Month: October 2018
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Reporter writes about beating breast cancer, but perhaps most importantly, about first finding it: ‘scheduling the mammogram’
One day each year, many newspapers go pink — with pink ink or pink paper — to increase awareness of breast cancer and support research to find a cure. This...
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Study predicts number of Kentuckians who drop off Medicaid will double if work and ‘community engagement’ rules are approved
WKYT-TV image — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The federal-state Medicaid program provides health coverage to about 1.4 million Kentuckians, or about one in three. The exact number fluctuates,...
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Only syringe exchange in Lincoln Trail health district is a point of pride for Nelson County, Bardstown newspaper says in editorial
Photo illustration by The Kentucky Enquirer — This editorial appeared in The Kentucky Standard, Bardstown, on Oct. 25. Nelson County should take pride in its syringe exchange. That might sound strange, at first....
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Local outbreak of hepatitis A declared in Madison County, calling for vaccinations; heavy demand for vaccine in Whitley County
Madison County health officials have declared a local outbreak of hepatitis A and called on all local residents to get vaccinated for the liver disease that lives on poor hygiene....
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Feds form strike force to fight opioid abuse in Appalachia
The U.S. Department of Justice is forming a strike force to fight opioid abuse in Appalachia. “Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski says the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force will investigate...
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Seniors can save lots of money by shopping around for Medicare drug plans, but few do; here are tips
Chart shows average premiums for most popular stand-alone Medicare prescription drug plans. Seniors could save millions of dollars by shopping around for Medicare drug plans, but few do, Trudy Lieberman writes for Rural...
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Average premiums on most popular Obamacare plan in U.S. will drop 1.5% in 2019; go up 9% in Ky.; state still lower than average
Chart from Insider Louisville — The average premium for the most popular health insurance policy on the federal exchange, called the “silver plan,” will drop by 1.5 percent next year...
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Analysts tell health advocates that Medicaid budget ‘shortfall’ described by state officials is premature
Analysts Jason Dunn and Dustin Pugel gave an update on health policy at the Kentucky Voices for Health meeting. — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The warning from the...
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UK gets $15 million grant to treat 900 drug users with hepatitis C in Hazard area to examine concept of ‘treatment as prevention’
Jennifer Havens — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The University of Kentucky has received a five year, $15 million grant along with a $50 million donation in drugs, to treat hepatitis...
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As the FDA plans to approve sale of a super-strong painkiller, a Kentucky doctor with authority in the field objects
Dr. Raeford Brown — By Al Cross Kentucky Health News A Kentucky doctor with expertise in the field is objecting to the Food and Drug Administration‘s plan to approve for sale...