Oct 10 Health Louisville Health Officials Say Kentucky Is Prepared for Ebola The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued enhanced screenings at five U.S. airports amid concerns that passengers traveling from Ebola... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 10 Health Louisville Health Officials Say Kentucky Is Prepared for Ebola Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 9 Health 5 Takeaways from the Southern Obesity Summit in Louisville Holding a conference in the state with the fifth-highest obesity rate in the U.S. only seemed fitting. The annual Southern Obesity Summit was this week... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 9 Health 5 Takeaways from the Southern Obesity Summit in Louisville Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 8 Health As E-Cigarette Bans Gain Steam Across State, No Such Plans in Louisville Lexington could soon become the eighth city in Kentucky to ban e-cigarettes, but it doesn't look like Louisville will follow suit anytime soon. The... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 8 Health As E-Cigarette Bans Gain Steam Across State, No Such Plans in Louisville Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 7 Health City Launches Real Time Website To Track Louisvillians’ Health Louisville Metro on Tuesday launched a new online tool to track community goals for improving residents' health over the next six years. The website,... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 7 Health City Launches Real Time Website To Track Louisvillians’ Health Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 6 Health Obesity is a Major Reason 73 Percent of Young Kentuckians Can’t Join the Military, Report Says Obesity is the leading cause of why 73 percent of young Kentucky adults are ineligible for military service, according to a report released Monday. The... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 6 Health Obesity is a Major Reason 73 Percent of Young Kentuckians Can’t Join the Military, Report Says Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 3 Health How to Improve Louisvillians’ Health, According to Louisvillians How do we improve the overall health of Louisvillians? During the last day of IdeaFestival, Mayor Greg Fischer invited people to his makeshift office at... By Ja'Nel Johnson Oct 3 Health How to Improve Louisvillians’ Health, According to Louisvillians Ja'Nel Johnson
Oct 2 Health Officials: E.coli Outbreak Linked to Raw Milk Consumption Kentucky health officials believe they have determined what caused an outbreak of bacterial infection that sent several children to the hospital last... By Rick Howlett Oct 2 Health Officials: E.coli Outbreak Linked to Raw Milk Consumption Rick Howlett
Sep 22 Health Following Expansion, Kentucky Child Care Subsidy Gained 3,200 Kids In About a Month Last year, a budget shortfall led to the slashing of a subsidy program that helped low-income Kentucky families cover the cost of child care. The cuts... By Joseph Lord Sep 22 Health Following Expansion, Kentucky Child Care Subsidy Gained 3,200 Kids In About a Month Joseph Lord
Aug 18 Health Inaccurate Data Leads Louisville to Revise Neighborhood Health Equity Breakdown Metro Louisville has revised its 2014 Health Equity Report to correct information that falsely declared some neighborhoods as having worse health... By Jacob Ryan Aug 18 Health Inaccurate Data Leads Louisville to Revise Neighborhood Health Equity Breakdown Jacob Ryan
Jul 3 Health New Face-To-Face Exams Aim To End Medicare Fraud, But Not All in Louisville Think It’ll Work Jean Lonergan has been a Medicare beneficiary since 1998. She had knee surgery about a decade ago. She’s also had back surgery and suffers from a spinal... By Jacob Ryan Jul 3 Health New Face-To-Face Exams Aim To End Medicare Fraud, But Not All in Louisville Think It’ll Work Jacob Ryan
Jun 24 Health Louisville Doctors Successfully Complete Facial Reconstruction Surgery After a 16 hour surgery, Lessya Kotelevskaya is in intensive care in at University of Louisville Hospital and on the road to recovery, doctors said on... By Jacob Ryan Jun 24 Health Louisville Doctors Successfully Complete Facial Reconstruction Surgery Jacob Ryan
Jun 23 Health Woman to Undergo Risky Facial Reconstruction Surgery Today in Louisville For years, Lessya Kotelevskaya has not been able to open her jaw more than a few millimeters. In 2001, she was misdiagnosed with terminal cancer in her... By Jacob Ryan Jun 23 Health Woman to Undergo Risky Facial Reconstruction Surgery Today in Louisville Jacob Ryan
