Plight of woman needing lung transplant, who has fallen through the cracks of the health-care system, gets attention from CNN

Plight of woman needing lung transplant, who has fallen through the cracks of the health-care system, gets attention from CNN

Unknown 7:12 PM health care access, lung disease, lung transplant, Medicaid, Medicare

Update: CNN reports that Kentucky issued a Medicaid provider number to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and the hospital confirm...

Woman needing lung transplant falls through cracks of health-care system, says she's treated as nothing more than a 'price tag'

Woman needing lung transplant falls through cracks of health-care system, says she's treated as nothing more than a 'price tag'

Unknown 9:57 AM health insurance, lung disease, lung transplant, Medicaid, Medicare

Katie Prager, a 24-year-old cystic fibrosis patient from Ewing in Fleming County, needs a lung transplant, but has been denied one because s...

Heavy use of e-cigarettes may deliver big doses of formaldehyde, which can be a cause of lung cancer, study suggests

Heavy use of e-cigarettes may deliver big doses of formaldehyde, which can be a cause of lung cancer, study suggests

Unknown 10:36 AM cancer, e-cigarettes, lung cancer, lung disease, research, smoking

Vapor produced by electronic cigarettes can contain a surprisingly high concentration of formaldehyde—a known carcinogen that can cause lun...