Month: April 2019
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Trump administration appeals rulings that blocked Medicaid work rules in Ky. and Ark.; decision not likely until after Nov. 5 election
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg —– As expected, the Trump administration has appealed a decisions by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that stopped Kentucky and Arkansas from requiring some...
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Two activists in recovery say addiction doesn’t discriminate (one says recovery does), say it should be treated as a chronic disease
Alex Elswick and Ashley McCarty Dufour talked about their addiction, recovery and activism. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The shared message of two Kentuckians in...
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Erin Calipari’s research explores how women’s hormones may make them more vulnerable to addiction and relapse
Erin Calipari (Photo by Larry McCormack, The Tennessean) —– Erin Calipari is getting noticed, and no longer just because she’s the daughter of University of Kentuckycoach John Calipari. As a researcher at Vanderbilt...
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Ky. has half the cases in odd, 5-state outbreak of E. coli infection
Video from The Washington Post —–Kentucky has about half of the cases in an outbreak of infections from a strain of E. coli bacteria that has also sickened people in Ohio, Virginia,...
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Addict in recovery resumes writing his column for Appalachian newspapers after relapsing and going into treatment
Phillip Lee’s book —– A recovering drug addict who writes a column for newspapers in Appalachian Kentucky and Tennessee, and published a book, has relapsed, gone back into treatment and resumed his column....
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Health advocates offer tips for getting reluctant local governments to approve syringe exchanges, or ‘harm reduction programs’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky leads the nation in syringe exchanges for drug users, as a way to prevent the spread of disease, but local officials in some...
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Appeals court upholds law requiring doctors to show and describe ultrasound, and play fetal heartbeat, for women seeking abortion
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News On a 2-1 vote, a federal appeals-court panel has upheld a 2017 Kentucky law that requires women to have an ultrasound before having an...
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Northern Kentucky judge rules in favor of health department, denies unvaccinated student’s request to return to school
A judge has ruled against a Catholic high school student in his lawsuit against the Northern Kentucky Health Department, which barred him from school and all extracurricular activities during a chickenpox...
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St. Joseph is only Kentucky hospital in Healthgrades’ Top 250
Saint Joseph Hospital of Lexington is the only Kentucky facility to get the America’s 250 Best Hospitals Award from Healthgrades, an online source for information about physicians and hospitals, owner Catholic Health Initiatives announced...
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Andy Beshear’s first TV ad in primary casts him as friend of Medicaid expansion, coverage of pre-existing conditions
Gov. Matt Bevin and Attorney General Andy Besehar greeted each other before one of the governor’s State of the Commonwealth addresses. In the opening television commercial of his campaign for...