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FRONT Public Health 

Obesity Prevention and Weight Loss a Community Effort

February 1, 2021February 17, 2021 Brian Boisseau, CHFS, DPH, DPQI activity opportunity, bariatric, barrier, behavior therapy portion of weight loss, CHFS, determinant, diabetes, DPQI, evidence-based, evidence-based program, first-line strategy, Frankfort, FRANKFORT excess weight, harsh picture, harsh picture of the consequence of obesity, image001 Brian Boisseau, impact of obesity, individual medical cost burden, initial weight loss, Kentucky, Kentucky department, Kentucky physical activity, lifestyle, lifestyle change program, line evidence-based weight loss strategy, long-term weight loss success, national diabetes prevention program, NHLBI, NHLBI obesity education initiative, nutrition, nutrition program, nutritious food, obesity, obesity prevention, overall population health, person 's risk of develop type 2 diabetes, person of normal weight, physical activity, physical activity opportunity, population health, public health, public health initiative, quality-of-life outcome, SDOH, social determinant, social determinant of health, strategy, success of initial weight loss, surgery, therapy, type 2, type 2 diabetes, weight loss success, weight loss surgery, weight-loss, wide range of health

FRANKFORT Excess weight and obesity are serious threats to the health and wellbeing of many people. In Kentucky, over 36%

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Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond

May 1, 2020 Donna Ison adequate prenatal care, anomaly, APRN, baby, big believer, blood sugar, Bowling, care of the mother, Charles Mahlinger Navleen Gill, Detroit medical center, diabetes, division of the Eunice Kennedy shriver, dual focus, fellow perinatologist, fellowship, fetal echo, fetal intervention, fetus, field of maternal-fetal medicine, field of prenatal diagnosis, gestation go, Gill, glucose, health of the fetus, high risk, high-risk pregnancy, hypertension, identify issue, image001 photo, increased risk, internship, joyous time, Kentucky, Kentucky university, Maternal-Fetal, Maternal-Fetal medicine, maternal-fetal medicine department, maternal-fetal medicine fellowship, Maternal-Fetal medicine team help, medicine, mother 's exist health problem, Navleen Gill, OB/ GYN, Owensboro, Owensboro health, Owensboro health 's Maternal-Fetal medicine team help, Owensboro health system, patient inspired Navleen Gill, percent of pregnant woman, perinatologist, perinatology, Perinatology research branch, photo, preconceptual counsel, pregnancy, pregnant woman, Shelton, Tabb, Thomas Tabb, ultrasound, uncontrolled diabetes, Wayne state university, western Kentucky region, western Kentucky university, woman conceive, woman experience high-risk pregnancy

OWENSBORO For most women, pregnancy is one of the most joyous times in their lives. But for women experiencing high-risk

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The Latest in Testing, Tracking, and Treatment

March 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Donna Ison accurate blood sugar, big diabetes upgrade, blood glucose read, CGM, challenge case, chi, chi saint, diabetes, diabetes upgrade, endocrine update, endocrinologist, endocrinology, fracture, fracture risk, Gil Dunn, GLP-1, glucose, image001 photo, incorporate innovation, insulin, insulin pump, internal medicine, internal medicine residency, Joan Edwards, Joan Edwards school, Jordan, Jordan university, Jordan university of science, Jordan university science, Joseph, Joseph health, Joseph medical group, Kentucky rank, King Abdullah university hospital, Maali Milhem, Marshall university 's Joan Edwards school, Marshall university 's Joan Edwards school of medicine, medication, medicine, medicine residency, Milhem, Mohamad Khasawneh, oncologist, option of a continuous glucose monitor, osteoporosis, people develop diabetes, pharmacological breakthrough, physician, Pikeville medical center, pump, sensor, technology school of medicine, thyroid, thyroid cancer, traditional care, weight-loss

LEXINGTON With more and more people developing diabetes at younger and younger ages, statistics across the nation show the disease

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Big Advancements Save the Smallest Patients

