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Lourdes goes red for women's heart health
Contributed photo Lourdes hospital’s Rehab Department celebrates the National Wear Red Day at the hospital on Friday to promote awareness for women’s heart disease and also in recognition of the...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Physical Therapists Lois Dolan (left) and Cheri Hampton (right) discuss movements and potential dysfunctions of the multiple layers of muscle lining the pelvis using a human pelvic model and a bio feedback machine on Tuesday at Hampton Physical Therapy. Dolan and Hampton both recently received a Certificate of Academic Proficiency Achievement for the treatment of female Pelvic Floor Dysfunction after a three day course.
Women-centric therapy helps restore wellness
It’s a topic that’s often swept under the rug because of embarrassment or perceived social norms, but pelvic floor dysfunction affects a wide range of women, many of whom might feel uncomfortable t...
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Associated Press A patient's X-rays are examined at a clinic at Masemouse, Lesotho, on March 17, 2010. Lesotho has the third highest prevalence of TB, with poverty and violence complicating medical treatment. It was announced Monday that the world's most advanced tuberculosis vaccine failed to protect babies against the airborne infectious disease.
New tuberculosis vaccine doesn’t protect infants
LONDON — The world’s most advanced tuberculosis vaccine failed to protect babies against the infectious disease, according to a new study in South Africa. The vaccine, MVA85A, was designed to im...
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Paducah psychologist elected to serve on national board
A local licensed clinical psychologist was elected to serve on the board of directors for a national health service register. Dr. Sarah Shelton, of Psychological Wellness Group in Paducah, was e...
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Blood donors needed
While the fear of needles can keep many people from donating blood, that momentary pinch can help save up to three people in need of life-saving blood transfusions. Every two seconds that pass, ...
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Scientists to resume work with lab-bred bird flu
WASHINGTON — International scientists who last year halted controversial research with the deadly bird flu say they are resuming their work as countries adopt new rules to ensure safety. The out...
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FILE - In this July 20, 2006 file photo, a woman smokes a cigarette during a break from work in downtown Chicago. New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine's issue coming out Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, finds that women who smoke today have a much greater risk of dying from lung cancer than they did decades ago compared to those who never smoked. That is partly because they are starting younger and smoking more than women used to. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Women equal men’s lung cancer risk
Smoke like a man, die like a man. U.S. women who smoke today have a much greater risk of dying from lung cancer than they did decades ago, partly because they are starting younger and smoking mo...
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Contributed photo Dr. Michael Karpf, vice president for Health Affairs at University of Kentucky HealthCare, speaks before the Rotary Club of Paducah on Thursday. The university is expanding its patient referral range into western Kentucky, among other locations, and hopes to partner with local hospitals in future procedures, Karpf said.
Beyond borders
Exhibiting exponential growth in clinical care options and patient reach in the past decade, University of Kentucky HealthCare has its eyes set on becoming a leading top 25 academic medical center ...
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Lourdes Foundation receives teddy bears for pediatric patients
Teddy bears will bring smiles to pediatric patients as a seasonal toy store donated 30 stuffed animals to the Lourdes Foundation. Paducah Pediatrics will use the bears for patients who are scare...
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Cancer Society seeks drivers
More than 25,000 Kentuckians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year, and for many of them, getting to treatment may be the toughest part of their fight. The American Cancer Society’s...
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