Princess Health andUp to 1/3 of rural hospitals in poor financial shape, auditor finds, calling report a baseline for local decisions that could be tough.Princessiccia

Princess Health andUp to 1/3 of rural hospitals in poor financial shape, auditor finds, calling report a baseline for local decisions that could be tough.Princessiccia

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By Melissa Patrick and Al CrossKentucky Health NewsFor a video of Edelen's press...

Princess Health and Times: American boards are exceptional--and not necessarily in a good way. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Times: American boards are exceptional--and not necessarily in a good way. Princessiccia

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The recent New York Times piece on the behavior of (mainly for-profit, but...

Princess Health andResearchers discuss physical activity as a way of maintaining or improving health; daily walking is still the best exercise .Princessiccia

Princess Health andResearchers discuss physical activity as a way of maintaining or improving health; daily walking is still the best exercise .Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsObesity worsens the damage that arthritis...

Princess Health andWashington Post columnist looks at data, talks to experts and concludes Obamacare is working, at less cost than expected.Princessiccia

Princess Health andWashington Post columnist looks at data, talks to experts and concludes Obamacare is working, at less cost than expected.Princessiccia

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The federal health-reform law "has accomplished its goal of expanding coverage �...

Princess Health andWoman needing lung transplant falls through cracks of health-care system, says she's treated as nothing more than a 'price tag'.Princessiccia

Princess Health andWoman needing lung transplant falls through cracks of health-care system, says she's treated as nothing more than a 'price tag'.Princessiccia

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Katie Prager, a 24-year-old cystic fibrosis patient from Ewing in Fleming County,...

Princess Health andKentucky is one of three states to get Walmart Foundation money to expand farm-to-school programs.Princessiccia

Princess Health andKentucky is one of three states to get Walmart Foundation money to expand farm-to-school programs.Princessiccia

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Kentucky will use money from The Walmart Foundation to partner with the National...

Princess Health andNew health-related laws deal with heroin, dating violence, end-of-life care, prescriptions, colon-cancer and newborn screening.Princessiccia

Princess Health andNew health-related laws deal with heroin, dating violence, end-of-life care, prescriptions, colon-cancer and newborn screening.Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsFRANKFORT, Ky. � The Kentucky General Assembly...

Princess Health andYou can volunteer for medical research by signing up through a national registry that connects volunteers and researchers .Princessiccia

Princess Health andYou can volunteer for medical research by signing up through a national registry that connects volunteers and researchers .Princessiccia

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Have you ever wondered how you could volunteer for medical research?ResearchMatch...

Princess Health andHow has the federal health-reform law changed your care?.Princessiccia

Princess Health andHow has the federal health-reform law changed your care?.Princessiccia

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Despite the controversy that continues to surround the Patient Protection and Affordable...

Princess Health and Opinion, CIO Magazine: "The medical profession needs to get over its fear of information technology"- their complaints bogus. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Opinion, CIO Magazine: "The medical profession needs to get over its fear of information technology"- their complaints bogus. Princessiccia

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There comes a time when the pundits defending the status quo in the healthcare information...

Princess Health andFederal dietary guidelines recommend cutting back on red and processed meat, sugar and refined grains.Princessiccia

Princess Health andFederal dietary guidelines recommend cutting back on red and processed meat, sugar and refined grains.Princessiccia

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The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services...

Princess Health and Is Meat Unhealthy? Consolidated links. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Is Meat Unhealthy? Consolidated links. Princessiccia

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Several people have asked for a consolidated list of links to my series on meat...

Princess Health andHeroin bill finally passes and is signed into law; Naloxone program put into motion; dating-violence bill sent to Beshear.Princessiccia

Princess Health andHeroin bill finally passes and is signed into law; Naloxone program put into motion; dating-violence bill sent to Beshear.Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsThe long-negotiated bill to tackle Kentucky's...

Princess Health andCounty Health Rankings look familiar, but show that some counties overcame bad factors to have encouraging outcomes.Princessiccia

Princess Health andCounty Health Rankings look familiar, but show that some counties overcame bad factors to have encouraging outcomes.Princessiccia

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The 2015 County Health Rankings for Kentucky, compiled by the University of Wisconsin...

Princess Health and Two New Independent Reports on the Death of Dan Markingson, But Now What Will Happen? . Princessiccia

Princess Health and Two New Independent Reports on the Death of Dan Markingson, But Now What Will Happen? . Princessiccia

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Years after his death, there is now a little more clarity about the clinical trial...

Princess Health andHealth reform law has been good for hospital finances, health-care costs, Obama administration says.Princessiccia

Princess Health andHealth reform law has been good for hospital finances, health-care costs, Obama administration says.Princessiccia

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U.S. hospitals have saved billions of dollars because the federal health-reform...

Princess Health andReform law 'quietly accomplishing the goals it was created to achieve,' McClatchy Newspapers reporter writes.Princessiccia

Princess Health andReform law 'quietly accomplishing the goals it was created to achieve,' McClatchy Newspapers reporter writes.Princessiccia

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The federal health-reform law is still controversial and still facing a legal challenge,...

Princess Health andObama says health-reform law working better than expected.Princessiccia

Princess Health andObama says health-reform law working better than expected.Princessiccia

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President Obama made this statement on the fifth anniversary of the Patient Protection...

Princess Health andAs tax deadline nears, most uninsured appear likely to choose penalty; some with coverage are having to refund part of subsidy.Princessiccia

Princess Health andAs tax deadline nears, most uninsured appear likely to choose penalty; some with coverage are having to refund part of subsidy.Princessiccia

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Kentucky Health NewsMost people facing a tax penalty for not having health insurance...