Day: August 12, 2019
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McConnell, other senators targeted by misleading ads about legislation written to protect patients from surprise medical bills
The ad’s spokeswoman criticizes a bill that she claims will help insurance companies hurt patients. —– Kentuckians have been seeing lots of TV ads from a group that calls itself Doctor...
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Workshop offers tips to keep kids safe on farms; biggest injury-causers are falls (often from tractors), animals and machinery
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Growing up on a farm gives children the opportunity to play in ways that few others get to experience, and gain a set of...
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FDA probes 127 reports of seizures or other neurological symptoms possibly related to e-cigarettes, asks for more reports
Photo from Healthline —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating 127 reports of seizures, tremors, fainting or other neurological symptoms that may be related...
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As CJ spotlights child abuse and issues of substance abuse, state social-services staffers start new substance-abuse training
Banner photo for Courier-Journal series: grave of a Menifee County toddler who was raped and murdered by her mother’s boyfriend (Louisville Courier Journal photo by Matt Stone) —– On the same...