Medicine

Local filmmakers seek donations to make movie about Jarrett's Joy Cart

Jennifer Mynear wheeled a cart filled with toys and games to see Emily Tucker, 5, of Pikeville, at Kentucky Children's Hospital.

Two Lexington filmmakers are hoping to make a movie about Jarrett Mynear, the 13-year-old boy who, before he died of cancer, inspired others with his giving spirit and whose legacy is Jarrett's Joy Cart.

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MEDICINE

Audit to scrutinize $11.7 million Lexington public health clinic; HealthFirst says it's moving forward

The real estate deal that was designed to bring a public health clinic to Southland Drive is now the focus of an investigation by state Auditor Adam Edelen.
MEDICINE

High blood pressure is greatest risk factor for stroke

In the United States, approximately 795,000 people will have a stroke annually.
MEDICINE

Cost of care varies greatly at Lexington hospitals, data shows

Costs for various types of major medical care at Lexington hospitals — including treatment for heart attack, joint replacement and kidney failure — varied wildly in data provided by the federal government this week.
STAND UP LEXINGTON

Older women should assess risks before getting pregnant

As more women delay childbearing until later in life, it is important to understand the risk involved in waiting. Advanced maternal age generally refers to a woman who has reached age 35 by the date of delivery. The rate of births to women 35 and older has gradually increased, and in 2009, 14 ...
MEDICINE

Types of bone cancersand ways to treat them vary

There are two types of bone cancers. Primary bone cancers (sarcomas) are the rarest type of human cancer and probably affect fewer than 100 Kentuckians per year. Metastatic cancer which spreads to the bone is much more common, and often originates in the prostate, breast, thyroid, kidney or lung.
MEDICINE

Merlene Davis: Lupus sufferers don't want sympathy, just understanding

Since 2004, Cindy Turley hasn't had many mornings when she could roll out of bed pain free and full of energy.
MEDICINE

HealthFirst board votes to quit spending money on Southland Drive clinic

HealthFirst Bluegrass voted Wednesday to spend no more money on its planned Southland Drive health clinic after months of bad financial news, including a recent internal audit that projected additional losses.
MEDICINE

Dunbar senior injured at Florida beach improving, hopes to attend graduation

Travis Gaines, an outfielder and first baseman for the baseball team at Lexington's Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, suffered a spinal cord injury April 2 in a diving accident in Florida. He has been undergoing therapy in Louisville and hopes to attend graduation with his senior class on May 24.
DAILY BUSINESS REPORT

St. Joseph-Jessamine dedicates digital mammography suite

A digital mammography suite was dedicated Tuesday at St. Joseph-Jessamine Ambulatory Care Center in Nicholasville.
MEDICINE

Bedsores can be dangerous, even deadly, if left untreated

Living a healthy lifestyle is the key to staying healthy. We are consumed with talk shows and advertisements on all sorts of health topics. But one topic that doesn't get much attention is pressure ulcers.