Father’s Day Special: The Sauna Life is offering a Father’s Day Special of $400 to $600 off your next sauna purchase. Offer may vary depending on sauna size. Click here to learn more! — The concept of the sauna was created in Finland nearly 2000 years ago and it’s no wonder that it is still […]
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Cincinnati Children’s to open medical office in Cold Spring
A Cincinnati Children’s primary care office will open in Cold Spring next Monday, June 5. The location at 4465 Alexandria Pike will be called Cincinnati Children’s Cold Spring Primary Care and will include primary care services, a behavioral health specialist, and options for telehealth. Cincinnati Children’s is leasing the 3,500-square-foot office, which is adjacent to an unaffiliated […]
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How one change could impact healthcare access in NKY
This story originally appeared in the April 14 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. A topic that has divided some in the Northern Kentucky medical community took center stage at a pair of Erlanger City Council meetings over the last month, with those for and against it both […]
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Wood Hudson laboratory conducts cancer research in Campbell County’s own backyard
Tucked away inside an old school building on Isabella Street in Newport, researchers and students are working on learning more about cancer. Julia Carter and her husband, Harry Carter, started the independent nonprofit Wood Hudson Cancer Research Laboratory over 40 years ago. The center works to study clinical cases and experimental models to diagnose and […]
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Community rallies around Beechwood teacher diagnosed with rare autoimmune disease
Lindsey Hughes has been a teacher at Beechwood High School for about three years, and even in the short amount of time she has spent with the school, she said the love and support she has received from them had motivated her to keep going. Last October, Hughes was diagnosed with Systemic Scleroderma, a multisystemic, […]
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Kentucky AG launches Operation Fight Fentanyl at Covington roundtable
Attorney General Daniel Cameron kicked off Operation Fight Fentanyl at a roundtable in Covington on Wednesday. Cameron’s new initiative seeks to combat the epidemic in Kentucky, which has seen a 50% increase in overdose deaths between 2019 and 2020, according to a 2021 National Center for Health Statistics report. At times, Cameron has worked on […]
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Having a baby proves deadlier for Kentucky moms
This story originally appeared in the Jan. 13 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe. Having a baby in Kentucky is more deadly for mothers than nearly all other states in the country. Not only do birthing mothers in Kentucky have to deal with the same issues as the rest […]
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Dayton votes to go smoke-free
In a 3-2 vote, Dayton City Council passed an ordinance banning indoor smoking, but not without pushback from residents and business owners. Three businesses in Dayton still allow indoor smoking: Tony’s Ole Saloon, the Rose Room, and Manhattan Harbour Yacht Club. With three smoke-friendly establishments in the city, those opposed to the ordinance didn’t hesitate […]
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St. Elizabeth Florence undergoing major renovation
St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Florence is in the middle of expanding the hospital with an addition that will be completed by fall 2023.
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Mortality rate high for unvaccinated heart attack patients, new research suggests
The North American COVID-19 ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NACMI) Registry reported a 25 percent reduction in early mortality in 2021 compared to 2020 among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and COVID-19 infection. STEMI is a severe heart attack that affects the heart’s lower chambers when the artery to the heart is completely blocked. […]