February 1, 2020April 2, 2020 Donna Ison abnormality, big advancement, Charles Mahlinger, Charles Mahlinger fetal echocardiogram, Charles Mahlinger Thomas Tabb, delivery, diabetes, echocardiogram, echocardiograms, extraordinary advancement, fetal echo, fetal echocardiogram, fetal echocardiograms, fetal heart disease, fetus, field of perinatology, gynecology, heart disease, hypertension, image001 photo, image002 photo, incidence, Kentucky, lupus, management of disease, maternal part, Maternal-Fetal, Maternal-Fetal medicine, maternal-fetal medicine department, maternal-fetal medicine fellowship, McMaster, McMaster university, medical director of the maternal-fetal medicine department, medicine, mother 's exist health problem, obesity, obstetrics, Owensboro, Owensboro health, perinatology, pregnant patient, pregnant woman, protocol review, risk factor, Tabb, Tabb care, Thomas Tabb, ultrasound, ultrasound equipment, university of Kentucky college of medicine, university of Tennessee

OWENSBORO With forty years in the field of perinatology, Thomas Tabb, MD, has seen extraordinary advancements, both in technology and

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A Clear Vision for the Future

December 1, 2018February 15, 2019 Donna Ison Andrew Pearson, antiquity of the soul, boom patient population, broad spectrum of ocular trauma, Care expansion, Chandler medical center, clear vision, complicated eye problem, cornea surgeon, degeneration, diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, Duke university eye center, education front, elective rotation, excite initiative, eye care, eye disease, faculty, floor of Chandler medical center, floor of the new Shriners hospital, fully-outfitted, fully-outfitted ophthalmology, Geisinger commonwealth school, Geisinger commonwealth school of medicine, Gil Dunn, glaucoma, glaucoma surgeon, high quality care, image001 photo, implantable drug delivery system, Kentucky, long way, long-established ophthalmology, macular degeneration, medicine, multiple FDA-approved treatment, multiple provider, multiple systemic disease, new Shriners hospital, oculoplastic, oculoplastic surgeon, ophthalmology, ophthalmology department 's expansion, outstand educational program, outstand eye care, patient room, Pearson, Pearson state, pediatric eye surgeon, provider, regular eye exam, research arena, retinal surgeon, Retinopathy, revered organ, routine primary eye care, science of ophthalmology, sought-after residency program, subsequent increase of faculty, subspecialties, subspecialty ophthalmology practice on-site, surgeon, treatment of eye disease, UK 's department, UK 's department of ophthalmology, UK eye doctor, underserved, university of Cincinnati college of medicine, university of Kentucky department of ophthalmology, variety of subspecialties, vascular network, visual science, word of Roman statesman

LEXINGTON In the words of Roman statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero, “The eyes like sentinels occupy the highest place in the

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News News & Events 

News – Dec 2018

December 1, 2018December 28, 2018 MD-Update Staff A grade, A., accreditation, accreditation program, advanced laparoscopic, American college, American Gastroenterological association, arthritis, baptist health, bariatric, bariatric surgery, Blair, blood flow, board-certified, board-eligible, breast, breast center, breast disease, breast program, brown cancer center, cancer, cancer center, CDC, CDC recognition, center accreditation, chief resident, clinic, Daryl Nisbett, diabetes, diabetes prevention program, disease control, disease management, doctor, doctor of medicine, family medicine, fellowship, gastroenterological, Gastroenterological association, gastroenterology, general surgery, Grade, hospital safety, image001 Mathis, injection, Inova Fairfax medical center, internal medicine, J., James Graham Brown, James Graham Brown cancer center, Kendrick, Kentucky, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health, KentuckyOne surgical associate, Kim, laparoscopic, leapfrog, leapfrog group, Lexington, Lexington baptist health, Lexington clinic, Lexington Rachel Mathis, Lifeline®, Lifeline® heart attack, Lifeline® heart attack receive center accreditation, Louisiana state university, Louisville, Mathis, MD-UPDATE, Md., medical degree, medicine, NAPBC, NAPBC accreditation, national conference, News, News item, obesity, obesity center, oncology, osteopathic medicine, physician, prevention, recognition, residency, resident education, resident research award, rheumatology, safety, Sizemore, specialist, surgery, surgical associate, surgical education, surgical fellowship, U, undergraduate, undergraduate degree, university of Kentucky, wellness

SEND YOUR NEWS ITEMS TO MD-UPDATE > news@md-update.com Physicians Join KentuckyOne Surgical Associates in Lexington LEXINGTON Rachel Mathis, MD, has

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Audiology Complementary Care Health Topics 

Diabetes and Hearing Loss

May 1, 2018July 2, 2018 Lisa Meeker alternative blood supply, Aud, back-up blood supply, basic hear test, blood supply, blood vessel, bluegrass, bluegrass hear clinic, bluegrass hear clinic state, clinic, clinic state, complication of hear loss, control diabetes, damaged blood vessel, diabetes, ear, ear lack, good hear, hear loss, hear loss increase, inner ear, Lucinda Batta, management of diabetes, medication regime, routine diabetes care

