Healthy Numbers for Kentucky Children
FRANKFORT Today’s children are faced with many challenges that contribute to overweight and obesity. These include eating low amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables, spending
FRANKFORT Today’s children are faced with many challenges that contribute to overweight and obesity. These include eating low amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables, spending
FRANKFORT The Infectious Disease Branch in the Division of Epidemiology and Vital Statistics at the Kentucky Department for Public Health was a busy place before
FRANKFORT Hypertension or high blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, chronic kidney disease, and dementia.1 Heart disease and stroke are
FRANKFORT The ferocity, duration, and unpredictability of the current pandemic leave healthcare providers particularly vulnerable to negative psychosocial impacts: COVID-19 is an occupational hazard. This
FRANKFORT The recent change in the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines to start colorectal cancer (CRC) screening at age 45 gives us an
FRANKFORT Excess weight and obesity are serious threats to the health and wellbeing of many people. In Kentucky, over 36% of the adult population is
SEND YOUR NEWS ITEMS TO MD-UPDATE > news@md-update.com MOUNT STERLING Saint Joseph Mount Sterling’s most fragile patients, infants born with special needs like neonatal abstinence
Frankfort Regional Medical Center Announces Opening of New Orthopedic Practice in Frankfort FRANKFORT Frankfort Regional Medical Center announced that Greg Rennirt, MD, and Alan Oster,
FRANKFORT You’ve seen them in stores and on billboards on the side of the road, and heard about them on the radio. Electronic cigarettes, or
FRANKFORT The US Surgeon General has declared electronic cigarette use an epidemic among youth because of an unprecedented rise in e-cigarette products in the past
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