After 6 months and little explanation, Norton Healthcare patients, employees still feeling effects of cyber attack

by Valerie Chinn LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Nearly six months after Norton Healthcare was the victim of a cyber attack that targeted people’s personal information, credit card numbers and medical history, patients and employees continue to face issues. Norton, a company serving about 600,000 patients a year with nearly $5 billion in assets, continues to…

Markey study provides valuable insights into drivers of cancer risk

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As people age, the DNA in their cells begins to accumulate genetic mutations. Mosaic chromosomal alterations (mCAs), a category of mutations acquired in blood cells, are linked with a 10-fold increased risk of developing blood cancer. mCAs hold promise as a tool to identify people at high risk of developing certain cancers and diseases.…

Kynect website opens Nov. 1 for shopping and enrollment in federally subsidized health-insurance plans

Al Cross, Kentucky Health News Kentuckians can shop and enroll for federally subsidized health-insurance coverage on the state-based marketplace, Kynect, starting Wednesday, Nov. 1. Enrollment will be open through Jan. 16. Coverage for those who sign up on or before Dec. 15 will start Jan. 1, 2024. Those who sign up in the following month will…

Daniel Cameron, Kentucky’s first Black nominee for governor, campaigns against affirmative action

by Kentucky Public Radio | By Sylvia Goodman As he competes against incumbent Democrat Andy Beshear for Kentucky’s governorship, Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron has stood in opposition to affirmative action, diversity-equity initiatives and required anti-bias trainings. Cameron is Kentucky’s first Black attorney general. And if he wins the state’s race for governor in November, he…

Ky. Public Health commissioner appointed president of national health official association

WKMS | By Abigail Lonsway Dr. Steven Stack – Kentucky’s Public Health commissioner – is the new president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). The nonprofit organization, which aims to support the work of state and territorial health officials by furthering the development of public health policy, named Stack its president-elect in…

The ‘voice’ of Kentucky agriculture: Commissioner’s race takes a partisan turn

Republican Jonathan Shell is running against Biden. Democrat Sierra Enlow says Kentucky is ‘not as divided’ as people think. BY: JAMIE LUCKE  In the the late 19th century almost half the population lived on farms, like this one in Jessamine County, and needed a strong defender against the economic monopolies that bought and shipped their products.…

UK’s Chandler Hospital reports five cases of treatment-resistant fungus, a ‘threat’ to those with pre-existing conditions

The University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital reports it has five patients with a fungus, Candida auris, that is resistant to treatment. Candida auris can make people severely ill, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It also “spreads easily” in health care settings like a hospital. “Medications that are designed to kill the…