Day: August 5, 2019
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Health departments get another year before pension hikes kick in, but some are already raising taxes in anticipation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While local health departments are more than grateful that legislation passed in the recent special legislative session gives them another year to manage their...
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State health commissioner named White House fellow
Dr. Jeffrey Howard —– Dr. Jeffrey Howard, the state health commissioner, is leaving to become a White House fellow, a year-long job as a full-time assistant to senior White House...
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Conference speakers call for a more aggressive approach to eliminate hepatitis; Ky leads the nation in both hepatitis A and C
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Elimination of the three main types of hepatitis is possible, but will require a more aggressive approach that includes increasing vaccinations for hepatitis A...
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$80,000 donation wipes out $8 million in medical debt
Hundreds of people in Appalachia, most of them in Eastern Kentucky, have had $8 million in medical debts paid off by a nonprofit organization that uses donations to buy “bundles...