Jul 25 Health Here’s How Jewish Hospital’s Heart Transplant Hiatus Will Affect Patients, U of L The decision could have serious implications for U of L's cardiology program, not to mention those currently on the transplant waiting list. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 25 Health Here’s How Jewish’s Heart Transplant Hiatus Will Affect Patients, U of L Lisa Gillespie
Jul 24 Health As Disabled Miners Hit D.C., Lawmakers Introduce Bills To Fund Black Lung Benefits Democratic members of Congress introduced legislation Tuesday to provide additional funding for coal miners suffering from black lung. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 24 Health Lawmakers Introduce Bills To Fund Black Lung Benefits Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 23 Health Coal Miners To Demand Congress Restore Full Black Lung Benefits Tax The coal excise tax that supports miners diagnosed with black lung was cut more than 50 percent at the end of last year. By Howard Berkes, NPR and Huo Jingnan Jul 23 Health Coal Miners To Demand Congress Restore Full Black Lung Benefits Tax Howard Berkes, NPR and Huo Jingnan
Jul 22 Health Coal Miners To Hit Capitol Hill For Black Lung Funding Appalachian coal miners will be in Washington D.C. this week to ask lawmakers to support the black lung disability trust fund. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 22 Health Coal Miners To Hit Capitol Hill For Black Lung Funding Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 18 Health Beshear Outlines Policies For Veteran Health Care Attorney General Andy Beshear is appealing to Kentucky veterans with a set of health-related programs and policies he’d work toward if elected governor. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 18 Health Beshear Outlines Policies For Veteran Health Care Lisa Gillespie
Jul 18 Health Kentucky Reports Drop In Drug Overdose Deaths In 2018 The report says the largest drop in fatal overdoses occurred in Jefferson County. By Associated Press Jul 18 Health Kentucky Reports Drop In Drug Overdose Deaths In 2018 Associated Press
Jul 16 Health Kentucky Health Officials Won’t Ban Tattoos Over Scars The Cabinet for Health and Family Services says it received more than 600 public comments on the matter. By Associated Press Jul 16 Health Kentucky Health Officials Won't Ban Tattoos Over Scars Associated Press
Jul 15 Health Mortality Is On The Rise For White Women In Rural Kentucky Life expectancy in the U.S. has declined for the third year in a row, driven in part by a rise in mortality among working-aged white Americans. By Liz Schlemmer Jul 15 Health Mortality Is On The Rise For White Women In Rural Kentucky Liz Schlemmer
Jul 15 Health New Prescription: Ohio Valley Native Dr. Patrice Harris Is First Black Woman To Lead AMA In June, Dr. Patrice Harris became the first African-American woman to serve as president of the powerful American Medical Association. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 15 Health Ohio Valley Native Dr. Patrice Harris Is First Black Woman To Lead AMA Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 14 Health Kentucky Anti-Smoking Group To Push For Increasing Tobacco Sales Age Kentucky health groups will push to raise the tobacco sales age to 21 and create a tax on e-cigarettes in the upcoming legislative session. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 14 Health Kentucky Anti-Smoking Group To Push For Increasing Tobacco Sales Age Lisa Gillespie
Jul 11 Health Cells In Space! Ky. Company Hopes Experiment Will Help MS, Parkinson’s Treatment A Kentucky company will soon send human cells into space on a NASA rocket in hopes of finding treatments for some neurodegenerative diseases. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 11 Health Cells In Space! Ky. Company Hopes Experiment Will Help MS Treatment Lisa Gillespie
Jul 9 Health As Court Hears ‘Obamacare’ Oral Arguments, Beshear Provides Analysis Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear is part of a group of Democrats who argue the Affordable Care Act is legal and should stay as-is. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 9 Health As Court Hears 'Obamacare' Oral Arguments, Beshear Provides Analysis Lisa Gillespie
Jul 9 Health The Affordable Care Act Is Back In Court: 5 Facts You Need To Know The ACA is again being put to the test, after a lower court judge ruled the massive health law unconstitutional. The case might yet ricochet back to the Supreme Court ahead of the 2020 election. By Julie Rovner, NPR Jul 9 Health The Affordable Care Act Is Back In Court: 5 Facts You Need To Know Julie Rovner, NPR
Jul 8 Health Indiana Is Latest State To Roll Out Medicaid Work Requirement Starting July 1, thousands of people who get health insurance through Indiana’s Medicaid expansion are required to report work hours. By Carter Barrett, Side Effects Public Media Jul 8 Health Indiana Is Latest State To Roll Out Medicaid Work Requirement Carter Barrett, Side Effects Public Media