Month: August 2022
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Advocates in recovery call for safe drug-use sites, less strict criminal laws, funding from national opioid settlement
Kungu Njuguna and Amanda Hall —– By Amanda Hall and Kungu Njuguna The rural-urban divide is an issue that has a considerable impact on the politics and policies of Kentucky....
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Eastern Kentucky health-care workers and patients face more threats: heat, mold, mental-health and substance-abuse issues
Dr. Van Breeding (Photo: Ryan C. Hermens, Herald-Leader) —– The rescues and initial cleanup are over, but health-care workers in areas of Eastern Kentucky that were hit by flooding now face...
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Abortion-rights supporters encouraged by Kansas voters’ rejection of anti-abortion measure similar to one on Kentucky’s Nov. 8 ballot
Kansas state Rep. Stephanie Clayton and other abortion-rights supporters were surprised. (Photo: Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Voters in a Kansas referendum Tuesday maintained a right...
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Flooding devastated many health clinics in Eastern Kentucky
The flood wrecked the Mountain Comprehensive Care Corp. warehouse in Whitesburg. (MCCC photo) —– The flooding in Eastern Kentucky has disrupted much of life, and health care is no exception. “The...
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Judge on state Court of Appeals issues temporary order making almost all abortions in Kentucky illegal again
Judge Larry Thompson —– A judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals has issued an order that, in effect, at least temporarily bans abortions in Kentucky unless needed to save...
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State report shows fewer new cases of coronavirus, but The New York Times ranks Kentucky’s new-case rate first among the states
New York Times map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News After a six-week surge, the daily average...
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In flood cleanup, here’s how to stay safe and healthy
Disaster cleanup workers take breaks and keep hydrated when temperatures are high, as is forecast this week. —– Floods can kill, but so can the cleanup, if you aren’t careful,...
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Annual policy forum will focus on role of education in health
Individual and public health are influenced by many things, including the educational characteristics of people and their communities. Education will be the focus of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s 2022...
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UK researchers develop membrane that stops the Covid-19 virus
Dibakar Bhattacharyya and the membrane (UK photo by Ben Corwin) —– By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky A team of researchers led by University of Kentucky College of Engineering Professor Dibakar Bhattacharyya and...