Month: March 2019
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Bevin says he exposed his nine children to chickenpox, pooh-poohs required vaccinations, misstates what government requires them (it’s his)
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Matt Bevin said in a radio interview that he exposed his nine children to chickenpox instead of vaccinating them, a practice that is...
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Bill on Bevin’s desk would require a malpractice lawsuit to certify that an expert has said it has a reasonable basis to be filed
Rep. Chad McCoy —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to require anyone filing a lawsuit against health-care providers to get a qualified expert to declare that the...
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Cincinnati opens a pilot program to get immediate help for people who want help with addiction
Cincinnati has started a pilot program that lets people who are seeking addiction treatment get it by simply walking into one of their six participating health centers, Terry DeMio reports for the Cincinnati...
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UK welcomes 90 scholars from 50 nations for seminar on addiction; 3 events open to public Thur. and Fri. mornings
Beth Macy, author of Dopesick, will give the keynote plenary address at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. — Ninety Fulbright scholars from about 50 countries are gathering at the University of Kentucky today to attend...
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County Health Rankings, released Tuesday, show a few big shifts
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Some Kentucky counties that are actively working to improve their community health made significant gains in the latest County Health Rankings issued by the Robert Wood Johnson...
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Bill to certify Ky. midwives OKd after years of effort, and changes that got doctors and hospitals to end longstanding opposition
Midwives and their advocates gathered for a photo after the March 6 House Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations Committee meeting. (Photo: Mhari Shaw, photojournalism student, Western Kentucky University) By Melissa...
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Legislature passes four abortion bills in last days of session, likely to pass one more; judge blocks one hours after Bevin signs it
Gov. Matt Bevin, shown speaking at a Right to Life event, is taking credit for the legislative action. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Since Republicans took complete control of...
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Judge in Medicaid work-requirements case seems skeptical that state and feds have come up with a plan that fits the law
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg The judge who kept Kentucky from adding work requirements to Medicaid last year remained dubious of the plan in a hearing on the latest attempt...
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Tobacco-free-schools bill, hotline to report use of electronic cigarettes in schools are on track to pass before end of session
Bonnie Hackbarth of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Rep. Kim Moser presented the tobacco-free school bill (Photo by Melissa Patrick) — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Two...
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Kentucky adults support syringe exchanges, 49% to 40%; among those who say they’re familiar with them, it’s 55% to 40%
Forty-nine percent of Kentucky adults continue to favor programs that allow people who use intravenous drugs to exchange used needles or syringes for sterile ones, while about 40 percent oppose...