Nov 13 Health Latest Jefferson County Data Shows Rate Of Low-Birth Weight Babies Continues To Rise Kentucky Youth Advocates Executive Director Terry Brooks said one of the leading causes of low-birth weight is smoking while pregnant. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 13 Health County Data Show Rate Of Low-Birth Weight Babies Continues To Rise Lisa Gillespie
Nov 12 Health U of L Researcher To Study High-Risk Medicaid Patients With Diabetes U of L professor Bert Little is creating a system designed to identify diabetic patients who are particularly at risk for amputation or renal disease. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 12 Health U of L Researcher To Study High-Risk Medicaid Patients With Diabetes Lisa Gillespie
Nov 5 Health Kentucky’s ACA Marketplace Is Open. Here Are Some Changes Open enrollment in Kentucky this year ends on Dec. 15, 2018 for coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2019. But there are a few changes consumers should know about. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 5 Health Kentucky's ACA Marketplace Is Open. Here Are Some Changes Lisa Gillespie
Oct 31 Health Beyond ‘Don’t Do Drugs,’ City-Wide Opioid Summit Uses Music, Stories To Reach Youth Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky have been rising steadily since 2013, and this makes reaching young people even more urgent for health advocates. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 31 Health City-Wide Opioid Summit Uses Music, Stories To Reach Youth Lisa Gillespie
Oct 29 Health Healthy Debate: Ohio Valley Health Concerns Driving Competitive Midterm Races Health care has emerged as a pivotal issue in midterm Congressional races across the Ohio Valley, with extra attention on those people who have pre-existing health conditions. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 29 Health Ohio Valley Health Concerns Driving Competitive Midterm Races Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 25 Health Author Catherine Guthrie On Going ‘Flat’ After Breast Cancer The Louisville native explains her decision not to have reconstruction after breast cancer surgery. By Laura Ellis Oct 25 Health Author Catherine Guthrie On Going 'Flat' After Breast Cancer Laura Ellis
Oct 25 Health Ohio Valley Lawmakers Helped Shape Bipartisan Bill On Opioid Crisis President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan bill Wednesday to bolster law enforcement efforts and expand opioid addiction treatment and resources. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 25 Health Ohio Valley Lawmakers Helped Shape Bipartisan Bill On Opioid Crisis Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 24 Health McConnell Hints At Action To Preserve Tax Supporting Black Lung Fund The black lung trust fund provides payments to more than 25,000 disabled coal miners and their dependents but has faced chronic debts. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 24 Health McConnell Hints At Action To Preserve Tax Supporting Black Lung Fund Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 20 Health Trump Administration Wants TV Drug Ads To Include A Price Drug companies would have to disclose in television ads how much drugs cost, under a proposal the Trump administration released this week. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 20 Health Trump Administration Wants TV Drug Ads To Include A Price Lisa Gillespie
Oct 17 Health Kentucky Has Nation’s Highest Rate Of Kids Living With Relatives Other Than Parents Nine percent of Kentucky’s kids lived with relatives other than their parents between 2016 and 2018, which is double the national rate. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 17 Health Ky. Has Highest Rate Of Kids Living With Relatives Other Than Parents Lisa Gillespie
Oct 15 Health The Doctor And The Epidemic: Three Years At Ground Zero Of The Opioid Crisis When Dr. Rahul Gupta started work as West Virginia’s chief health officer his state already had some of the nation’s highest rates of addiction and overdose fatalities. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 15 Health Three Years At Ground Zero Of The Opioid Crisis Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 8 Health U of L Gets $16.4M To Study Environment’s Effect On Diabetes Officials on Monday said the award will also be used to help researchers explore diabetes and obesity as cardiovascular issues. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 8 Health U of L Gets $16.4M To Study Environment's Effect On Diabetes Lisa Gillespie
Oct 6 Health Kentucky’s Program To Support New Parents Gets Another Year Of Funding Kentucky’s Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS), is part of a national program that helps parents create safe and healthy environments for their children. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 6 Health Ky.'s Program To Support New Parents Gets Another Year Of Funding Lisa Gillespie
Oct 4 Health LISTEN: What Being Homeless Means For Foot Health At a Salvation Army event for the homeless Wednesday, volunteers washed participants' feet — in a recognition that issues ranging from blisters to diabetes often plague the population. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 4 Health LISTEN: What Being Homeless Means For Foot Health Lisa Gillespie