WISE, Va. — The Health Wagon introduces Dr. Kristin Glover, PharmD, BCACP, as Director of Pharmacy Services/Pharmacist-in-Charge at St. Mary’s Faith Pharmacy. Dr. Kristin Glover, PharmD, BCACP, is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist with more than 18 years of experience across community pharmacy, clinical patient care, and pharmacy leadership. She brings a rare combination of advanced clinical knowledge, pharmacy management experience, regulatory expertise, and direct patient care, with a background spanning medication therapy management, chronic disease care, obesity and metabolic care, immunization services, patient counseling and education, and collaboration with other healthcare providers. Dr. Glover, PharmD, BCACP is joining The […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville Medical Center is proud to announce the successful completion of its first solo MitraClip procedure. The groundbreaking, minimally-invasive procedure was performed by Maen Assali, MD, an interventional cardiologist at the Heart & Vascular Institute of Eastern Kentucky, offering a new, life-changing treatment option for patients with severe mitral regurgitation who are considered too high-risk for open-heart surgery. MitraClip is one of the world’s first mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair therapy, also referred to as TMVr, or transcatheter mitral valve repair, that delivers a minimally invasive treatment option for select patients. It is a well-established procedure with more […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A fifth former employee is now suing Mountain Comprehensive Care, claiming she was punished and ultimately fired for fulfilling her job duties to enforce legally mandated patient protection safeguards and ensure lawful Medicaid billing. Jennifer Salisbury filed her complaint against Mountain Comprehensive Care and its subsidiary, Mountain Plus Services, last week. Her complaint differs substantially from previous lawsuits filed by former Chief Financial Officer Rebeckah Hall, former Regional Billing Coordinator Rachel Williams, former Mental Health Director Kristy Stiltner and former Revenue Cycle Manager Kendra Allen, levelling new allegations against the companies. Salisbury worked for Mountain Comprehensive Care […]

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PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – Seven members of the Kentucky STUNT team were named All-Americans by the College STUNT Coaches Association on Sunday. Alyssa Arkava, Addison Crawford, Isabella Doria, Isabella Franzella, Emma Green and Mackenzie Secrest were all named first-team All-Americans. Arkava, a junior from Brentwood, Tennessee, earned first-team honors for the third consecutive season. Doria, a junior from Brentwood, California, also earned first-team honors for the third straight season. Franzella, a junior from San Mateo, California, was named to the first team for the second time after earning second-team honors in 2024. Crawford, a sophomore from San […]

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BELCHER, Ky. — A Pike County couple has pleaded not guilty in a case involving allegations of child sexual abuse. Chester Brian Adkins, 55, and Suetta Adkins, 50, both of Belcher, were indicted earlier this month on two counts of first-degree sexual abuse. Chester Adkins is also charged with two counts of third-degree sodomy and two counts of incest with a victim younger than 12. The indictment accuses both of subjecting a child to sexual abuse from January 2021 to January of 2025. Chester Adkins is further accused of subjecting the child to sodomy and incest in 2017 and 2018. […]

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