New Patients Please Call 859-495-3972 or complete this New Patient Form
Welcome to Blank's Pharmacy
Serving our neighbors since 1933
We want refilling your prescriptions to be easy and effortless. Sign up today to access your prescriptions, request refills and review drug details from the comfort of your home.
We take our role in your health very seriously. Come in today to see how we can help.
Serving our neighbors since 1933
Staying informed is also a great way to stay healthy. Keep up-to-date with all the latest health news here.
10 Dec
Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis on the Rise in the U.S.
A new study finds more women are being diagnosed with late-stage, invasive breast cancer at their initial presentation. The largest annual increase was seen in women 20-39 years of age.
09 Dec
One Source of Sugar Is Especially Bad for Your Heart, New Study Finds
Researchers compare the impact of three classes of sugar on cardiovascular disease and find sugar-sweetened beverages may do the most harm.
06 Dec
U.S. Global Health Rankings Predicted to Drop as Life Expectancy Stalls
A new analysis of life expectancy, mortality and morbidity related to more than 350 diseases finds the U.S. is falling behind dozens of other countries in key health rankings.
Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter December 10, 2024
Task Force Supports Women Over 30 Collecting Samples for Cervical Cancer Screening
In guidelines that may encourage more women to get screened for cervical cancer, a leading health task force has backed giving women over 30 the option to collect their own vaginal samples for testing.
Instead of needing to have a complete pelvic exam, these women can now go to a doctor’s office and collect their own tissue to be te... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter December 10, 2024
More Women Are Being Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Later Stages
More breast cancers are being detected later in women, giving the tumors a chance to spread and become life-threatening, a new study finds.
This increase in late-stage breast cancer affects women at all ages and ethnicities, according to results published Dec. 10 in the journal Radiology.
“Women with this diagnosis hav... Full Page
.jpg?w=1920&h=1080&mode=crop&crop=focalpoint)
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter December 10, 2024
Opioid Abuse Can Change the Brain
“This is your brain on drugs,” the old anti-drug admonition says, and now a new study has found there’s something to that chestnut.
Opioid addicts experienced structural and functional changes in specific regions of their brains, MRI scans show.
These changes are important to understand, given that around 2.5 millio... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter December 10, 2024
Ultra-processed Foods May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Fatty, salty and sugary ultra-processed foods could be increasing people’s risk of colon cancer by spurring chronic inflammation in the gut.
In a new study, colon tumors taken from people with poor diets had higher levels of pro-inflammatory biochemicals, as well as lower levels of substances that reduce inflammation and promote heal... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter December 10, 2024
Wildfire Smoke Is Choking America's Cities -- Is Yours on the List?
Heavy smoke from wildfires more frequently chokes the skies over the Western United States, but cities farther to the east are no longer being spared, new research shows.
Canada’s unusually intense 2023 wildfire season smothered American cities as far off as Baltimore and New York City, according to research presented Tuesday at the ... Full Page
Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter December 10, 2024
Group of Nobel Laureates Press Senate to Reject Kennedy's Nomination
Robert Kennedy Jr. should not be confirmed to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, over 75 Nobel laureates urged Monday.
In a letter published by the New York Times, the esteemed scientists took issue with Kennedy's lack of experience and controversial stands.
"In addition to his lack of credentials or rele... Full Page
Health News is provided as a service to Blank's Pharmacy site users by HealthDay. Blank's Pharmacy nor its employees, agents, or contractors, review, control, or take responsibility for the content of these articles. Please seek medical advice directly from your pharmacist or physician.
Copyright © 2024 HealthDay All Rights Reserved.
Our Affiliations
