Princess Health and Officials hope reduction in Ky. colon cancer deaths via screening can be replicated with lung cancer, in which state is No. 1. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Officials hope reduction in Ky. colon cancer deaths via screening can be replicated with lung cancer, in which state is No. 1. Princessiccia

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Health officials in Kentucky, especially in the eastern part of the state, hope...

Princess Health andKentucky led the nation in hepatitis C cases in 2013; state's rate rose 357 percent from 2007 to 2011.Princessiccia

Princess Health andKentucky led the nation in hepatitis C cases in 2013; state's rate rose 357 percent from 2007 to 2011.Princessiccia

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By Tim MandellKentucky Health NewsKentucky had the nation's highest rate of hepatitis...

Princess Health andStudy finds nutritious food costs more in poor, rural areas, suggests that SNAP (food stamp) policies be changed.Princessiccia

Princess Health andStudy finds nutritious food costs more in poor, rural areas, suggests that SNAP (food stamp) policies be changed.Princessiccia

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A study has found that nutritious foods are more expensive in impoverished rural...

Princess Health andFate of rural hospitals rests in the hands of community members, writes publisher of weekly Crittenden Press in Marion.Princessiccia

Princess Health andFate of rural hospitals rests in the hands of community members, writes publisher of weekly Crittenden Press in Marion.Princessiccia

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Just like country grocery stores in rural areas often have to close because community...

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 andCarlisle hospital closes, making Nicholas County the 40th Kentucky county without a hospital.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andCarlisle hospital closes, making Nicholas County the 40th Kentucky county without a hospital.Princessiccia

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Fully one-third of Kentucky's counties will not have a hospital, following the closure...

Princess Health and Princess Health andHealth reform law isn't as sweeping when it comes to dental coverage, but Appalachian dentists say it should help.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andHealth reform law isn't as sweeping when it comes to dental coverage, but Appalachian dentists say it should help.Princessiccia

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Dr. Heather Whitt explains costs to Anita Slone at the Eula HallHealth Center in...

Princess Health and Princess Health andEar, nose and throat doctor at UK aims to reduce state's high rate of hearing loss among children.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andEar, nose and throat doctor at UK aims to reduce state's high rate of hearing loss among children.Princessiccia

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Dr. Matthew Bush, an otolaryngologist at the University of Kentucky, is working...

Princess Health and Princess Health andKentucky ranks 49th in well-being survey, and Eastern Kentucky's congressional district ranks last in the nation.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andKentucky ranks 49th in well-being survey, and Eastern Kentucky's congressional district ranks last in the nation.Princessiccia

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Kentucky ranked 49th in the nation in a survey that measures perception of well-being,...

Princess Health and Princess Health andTelemedicine can help delay Alzheimer's, especially in rural areas, where it starts sooner, Appalachian health conference is told.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andTelemedicine can help delay Alzheimer's, especially in rural areas, where it starts sooner, Appalachian health conference is told.Princessiccia

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By Melissa LandonKentucky Health NewsTelemedicine is a strategy that can be used...

Princess Health and Princess Health andSmoking persists or even increases in poor, rural, working-class counties; New York Times cites Clay County as an example.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andSmoking persists or even increases in poor, rural, working-class counties; New York Times cites Clay County as an example.Princessiccia

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Clay County has a dubious distinction. It has the highest rate of smoking for any...

Princess Health and Princess Health andKentucky does well in national comparison of premiums and tax credits in new health-insurance system.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andKentucky does well in national comparison of premiums and tax credits in new health-insurance system.Princessiccia

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Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, health-insurance costs vary...

Princess Health and Floyd County newspaper editor calls on readers to make lifestyle changes to address area's diabetes health crisis.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Floyd County newspaper editor calls on readers to make lifestyle changes to address area's diabetes health crisis.Princessiccia

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The editor of an Eastern Kentucky newspaper has joined an advocacy group's call...

Princess Health and Rural cancer survivors are less healthy than urban counterparts; 25 percent of rural cancer survivors smoke.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Rural cancer survivors are less healthy than urban counterparts; 25 percent of rural cancer survivors smoke.Princessiccia

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A quarter of rural cancer survivors smoke.Cancer survivors from rural areas live...

Princess Health and Health insurers could exclude one in four Americans from coverage because they don't have bank accounts .Princessiccia

Princess Health and Health insurers could exclude one in four Americans from coverage because they don't have bank accounts .Princessiccia

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By Molly BurchettKentucky Health NewsFederal Deposit Insurance Corp. graphicA new...

Princess Health and U of L's Trover medical campus ranked among best for rural medicine education and addresing rural physician shortage.Princessiccia

Princess Health and U of L's Trover medical campus ranked among best for rural medicine education and addresing rural physician shortage.Princessiccia

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The University of Louisville School of Medicine Trover Rural Campus in Madisonville...

Princess Health and Oral health care for the poor in Kentucky suffers under managed care as dentists leave Medicaid; how about your county?.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Oral health care for the poor in Kentucky suffers under managed care as dentists leave Medicaid; how about your county?.Princessiccia

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Kentucky's serious oral-health problems are getting worse because fewer dentists...

Princess Health and Survey shows most rural doctors in Southern Kentucky aren�t ready for electronic health records; grant will help them switch.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Survey shows most rural doctors in Southern Kentucky aren�t ready for electronic health records; grant will help them switch.Princessiccia

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A recent survey found that 63 percent of rural health providers in Southern Kentucky...

Princess Health and Report says veteran suicide rate is up from 2007.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Report says veteran suicide rate is up from 2007.Princessiccia

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Almost every hour in this country, on average, a veteran commits suicide. The Department...

Princess Health and Online training could help rural doctors offer better mental health care.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Online training could help rural doctors offer better mental health care.Princessiccia

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More than half of all U.S. mental health care takes place at the primary-care level,...