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Baby is born on Interstate 65 in Louisville during traffic blockage for President Obama's motorcade; father, nurse tell story

Unknown 1:29 PM babies, emergency medical service
Nurse and EMT worker and baby Photo from Floyd Memorial Hospital Facebook page A baby boy was born along Interstate 65 April 2 in Louisvil...
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As session nears end, bills on heroin, dating-violence orders, managed-care appeals and lawsuit review panels are hanging fire

As session nears end, bills on heroin, dating-violence orders, managed-care appeals and lawsuit review panels are hanging fire
Unknown 4:11 PM birth defects, cancer, domestic violence, drug abuse, emergency medical service, end-of-life care, home health, legislature, malpractice, managed care, Medicaid, physician assistants, research, state budget, stroke
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The General Assembly has sent Gov. Steve Beshear four health-related bills, and sev...
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Telemedicine helps reduce waits for mental-health patients in ER and provides better health-care access in schools

Telemedicine helps reduce waits for mental-health patients in ER and provides better health-care access in schools
Unknown 9:40 AM children's health, emergency medical service, emergency rooms, mental health, school nurses, schools, telemedicine
Health professionals have used telemedicine to help delay Alzheimer's  disease and reduce hearing loss in Appalachia, especially among ...
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Free-standing emergency departments could be the solution to keeping hospital services in rural areas

Unknown 8:44 AM critical access hospitals, emergency medical service, health reform, hospitals, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, rural health, rural-urban disparities
The tribulations of rural hospitals in Georgia, and the response, could signal a new direction for saving such facilities. Four rural hospit...
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