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The University of Louisville Hospital got a D overall in the Leapfrog Group’s patient-safety ratings and was rated poorly in dealing with one of the major antibiotic-resistant infections, Methicillin-resistant staphlycoccus areus (MRSA), and C. diff, an infection related...
Mayo Clinic photo —– The state Department for Public Health is pushing Kentuckians to get their flu shots, since the holiday season is approaching. “People will be traveling and families will gather...
Map shows cases entered by site users and is not verified. For a larger version of the map, click on it. —– A tick-borne allergy to red meat is becoming...
(Reuters photo by Harrison McClary) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Governor-elect Andy Beshear says he will rescind Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s Medicaid plan, which includes, among other things,...
One tab rating The Medical Center at Bowling Green, which got a C overall, breaks down how it did on infections. (For a larger version of the chart, click on the image.)...
Claire Ramsey of Henry County led the discussion at Manual. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky students led a community forum about the epidemic of electronic cigarette use...
Dr. Philip Overall in the emergency room at St. Claire Hospital in Morehead, which has cut the unit’s opioid-prescription rates by half. (Photo by John Flavell for the Lexington Herald-Leader) —–...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One in six Kentuckians older than 60 have faced the threat of hunger in the past year, prompting state officials to hold the first-ever...
Kentucky school districts can now use federal Medicaid funding to expand school-based health services, the state announced Friday. “The Medicaid state plan amendment will allow school districts to use federal...
WVLK Radio in Lexington will host a day-long program to talk about the opioid epidemic on Nov. 13 titled, “Enough: Opioid Awareness Day.” “We just thought it was a singular issue...