Month: April 2019
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McConnell says he will introduce bill to raise to 21 the legal age to buy tobacco products anywhere in the nation
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would sponsor legislation to make 21 the legal age to buy tobacco...
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Report offers Appalachian residents ways to decrease smoking rates; they are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News It’s well documented that people in Appalachia die sooner than other Americans, and are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases. It doesn’t have...
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Kentucky has 16 confirmed cases of salmonella from pre-cut melons; health officials say you should throw it all out
Health officials are advising Kentuckians to throw away all of their pre-cut cantaloupe, watermelon and honeydew, since 16 cases of salmonella have been linked to these products. The Kentucky Department of...
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Eight Kentuckians among 60 indicted for illegal prescribing or health-care fraud as a result of major federal investigation
Rob Duncan, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, announced the cases. (Associated Press photo by John Minchillo) —– Sixty health professionals in five Appalachian states, including Kentucky, were charged...
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Keynoter at harm-reduction summit says syringe exchange programs need to partner with drug users to be truly successful
Nearly 500 people attended the 2019 Harm Reduction Summit on April 9 in Northern Kentucky. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News COVINGTON, Ky. – Syringe exchange...
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Bevin signs bill making all Ky. school property and events free of tobacco and e-cigs by July 2020, unless school boards opt out
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Matt Bevin has signed into law to ban the use of tobacco products in all Kentucky public schools and events, a policy that...
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CDC says ground beef likely source of E. coli outbreak, but hasn’t been able to identify the source; Kentucky has most cases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map —– Investigation of people stricken by the recent outbreak of E. coli “suggests that ground beef is the source of this outbreak,” the Centers for Disease...
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Kentucky judges and court staff will be offered opportunities to learn more about addiction, recovery and treatment
Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky will soon offer an educational program to its judges and court staff that will...
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Kentucky leads the nation in child abuse, which in most cases is neglect that equals abuse; April is Child Abuse Awareness Month
From an editorial by The Winchester Sun Kentucky ranks first in the nation in a terrible way, according to a recent report. The most recent Child Maltreatment Report, issued in...
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McConnell attacks ‘Medicare for All,’ says he favors ‘niche fixes’
Bret Baier of Fox News interviews U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. —– Senate Majority Leader McConnell told Fox News April 10 that he favors “niche fixes” for health care, while vowing that next year’s...