Day: January 23, 2012
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Florida-to-Appalachia ‘pill pipeline’ appears to be shriveling
Attorneys general from Florida and Kentucky say the prescription pill pipeline between the two states is beginning to close, reports Bill Estep of the Lexington Herald-Leader. They credit new programs...
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UK opening new operating rooms, including high-tech hybrid
The region’s first hybrid operating room, one that adds imaging and robotics to traditional surgery, is opening this week at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital. The only other...
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Rockcastle County school board nixes ban on smoking at schools
While more than 30 Kentucky communities have banned smoking in enclosed public places, and about as many school districts have imposed a total ban, many districts remain resistant to the...