Nov 14 Health University of Louisville Hospital Announces Partnership with KentuckyOne Health After over eight months of negotiations, U of L Hospital and University Medical Center will enter into a joint agreement with KentuckyOne Health on March 1, 2013.KentuckyOne Health -- which is under directives of Catholic Health Initiatives -- will maintain the day-to-day operations but U of L Hospital and the James Graham Brown Cancer Center will remain independent in its oversight and health directives, which was a major criticism during last year's merger talks.On Wednesday, officials said there were two competitive bidders, the other being Health Management Associates out of Naples, Fla. But, they say KentuckyOne Health was more aligned with UMC's mission and goals.Attorney General Jack Conway, who last year provided Gov. Steve Beshear his recommendations that U of L not merge with KentuckyOne Health, said the new joint agreement addresses issues that previously concerned him.“It also maintains state control of the hospital. It does not transfer a state asset. It protects women’s health. It maintains all current services and it ensures the hospital’s ability to help care for our community’s indigent," he said.Under the 20-year $1.4 billion agreement, all services will be maintained at the respective facilities, but none of the Catholic health directives under CHI will be put on any of the University's facilities. In return, KentuckyOne Health will have access to UMC and U of L to help develop its healthcare system.In the first few years over half-a-billion dollars will invest in academic programs, technology improvements and other services:o $75 million annually for academic and program investments and another $95 million over the first three years for key service lines and departments;o $70 million for critically needed IT infrastructure upgrades at UMC;o $15 million for discretionary spending by UofL for each of the first three years, targeted on statewide health efforts; ando $3 million will be dedicated for research annually and $7.5 million per year in capital investment for technology.University officials say a study provided during the bidding process shows the return on investment looks very good in the first four years.Update: Honi Goldman, a critic of the UofL Hospital merger plan from last year, issued this statement: "This UL 'partnership' is the old proverb of 'once a camel gets his nose in the tent, his body will soon follow.' So beware of the 'Kentucky One's' nose."Update: Current University Medical Center policies for women's health and end-of-life care will remain unchanged, officials said.The joint agreement will lead to a $543 million investment to UMC in the first five years, then $1.4 billion over 20 years, officials said.Earlier: The University of Louisville Hospital announced Wednesday a partnership plan with KentuckyOne Health -- the same group it attempted to merge with last year.From the announcement:The University Medical Center (UMC) and the University of Louisville (UofL) announced today that they have entered a partnership that brings together University Hospital and the James Graham Brown CancerCenter with KentuckyOne Health. The agreements for the partnership have been signed by the partners along with Governor Steve Beshear.This new collaboration with KentuckyOne Health is essential for University Hospital | James Graham Brown Cancer Center to continue its core mission as an innovative academic medical center and a vital regional safety net hospital that provides the highest level of care to all patients. This partnership will maintain local control of the hospital. Additionally, it enables the University of Louisville to continue to recruit and retain the best faculty for its health schools, which are critical as the pipeline of future generations of doctors, nurses, dentists and caregivers.Last year, Gov. Steve Beshear rejected a plan that would have merged UofL Hospital with Catholic Health Initiatives and Jewish Hospital. Jewish Hospital and Catholic Health Initiatives then merged without UofL Hospital, creating KentuckyOne. UofL Hospital issued requests for proposals for a new merger plan earlier this year.WFPL will bring more information as it becomes available. By Devin Katayama Nov 14 Health University of Louisville Hospital Announces Partnership with KentuckyOne Health Devin Katayama
Jul 28 Health Promising Alzheimer’s Drug Being Developed At UK A class of drugs developed by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Kentucky could help reduce symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Linda Van Eldik of UK’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging says the drug targets inflammation in the brain.“So we administered the drug early in the course of the disease, just when these pro-inflammatory molecules are beginning to develop. And by doing that, we reduced the inflammation back down to normal and we prevented the nerve cell damage and the behavioral deficits,” she said.The study was conducted on mice, and Van Eldik says a biotech company is now developing a similar drug and doing initial tests on humans. Alzheimer’s affects some five million Americans and the number of diagnosed cases continues to grow. By Brenna Angel Kentucky Public Radio Jul 28 Health Promising Alzheimer’s Drug Being Developed At UK Brenna Angel Kentucky Public Radio