A judge has ruled that a new law aimed at decreasing frivolous lawsuits and lowering malpractice insurance costs was unconstitutional, and h...
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Three articles published in The Journal of Rural Health show the importance of integrating oral health and primary-care medicine-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Three studies reported in the autumn edition of The Journal of Rural Health show different ways ...
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Trump's top health official makes Kentucky his first stop after declaring opioid epidemic a public-health emergency-HEALTHYLIVE
Acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric Hargan, center, speaks with UK HealthCare Vice President Mark Birdwhistell and pro...
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End of cost-sharing payments to insurance firms will lead to better deals for some Obamacare policyholders, if they look for them-HEALTHYLIVE
President Trump’s Oct. 12 decision to cancel Obamacare subsidies could have an unexpected benefit for some consumers, if they shop for it. ...
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Ky. Rural Health Association meets in Bowling Green Nov. 16-17-HEALTHYLIVE
The 19th annual conference of the Kentucky Rural Health Association will be held in Bowling Green Nov. 16-17 at Western Kentucky University...
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Enrollment for Obamacare plans opens Wednesday, Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 15; state exchange offers asistance-HEALTHYLIVE
Open enrollment for health insurance plans at healthcare.gov begins Wednesday, Nov. 1, and continues through Dec. 15, half as long as the l...
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Baptist Health names new CEO; will assume duties Dec. 4-HEALTHYLIVE
Ger Colman Gerard “Ger” Colman will be the new CEO of Baptist Health , Kentucky's largest operator of hospitals. Colman, 47...
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National study finds Kentucky seniors are among biggest users of ambulances; state has a shortage of paramedics and EMTs-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A study aimed at providing a snapshot of how ambulance use varies between states found that Kentu...
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Study of 140,000 Americans with an average age of 69 finds that any level of regular walking can help us live longer-HEALTHYLIVE
Photo by Justin Horrocks, NPR.org Regular walking can lower your risk of death, even if you don't meet the minimum recommende...
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Latest effort for a big increase in Kentucky's cigarette tax faces a daunting assignment, based on past experience-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky Health News If the latest effort to raise Kentucky's cigarette tax by $1 a pack begins to gain momentum, it can expect a big ...
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McConnell says he's waiting to hear from Trump before deciding on bill to restore cost-sharing subsidies for Obamacare policies-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky Health News Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said Sunday that he's waiting for a clear signal from Preside...
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Study finds more than 1/4 adults with health insurance are under-insured, largely because their deductibles are so high-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More than one-fourth of U.S. adults with health insurance were under- insured in 2016, including ...
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Broad anti-smoking coalition launches with a lofty goal: adding $1 to cigarette tax in next legislative session -HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- More than 100 people representing at least 84 groups gathered at the state Capi...
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Free symposium on aging and dementia has sessions for health industry at UK Nov. 3, general public at Lexington Center Nov. 4-HEALTHYLIVE
Want to know more about Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia? The seventh annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia ...
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State says number of Kentuckians getting disability benefits has exploded since 2000; rates are highest in Eastern Ky.-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of Kentucky adults and children receiving disability benefits has increased in ...
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Far from debates in Washington and Frankfort, Eastern Kentucky sees benefits from Obamacare-HEALTHYLIVE
The political debates over the future of Medicaid and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act sometimes obscure the human and economi...
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After blocking partial repeal of Obamacare, Sen. Rand Paul is about to see Trump adopt his idea for association health plans-HEALTHYLIVE
Rand Paul (By Pete Marovich, The New York Times ) U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky "is in a precarious political position,...
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Events scheduled in Ky. for Breast Cancer Awareness Month-HEALTHYLIVE
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society 's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer campaign is having even...
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State starts new round of television and digital ads to get people to call 800 number for help to quit smoking-HEALTHYLIVE
A new round of television and digital advertising from state government encourages Kentuckians to stop using tobacco. The ads direct view...
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'Tobacco Nation' report cites Kentucky as example of challenges facing those who want to change public policies on tobacco-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky, which has the nation's highest smoking rate, is of 12 contiguous states where smoking rates are higher than "not only the...
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Beshear and other attorneys general ask Congress to let Medicaid pay for in-patient treatment for addiction-HEALTHYLIVE
Most of the nation's attorneys general, including Andy Beshear of Kentucky, are asking Congress to remove what they say is an unnecessar...
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Kentucky's decade-old program to help children who are at risk from drug-using adults is becoming a model for other states-HEALTHYLIVE
Recovered opioid addict Raven Mosser credits her success in staying sober to Kentucky's START program. She moved to Ohio to becom...
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky favors taxes on sugary drinks to fight obesity, in addition to higher cigarette tax to fight smoking-HEALTHYLIVE
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has taken a tougher stance toward tobacco, advocating a $1-a-pack increase in the state cigarette ta...
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Hardin County middle school begins suicide-prevention program; statewide goal is to get it in 100 schools this year-HEALTHYLIVE
Hardin County North Middle School students talked about what gives them strength during training that implemented Sources of Strengt...
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National speakers will headline conference on patient safety and health-care transparency in Lexington Nov. 3-HEALTHYLIVE
The 11th annual Conference for Healthcare Transparency and Safety, sponsored by Kentucky-based Health Watch USA and Consumers Union 's...
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Beshear says more in Ky. are arrested for driving drugged than drunk; not so, but drugs may be bigger in collisions and fatalities-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While telling a television reporter about his experience with an overdose victim in Lexington, At...
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