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Colorectal cancer deaths in Appalachian Kentucky have declined, study finds
Deaths from colorectal cancer in Appalachian Kentucky declined from 1999 to 2020, but far less than the rate of decline in the rest of the nation.? That’s the upshot of a University of Kentucky study analyzing death data. It found that in the 54 Kentucky counties served by the Appalachian Regional Commission, the mortality rate […]
Louisville otolaryngologist becomes president of American Medical Association
Dr. Bruce A. Scott, an ear, nose and throat specialist from Louisville, was sworn in Tuesday, June 11, as the 179th president of the?American Medical Association, the nation’s largest organization of physicians. “I became a physician to care for patients, and we all know that’s getting tougher every day,” Scott said in his inaugural address. […]
Dr. Wendell Kingsolver, advocate for family medicine and rural health, dies at 95
Dr. Wendell Roy Kingsolver, a longtime physician and advocate for family medicine and public health, especially in rural Kentucky, died Thursday, May 30. He was 95 and lived in Nicholasville. After graduation from the University of Kentucky and an internship and residency, Kingsolver set up a family practice at Carlisle in his home Nicholas County. […]
Retailer Warby Parker penalized for letting Kentuckians take online vision test
Warby Parker, an online retailer of prescription glasses, contact lenses and sunglasses, has agreed to pay at least $55,200 to Kentucky for allowing 69 Kentuckians to take its online vision test, contrary to state law, Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office said in a news release Friday. Coleman’s office alleged that from July to October 2021, […]