Month: August 2022
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Judge says UK should repay money to patients whose debts it ‘improperly’ referred to state Revenue Department for collection
Judge Thomas Wingate —– A judge has ruled that the University of Kentucky “improperly used the Kentucky Department of Revenue and state tax statutes to collect unpaid bills from patients,” reports Monica Kast of the Lexington Herald-Leader:...
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Fewer counties at high risk, but Ky. new-case rate remains No. 1 among the states; counties in southeast among nation’s top 10
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic slacked a bit in Kentucky in the last week, but the Bluegrass State still...
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State Supreme Court keeps abortion ban in place; oral arguments to be heard Nov. 15, a week after voters may decide the issue
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A divided Supreme Court of Kentucky upheld Thursday an appeals-court ruling that made nearly all abortions illegal in Kentucky while a lawsuit on the...
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Health insurers offer $25 gift card and unlimited-ride wristbands to people getting a Covid-19 shot at the Kentucky State Fair
At the Kentucky State Fair, the Kentucky Association of Health Plans is giving free, unlimited-ride wristbands and $25 gift cards (while supplies last) to attendees who go to booth B419 in the...
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Cameron urges Louisville schools to end their mask mandate
Daniel Cameron —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Attorney General Daniel Cameron is urging Jefferson County school officials to end their mask mandate and telling them that he is...
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Meth use dramatically increases odds of nonfatal overdose among rural drug users, whether used with opioids or by itself
Nearly 80 percent of recreational drug users in rural areas have taken methamphetamines in the past month, according to a newly published study that included Kentucky. That’s concerning, because meth use greatly...
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Kentucky continues have the nation’s highest rate of new Covid-19 cases, even though case numbers dropped 7.9% last week
New York Times map shows Kentucky continues to be the national hot spot. Click to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New coronavirus cases in Kentucky have gone up...
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Keynote speaker at harm-reduction summit calls for not requiring abstinence for drug users to get access to ‘recovery capital’
Alex Elswick —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Helping people in addiction recovery meet their basic needs should not focus on abstinence, but instead should be provided along the...
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Kids’ back-to-school stress: Talk it out, take it slow, get back into a routine, use available resources, Children’s Hospital doctor says
By Dr. Amy Lynn Meadows University of Kentucky Children have coped with a lot of change over the past several years. It’s important to recognize that change, even good change,...
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Broad symposium on rural-health issues to be held at UK Aug. 26
Health-care practitioners and people interested in rural health policy are invited to attend a wide-ranging symposium on rural health issues Friday, Aug. 26, at the University of Kentucky. UK’s Rural and...