Day: August 20, 2018
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By 7-1, public comments in 3rd round on Kentucky Medicaid plan oppose it; suit filed to stop similar work requirements in Arkansas
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News When the third round of public comments on Kentucky’s proposed Medicaid plan ended at 11 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 18, more than 11,500 people...
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Most who think they’re allergic to penicillin aren’t; that can lead to over-use of antibiotics and resistant infections, a big issue in Ky.
About 10 percent of Americans say or think they have a penicillin allergy, but 90 percent of those people are not truly allergic and could tolerate the drug, according to the U.S. Centers...
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Study finds non-smoking children of smoking adults 31 percent more likely to die of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
If one or both of your parents smoked and you didn’t, you are still more likely to die of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, says a study published Thursday by the American Cancer Society....