Medicine
Medicine
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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.
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MEDICINE
High blood pressure is greatest risk factor for stroke
In the United States, approximately 795,000 people will have a stroke annually.
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.


