Princess Health and AMA, led by Ky. doctor, says gun violence is public-health crisis; calls for research, background checks, waiting periods for all guns. Princessiccia

Princess Health and AMA, led by Ky. doctor, says gun violence is public-health crisis; calls for research, background checks, waiting periods for all guns. Princessiccia

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The American Medical Association, led by a Kentucky emergency-room physician, declared...

Princess Health and Doctors trying to reverse course on opioid prescriptions can find it difficult because of addiction, shortage of good alternatives. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Doctors trying to reverse course on opioid prescriptions can find it difficult because of addiction, shortage of good alternatives. Princessiccia

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The epidemic of opioid overdoses, 60 percent of which are blamed on abuse or misuse,...

Princess Health and Kentucky is the only truly Appalachian state to have put a brake on fatal overdoses from narcotics. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kentucky is the only truly Appalachian state to have put a brake on fatal overdoses from narcotics. Princessiccia

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Kentucky is the only truly Appalachian state to have put a brake on fatal drug overdoses,...

Princess Health and In Pineville, a new administrator from a Texas management firm is shaking up the local hospital in an effort to save it. Princessiccia

Princess Health and In Pineville, a new administrator from a Texas management firm is shaking up the local hospital in an effort to save it. Princessiccia

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Kentucky Health NewsThe crisis in rural hospitals is driven not only by changes...

Princess Health and Bevin gets bill to create third-party appeals process for denied Medicaid claims, which sponsor says are all too common. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Bevin gets bill to create third-party appeals process for denied Medicaid claims, which sponsor says are all too common. Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsA bill to create an independent process for...

Princess Health and Judge denies Bevin's bid to close Lexington abortion provider, citing difficulty that would create for Eastern Ky. women. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Judge denies Bevin's bid to close Lexington abortion provider, citing difficulty that would create for Eastern Ky. women. Princessiccia

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UPDATE, June 15: A three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals reversed the...

Princess Health and Bill for review of medical lawsuits dies from special elections. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Bill for review of medical lawsuits dies from special elections. Princessiccia

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A bill that would create panels of experts to review lawsuits against health-care...

Princess Health and Kentucky is cracking down on Suboxone, a heroin substitute that has become a big part of the illegal trade in painkillers.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kentucky is cracking down on Suboxone, a heroin substitute that has become a big part of the illegal trade in painkillers.Princessiccia

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A drug that was supposed to help people get off heroin has "created a new...

Princess Health and Three doctors, nine others in western half of Kentucky are indicted in the largest-ever federal 'takedown' of Medicaid fraud.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Three doctors, nine others in western half of Kentucky are indicted in the largest-ever federal 'takedown' of Medicaid fraud.Princessiccia

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Former Dr. Fred Gott of Bowling Green was arrested. (Photo: Miranda Pederson, Bowling...

Princess Health and Seniors get a lot of anti-anxiety drugs, sometimes in dangerous combination with narcotics; Ky. ranks third in the nation in that.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Seniors get a lot of anti-anxiety drugs, sometimes in dangerous combination with narcotics; Ky. ranks third in the nation in that.Princessiccia

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When Medicare's drug program, called Part D, was put into place more than a decade...

Princess Health and Dr. Steven J. Stack of Lexington is sworn in as 170th president of the American Medical Association.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Dr. Steven J. Stack of Lexington is sworn in as 170th president of the American Medical Association.Princessiccia

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Dr. Steven J. Stack, an emergency physician practicing in Lexington, was sworn...

Princess Health and Paducah Sun looks at two local doctors who write many prescriptions for painkillers; such local data are easily available.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Paducah Sun looks at two local doctors who write many prescriptions for painkillers; such local data are easily available.Princessiccia

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The Paducah Sun has used some easily available information about two local doctors...

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Why is the New England Journal of Medicine Scolding "Pharmascolds"?I, a normally...

Princess Health andUK HealthCare offers help to primary-care clinics; university's top health official calls it 'a game changer' for rural health providers.Princessiccia

Princess Health andUK HealthCare offers help to primary-care clinics; university's top health official calls it 'a game changer' for rural health providers.Princessiccia

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The Kentucky Primary Care Association and the University of Kentucky have announced...

Princess Health andMount Sterling follows lead of another KentuckyOne Health hospital, in Bardstown, to host monthly 'Walk With a Doc'.Princessiccia

Princess Health andMount Sterling follows lead of another KentuckyOne Health hospital, in Bardstown, to host monthly 'Walk With a Doc'.Princessiccia

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Saint Joseph Mount Sterling is the second KentuckyOne Health hospital to host monthly...

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 Princess Health andPanel of physicians at national conference discuss future of rural primary care, how to solve doctor shortages.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andPanel of physicians at national conference discuss future of rural primary care, how to solve doctor shortages.Princessiccia

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More needs to be done to address the shortage of primary-care physicians, a big...

Princess Health and Princess Health andSteven J. Stack will be second Lexington physician in three years to lead the American Medical Association.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andSteven J. Stack will be second Lexington physician in three years to lead the American Medical Association.Princessiccia

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Dr. Steven J. Stack, an emergency physician in Lexington, is the new president-elect...

Princess Health and Princess Health andNew rule allows Medicare to drop doctors for irresponsible prescribing.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andNew rule allows Medicare to drop doctors for irresponsible prescribing.Princessiccia

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Medicare physicians who prescribe drugs in abusive ways can now be expelled by the...

Princess Health and Princess Health andCenters for Disease Control honors Lexington physician for her work in promoting immunizations in Kentucky.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andCenters for Disease Control honors Lexington physician for her work in promoting immunizations in Kentucky.Princessiccia

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Grace F. MaguireGrace F. Maguire, medical director of the Thomas H. Pinkstaff...