GOP senator pre-files bill to raise cigarette tax by $1, use money to pay for Medicaid treatment of tobacco-related illnesses-HEALTHYLIVE
Raising Kentucky's cigarette tax by $1 is one small step closer to reality, as Sen. Stephen Meredith pre-filed a bill Dec. 6 to do so. H...
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#SinkDiabetes campaign asks Kentuckians to shoot a trick shot to fight a disease that many in state have or are at risk of having-HEALTHYLIVE
Shooting hoops to bring awareness and raise money for diabetes sounds like something Kentuckians could get excited about. The Barnstable B...
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UK Markey Cancer Center gets outstanding achievement award -HEALTHYLIVE
Lucille Parker Markey Cancer Center at UK The Lucille Parker Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky is one of 16 ...
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Pilot project will target men in the workplace in eight Kentucky counties, in an effort to prevent lung cancer-HEALTHYLIVE
Eight Kentucky counties have been chosen to be part of a pilot program that will target males in the workplace to decrease lung cancer in th...
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Medicaid expansion had much bigger impact in rural areas; advocates worry about impact of tax bill on programs-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The expansion of Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act resulted in larger...
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HIV outbreak in Appalachian Ky. 'just a matter of time;' majority of counties CDC calls most vulnerable have no syringe exchange-HEALTHYLIVE
An outbreak of the human immunodeficiency virus, which leads to AIDS, is “just a matter of time” in Appalachian Kentucky because of conditio...
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New 'bridge clinics' at UK and Northern Kentucky link emergency care to opioid-addiction treatment; U of L will also have one-HEALTHYLIVE
Patients with opioid addictions who are treated in emergency rooms at the University of Kentucky or St. Elizabeth Hospital in Northern K...
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10 states gave Medicaid clients incentives for prevention; Ky. was not among them, but pending waiver would include one-HEALTHYLIVE
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 10 states participated in a program that offered incentives to Medicaid clients if the...
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Bevin's lawsuit against Planned Parenthood revived-HEALTHYLIVE
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has reinstated Gov. Matt Bevin's lawsuit that claims Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky illegal...
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Kentucky ranked 42nd in America's Health Rankings this year, up from 45th last year, but there's little to celebrate-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky moved up three notches in the latest America's Health Rankings , from 45th to 42nd, but its improvement stemmed mainly from gai...
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States use only 3 percent of tobacco revenue for tobacco prevention, and Kentucky spends even less: 0.7 percent-HEALTHYLIVE
When cigarette manufacturers agreed in 1998 to pay billions of dollars to settle a lawsuit by states seeking reimbursement of health costs r...
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It's the final week of open enrollment for insurance on healthcare.gov; automatic re-enrollment might not be the best way-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News You have just a few days to enroll in a 2018 health-insurance plan on healthcare.gov . Open enrol...
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Flu and pneumonia combined are 8th largest cause of death in U.S.; health officials encourage all over 6 months to get flu shot-HEALTHYLIVE
Flu season is here and will last through February or longer, prompting state health officials to encourage Kentuckians to get their flu vacc...
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House conservatives oppose McConnell-endorsed efforts to resume Obamacare subsidies to moderate-income people-HEALTHYLIVE
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Group pushing $1-a-pack increase in state cigarette tax makes its sales pitch through an infographic-HEALTHYLIVE
The group promoting a $1-a-pack increase in the state cigarette tax and local ordinances to ban smoking in workplaces has a new infograph...
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Providing healthier food for students can require new equipment-HEALTHYLIVE
Jefferson County Public Schools photo Almost all Kentucky schools are serving meals that meet federal "standards for strong ...
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Speaker uses experiences with depression, suicide to help students in area where suicide and attempts are more prevalent-HEALTHYLIVE
"When Drew Bergman asked students at a packed Graves County Middle School assembly on Thursday how many of them knew someone who had at...
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FDA approves new shingles vaccine; may be available in 2018-HEALTHYLIVE
If you had chicken pox as a child, as 99.5 percent of Americans now over 40 did, you still have the virus, and it can cause a painful rash c...
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Tax bill would repeal requirement to have health insurance, perhaps boosting efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare-HEALTHYLIVE
Reporters interviewed Sen. Mitch McConnell between negotiations on the tax bill. ( Associated Press photo by J. Scott Applewhite ) ...
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U of L opens clinic to treat hepatitis C, a disease for which Kentucky has the nation's highest rate of new cases-HEALTHYLIVE
The University of Louisville Hospital has opened a new center to treat hepatitis C and expects to have more than 2,000 patient visits in it...
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