Day: October 21, 2019
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Over 1/3 of Ky. students in violation of rule requiring hepatitis A shots; other immunizations fall short; report has county figures
Photo illustration from NaturalHealthNews.com —– More than a third of Kentucky school students are in violation of the year-old state law requiring them to be vaccinated for the liver disease...
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Kentucky legislators have pre-filed bills to cap the cost of insulin for some; advocate describes the ‘real cost’ of diabetes
Lisa Middleton, patient advocate —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While legislators and health advocates work to control the surging cost of insulin, a mother with two children and...
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Four students at Grayson County High School taken to hospital after using device to vaporize hashish oil; two arrested
Four students at Grayson County High School in Leitchfield were taken to the local hospital Oct. 15, and two were arrested, after inhaling vapor or aerosol from “dab pen” devices, police said....
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Bevin and Beshear hotly debate governor’s Medicaid work rules, their effect and their cost; and their stands on health insurance
Gov. Bevin and Attorney General Beshear debated Oct. 15. (Photo by Ryan Hermens, Lexington Herald-Leader) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A key difference between Kentucky’s gubernatorial candidates is that...