Day: March 26, 2019
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Justice secretary touts treatment over incarceration; ‘We have to distinguish who we are mad at and who we are actually afraid of’
Justice and Public Safety Secretary John Tilley (Photos by Melissa Patrick) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State Justice and Public Safety Secretary John Tilley told foreign scholars visiting Kentucky...
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Health departments scramble to fight hepatitis A outbreak
Peyton Manning had hepatitis C but didn’t know about hepatitis A or the outbreak until it hit him. (Michael Clevenger, Courier Journal) —– The nation’s largest outbreak of hepatitis A has...
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Here’s a list of health-related bills in the General Assembly as legislators plan to return for their last day on March 28
Kentucky Health News When the General Assembly returns Thursday, March 28, for the final day of its session, it could pass any number of bills, including several related to health:...
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Montgomery County reports uptick in cases of syphilis
Montgomery County (Wikipedia map) —– Health officials in Montgomery County say they’re seeing more syphilis cases. “What had become a relatively rare disease is now seeing a resurgence nationwide,” the...