Medicine
Summertime calls for specific safety measures
It's Memorial Day weekend, and that means the unofficial beginning of trauma season. It's the time of year when the weather warms up and the number of traumatic injuries spike as people head outdoors, shake off the winter blahs and participate in activities that have the potential to be hazardous...
Medicine
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MEDICINE
Weigh pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy
A woman might consider hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, as a way to alleviate menopausal symptoms. Traditional hormone replacement therapy replaces the declining estrogen levels after menopause. Progesterone also is replaced in women who have not had hysterectomies. Estrogen helps to reduce ...
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MEDICINE
Adapt grilling to reduce cancer risk
Grilling red meat and processed meat hot and fast can create cancer-causing chemicals. Slow grilling at lower temperatures is one way to reduce the risk of cancer.
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LOCAL NEWS
Fayette school nurse program could be scaled back
How Fayette County public school children are cared for will change next year. The Lexington Fayette County Health department, facing budget cuts and layoffs, has announced a plan to scale back its school nursing program. Officials are working out the specifics.
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MEDICINE
Medical schools, hospitals team up to fight child abuse in Kentucky and Indiana
FRANKFORT — Kara Mellick kissed her fingers and placed them on her sleeping 9-month-old daughter's head before she headed out the door during the summer of 2009.
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MEDICINE
UK receives $6.25 million research grant, gift for post-cancer ailment
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has received $6.25 million to fund research of myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood and bone marrow disorder that can be caused by radiation or chemotherapy treatments.
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LOCAL NEWS
Fayette health department layoffs likely
At least 25 of the 190 employees of the Lexington Fayette County Health Department are likely to be laid off in coming months to cope with drastic cuts in state and federal funding.
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MEDICINE
Lexington programs seek to raise stroke awareness
Strokes are preventable, and the first step is knowing your risks. Lisa Bellamy, stroke program coordinator for UKHealthCare, has been spreading the word during May, which is stroke awareness month. Dr. Greg Cooper, a neurologist with Central Baptist Hospital, said the same things that go into...
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MEDICINE
Enough sleep crucial to good health
Thirty-four percent. This is the percentage of adults who say sleepiness interferes with their daytime activities, from a survey by the National Sleep Foundation. Think about that. One-third of us report being too sleepy to be at our best.
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MEDICINE
Quarterly rankings for nursing homes in Fayette and surrounding counties are released
Herald-Leader Staff Report
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MEDICINE
Medicaid provider says it plans to stop paying for drug that helps fight addiction
Medicaid provider Coventry Cares plans to stop paying for an expensive medication that helps addicts kick opioid addictions, a move state officials quickly condemned Thursday as a contract violation.
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