LEXINGTON Over 30 million people in the United States have diabetes, and between 90–95% of those have Type 2 diabetes,

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Cover Story 

Bariatric Surgery Today

May 1, 2018July 2, 2018 Holly Hinson abdominal surgery, apnea, arthritis, baptist health, baptist health physician weigh, bariatric, bariatric surgeon, bariatric surgery, bariatrics, blood pressure, BMI, board-certified, body weight, certified center, certified center of excellence bariatric surgeon, co-morbidity, continuous monitor, Derek Weiss, diabetes, diet, epidemic of obesity, excellence bariatric surgeon, excess body weight, excess weight, exercise, gastrectomy, general surgeon, Gore, grow field, grow field of bariatrics, grow field of weight loss surgery, health issue, health physician weigh, healthy weight, heart disease, high blood pressure, holistic program, hypertension, Indiana close, invasive laparoscopic procedure, John Oldham, Kentuckiana, Lanny Gore, laparoscopic, laparoscopic bariatric surgery, liver disease, Louisville, Louisville side, Louisville side of the river, magic procedure, medical specialty, misconception, native of Owensboro, normal weight person, obesity, Oldham, overweight place, physician, procedure, sleep apnea, sleeve, surgeon, surgery, unfortunate title, variety of abdominal surgery, weight loss surgery, weight-loss

LOUISVILLE & NEW ALBANY, IN As a state, Kentucky holds the unfortunate title of being one of the fattest of

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Holiwell Health Offers Patients Relief from Chronic Disease

January 1, 2018March 23, 2018 Holly Hinson academic consortium, acupuncture, adverse childhood experience, artery disease, Asian medical practitioner, Ballard, Ballard 's increase focus, Bardstown, Bardstown primary care, Bardstown primary care office, care office, chef, chronic condition, chronic disease, chronic pain, classic example, client, clinic, collective focus, coronary artery disease, Deborah Ann Ballard, diabetes, disappoint reality, endocrinology, endocrinology practice, gourmet, gourmet chef, great sack full, great sack full of drug, heal body, health coach, healthy food, holistic care, holistic feature, Holiwell, Holiwell health, hypertension, included physician, instructor, integrate healthcare, integrative medicine, integrative medicine practice, integrative medicine provider, integrative medicine specialist, integrative therapy, internal medicine, Kentucky, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health, l-r, lack of sense of purpose, lifestyle, lifestyle approach, lifestyle center, lifestyle medicine, Louisville, Louisville clinic, marriage therapist, massage, massage therapy, medicine, medicine practice, medicine provider, medicine specialist, member of the kentuckiana, Norton, Norton cancer institute, Norton cancer prevention program, number look, outrageous cost, pain, personal health, photo, physical activity, physician, Pilates instructor, practitioner, prevention, public health strategy, Rob Densmore Holiwell, Rob Densmore Holiwell health, root cause of chronic disease, see patient, sense of purpose, side effect of the drug, St. Matthews, St. Matthews neighborhood, staff of integrative medicine provider, stress, teach kitchen, therapist, therapy, toxin, traditional western medicine, type 2, type 2 diabetes, wellness, wellness chef, yoga, yoga instructor

LOUISVILLE For Deborah Ann Ballard, MD, MPH, “Lifestyle is medicine.” With this philosophy in mind, Ballard, who is credentialed in

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Audiology Complementary Care Health Topics Obstetrics/Gynecology Women's Health 

Women and Hearing Loss

July 1, 2017July 2, 2018 Lisa Meeker anemia, appropriate medical professional, arthritis, Aud, baseline hear evaluation, bluegrass hear clinic state, cancer, cancer of the ear, case of SSNHL, cisplatin chemotherapy, clinic state, common chronic physical condition, depression, diabetes, ear, gradual hear loss, health concern, hear aid user, hear health, hear health of patient, hear loss, hear loss association, hear loss association of America, heart disease, hidden disability, killer of woman, loss association, low frequency hear loss, obvious physical difference, osteoporosis, osteoporosis patient, ototoxic drug, rate of man, research show, rheumatoid arthritis, sensorineural, SSNHL, sudden sensorineural, top health concern, unaware hear loss, Vanessa Ewert, woman experience depression

Despite the obvious physical differences between men and women, both share many of the same health concerns. According to the

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