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"We should not have to beg for services for our people"

Oct 30, 2021 at 12:03 pm by admin

County to send formal protest to Dr. Stack's office (State Department of Health) in regard to Purchase District Health Department not providing services for citizens here By G.... Read More

October 1 - Kentucky Positivity Rate drops below 10%

Sep 27, 2021 at 12:12 pm by admin

Kentucky's positivity rate dropped below 10% in a report published October 1, 2021. Several Purchase counties have climbed out of high rate of spread to moderate - a good sign.... Read More

Paducah Public Schools to continue universal masking

Sep 14, 2021 at 03:34 pm by admin

Statement from Dr. Donald Shively, Superintendent, Paducah Public Schools: "Paducah Public School began the year with Level 3 COVID-19 mitigation strategies due to the surge i.... Read More

Blood pressure numbers can indicate a healthy heart

Feb 24, 2020 at 03:07 pm by admin

(Paducah, Ky.) Feb. 24, 2020 - During Heart Month, Baptist Health Paducah wants to remind the public that knowing your blood pressure numbers is the first step to improving y.... Read More

Kentucky one of 20 states to see sharp rise in Alzheimer's disease

Jul 21, 2017 at 06:39 pm by admin

SEVERITY OF FUTURE DEMENTIA BURDEN REVEALED IN 20 STATES INCLUDING KENTUCKY Additional resources, training, and education are needed LONDON, July 19, 2017 -- According to new.... Read More

Comparing eight Purchase Counties in health measures

May 09, 2017 at 03:23 pm by admin

County health rankings website rank counties and states in a number of areas. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the interactive website County Health Rankings brea.... Read More

Who's killing Bubba?

Feb 02, 2016 at 10:49 am by admin

The answer is Bubba is killing himself, in record numbers, according to new research. A just published report from the New York-based Commonwealth Fund points to a situation w.... Read More

Baptist Health Paducah heart attack care receives national performance award

Sep 01, 2015 at 09:25 am by admin

Paducah, KY - Aug. 31, 2015 - Heart attack treatment at Baptist Health Paducah was recently recognized among the nation's best by the American College of Cardiology for the.... Read More

State or Federal labeling of GMO's subject of House bill

Jul 22, 2015 at 12:50 pm by admin

H.R. 1599, the "Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015", will most likely come up for a vote in the House of Representatives this week. Exclusive regulation of geneticall.... Read More

Op-Ed: Bipartisan support for speeding cures

Jul 07, 2015 at 01:35 pm by admin

Saturday June 20, 2015 It is not often the two of us share a byline, but there is currently legislation moving through Congress that has the potential to help nearly every Ke.... Read More

Parkway Regional Hospital Closes

Apr 01, 2015 at 11:12 am by admin

(Fulton, KY. March 31, 2015) - This day is the last day of operations for Parkway Regional Hospital. It will be closed by the end of the day. The hospital first announced its.... Read More

Obama Admin to go after antibiotic resistant bugs

Mar 30, 2015 at 10:54 am by admin

FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Releases National Action Plan to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Today, the White House released a comprehensive plan that identifies c.... Read More

HB 145 - statewide smoking ban passes committee

Feb 05, 2015 at 04:50 pm by admin

House Bill 145, a statewide ban, passed the House Health and Welfare Committee today. There were a few dissenting votes. If the bill becomes law, indoor smoking in public pla.... Read More

Dollar General Raises Hershey's Bar Market Price 75%

Oct 02, 2014 at 03:51 pm by admin

(Clinton, KY) - The cost of sweet goodness is about to get more expensive. Hershey Corporation has just announced an 8 percent across the board increase for all its products..... Read More

Our dirty little secret

Apr 02, 2014 at 08:33 pm by admin

(Mayfield, Kentucky) - The doctor was astonished. "You have NEVER had a colonoscopy before?" she asked Ivan. "You need one every five years." My husband, sitting on an examini.... Read More