by RICHARD HARRIS – Originally published on July 16, 2018 6:51 am When you go to your doctor’s office, sometimes it seems the caregivers spend more time gathering data about you than treating you as a patient. Electronic medical records are everywhere – annoying to doctors and intrusive to patients. But now researchers are looking to…
by The Associated Press – LEXINGTON, KY. — Health officials say hepatitis A is continuing to spread around Kentucky. WKYT-TV cited the Kentucky Department for Public Health in reporting that there were 1,094 cases and eight deaths from the outbreak as of the first week of July. The agency says 18 counties reported new cases during…
The lawsuit claims that Hardin Fiscal Court members violated Kentucky statue that relates to “the sale and disposal of real and personal property belonging to the county.” by Travis Ragsdale Lawsuit challenges Hardin County’s sale of hospital to Baptist Health LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A lawsuit filed last week hopes to stop or at least…
by Michon Lindstrom – LOUISVILLE– Amid outrage over using a racial slur, Papa John’s founder and University of Louisville Board of Trustee member John Schnatter has resigned. J. David Grisson, chairman of the University of Louisville Board of Trustees, released the following statement in response to the resignation. “After speaking with John, I’m confident that…
by Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier Journal – Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore ordered John Schnatter’s name removed from the Nachand Fieldhouse after he used a racial slur.Sam Upshaw Jr., Louisville Courier Journal This story will be updated. FRANKFORT, Ky. — A new state audit describes the administrative arm of Kentucky’s court system as an agency that run amok…
by ASSOCIATED PRESS – The federal government has awarded grants totaling more than $47 million to help homeless veterans find jobs. Recipients in Tennessee were awarded more than $906,000, Kentucky awards totaled almost $775,000 and West Virginia will receive $165,000. The Labor Department announced the funding Monday. The grants are awarded to state and local workforce…
by BILL ESTEP, [email protected] – A panel of federal judges has reinstated the criminal conviction of an Ashland physician accused of performing unnecessary heart procedures in order to run up profits. The appeals court decision left open the possibility that Richard E. Paulus, who retired after coming under investigation, could receive a new trial. For years,…
by Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier Journal – Here’s everything you need to know about the Kentucky attorney general who may be running for governor against Matt Bevin. Rachel Aretakis/Louisville Courier Journal FRANKFORT, Ky. — Democratic candidate for governor Andy Beshear has promised that any money his 2015 campaign for attorney general received that was tainted by…
by Deborah Yetter, Louisville Courier Journal – Under Gov. Matt Bevin’s Medicaid plan, it actually will cost Kentucky more to provide health coverage to people affected by the Medicaid changes than if the state did nothing. Mary Ann Gerth/Courier Journal This story may be updated. Kentucky has hit a national pharmacy benefit management company with a…
by Michon Windstorm – Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on very much anymore—especially when it comes to the presidency. But a new poll from the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that the two sides overwhelmingly agree on one thing—that a president should not pardon themselves and if they do—a majority…
