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Louisville surgeon Hiram Polk named state health commissioner - Health News

Medicaid hearings in Bowling Green and Frankfort elicit nearly incessant criticism; third and final hearing in Hazard next Wed. - Health News

Insurance firm's study found Kentucky's costs for long-term, in-home care dropped this year, even as nation saw an increase - Health News

Two huge new studies further undermine the "obesity paradox" - Health News

Campaign seeks to build support for, and action to make, Kentucky communities more walkable for better community health - Health News

Consumption of omega-3s linked to lower risk of fatal heart disease - health news

No association between 'bad cholesterol' and elderly deaths - health news

KentuckyOne under state investigation for critical staff cuts - Health News

Madisonville program aims to develop home-grown doctors - Health News

Lexington, Paducah newspapers' editorials take diametrically opposing sides on Bevin's proposed changes to Medicaid - Health News

Shock variables and outcomes for cats at emergency services - Health News

Health business group opens its forum with state Medicaid officials after first denying Courier-Journal reporter access to it - Health News

Kentucky ranks 48th among states in percentage of kids getting summer meals from schools, but participation grew last year - Health News

There's a vaccine for young people that prevents cancer, but most don't get it because most doctors fail to recommend it - Health News

Public hearings to be held Tuesday in Bowling Green, Wednesday in Frankfort and next week in Hazard plan for Medicaid changes - Health News

Northern Ky. doctor who treats 300 addicts says many doctors don't treat them because it's not easy and often frustrating - Health News

California insurance chief opposes Humana-Aetna merger, but state agency with actual authority approves it after commitments - Health News

Music to get spayed by - Health News

Work-oriented requirements in Medicaid plan could hit a snag; feds haven't approved a plan with such requirements yet - Health News

Blueberries lesser known health benefits - health news

Is 'when we eat' as important as 'what we eat'? - health news

Omega-3 supplementation: Patients spent an average of 2.4 fewer days in hospital - health news

Leisure activities may reduce post-surgical delirium among older adults - health news

Reaction to Medicaid plan is predictably mixed; critics predict federal officials won't approve work-oriented requirements - Health News

Healthy aging benefits may be associated with walnut consumption - health news

Rogers, other Republicans agree on $1.1 billion to fight Zika, but Democrats don't like where the money would come from - Health News

Bevin proposes to feds a 'transformative' Medicaid program with premiums, incentives, work-oriented requirements - Health News

Study links omega-3s to reduced mortality - health news

Some older adults live well, despite advancing years and the burdens of chronic diseases - health news

More reasons to eat your broccoli - health news

Tritrichomonas foetus infections in cats from densely housed origins - Health News