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Doctor shortage to worsen under Medicaid expansion

Updated: 05/22/2013 - The planned expansion of Kentucky's Medicaid program coupled with a push to help the uninsured obtain health coverage will worsen the state's shortage of physicians.

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Service dog is Fayette County student's constant companion

Updated: 12/25/2012 - Right now Fayette County school students are home enjoying holiday break. For 137 of those students they deal with diabetes on a daily basis. Students can often times find it hard to concentrate, but for one fifth grader a special gift is now allowing her to better control her disease so she can focus on the books. A year old goldendoodle is helping Brianna Svetich manage her recently diagnosed diabetes disease.

Kentucky flu levels raised to widespread

Updated: 12/12/2012 - Kentucky Department for Public Health officials reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week that the influenza activity level in the state has increased from regional to widespread.

Fayette County students get science lesson in giving

Updated: 11/22/2012 - School is out for the Thanksgiving holiday, but when students return at two Fayette County schools they'll have some pretty important projects to tend to. WKYT's Amber Philpott takes you inside two programs going beyond the text book to teach science and giving back.

Lexington woman battling cancer warns others about radon

Updated: 11/22/2012 - You can not see it, smell it, or taste it. Some say it's among the most dangerous things in our homes. Radon contributes to over 20,000 lung cancer deaths in the country each year. Now, Lois Turner Dees who's fighting the disease hopes to warn others about the potential threat.

Medical Center competing in Pink Glove Dance competition

Updated: 10/25/2012 - We all know October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Six Kentucky healthcare facilities hope pink gloves and their dancing abilities will help them win big in the fight against breast cancer. The winning organization receives a $10,000 donation to the breast cancer charity of their choice. Frankfort Regional Medical Center has chosen the Kentucky Pink Connection if they win.

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Ivanhoe Medical Breakthroughs

  • Music Lowers Anxiety in ICU Patients on Ventilators
    (Ivanhoe Newswire) – A new study out of The Ohio State University has found that among ICU patients receiving acute ventilator support for respiratory failure, use of patient-preferred music resulted in greater reduction in sedation frequency, anxiety, and intensity when compared to usual care.
  • Bronchodilators Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Events
    (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A study performed at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, in Ontario, Canada, of older patients with COPD, suggests that new use of the long-acting bronchodilators β-agonists and anticholinergics were associated with similar increased risks of cardiovascular events.
  • Antidepressants Eases Stress-Induced Heart Condition
    (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking antidepressants may reduce the chances of developing the heart condition called mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI).

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