Posted by Admin | 1:30 PM

Kentucky is one of a few states teaming up with the National Governors Association  to address the expensive problem of uninsured or Medicai...

Labels: emergency medical service, emergency rooms, foundations, governor, Hospitals, managed care, Medicaid, philanthropy, primary care, state government

Posted by Admin | 9:23 AM

A decade ago, Lexington took a bold step by enacted the state's first public smoking ban, in a city that once proudly touted its status ...

Labels: asthma, cigarettes, emergency rooms, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, smoking ordinances, tobacco, tobacco prevention, tobacco-free, University of Kentucky

Posted by Admin | 2:03 PM

The Fourth of July goes hand in glove with firework displays. Most families protect parents and children against the dangers of fireworks, b...

Labels: children, children's health, emergency medical service, emergency rooms, eye care, injuries, injury prevention, sports safety

Posted by Admin | 8:39 PM

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Some Medicaid case managers' lives have been threatened because they have tried to get Medicaid patient...

Labels: Congress, emergency rooms, General Assembly, health insurance, insurance exchange, legislature, managed care, Medicaid

Posted by Admin | 7:27 AM

A new report out today in the journal Pediatrics warns that, on average, 31 children a day are transported to U.S. emergency departments fo...

Labels: children, emergency rooms, injuries, injury prevention

Posted by Admin | 11:44 AM

Nearly one-quarter of adults throughout Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky did not always go to the doctor when they needed to during ...

Labels: emergency rooms, Health Care Costs, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Posted by Admin | 10:11 AM

Ashel Kruetzkamp with a vial of Naloxone HCl, used to treat those who overdose on heroin. (Photo by Patrick Reddy) Heroin use is reaching s...

Labels: addiction, emergency rooms, heroin