Day: March 24, 2023
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Almost all of Ky. has a low risk of Covid-19, CDC says; its data now rule: New York Times ends daily data reporting, citing less frequency of states’ data
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News All but five of Kentucky’s 120 counties have a low risk of Covid-19 transmission, according to the latest federal risk map. The Centers for Disease...
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Beshear vetoes bill that would ban gender-affirming care for Kentuckians under 18; Republicans are expected to override it
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a far-reaching bill that would ban transgender minors’ access to gender-affirming care and sets strict rules for teaching...
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Everyone 45 and older should be screened for colon cancer, earlier if you have a family history of it; Kentucky has made much progress on this front
Kentucky Health News March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which serves to remind everyone who is 45 and older – or is younger than 45 with a family history of...
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Legislature takes away Medicaid dental, vision and hearing benefits Beshear granted; he indicates he will do it another way
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In October, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear announced the expansion of dental, vision and hearing benefits for 900,000 Kentucky adults on Medicaid. On March 16,...
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Opinon: Gender dysphoria may have a basis in human biology
By Kimberly Kennedy Most of us witnessed with horror the passage of anti-transgender bill SB150 by legislators who ignored overwhelming opposition. Since Gov. Andy Beshear is expected to veto it,...
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Beshear bans sale of products with tianeptine, unapproved drug with opioid-like effects that has caused overdoses and deaths
Gov. Andy Beshear has signed an emergency regulation that bans the sale of products containing tianeptine, an unregulated drug known as “gas station heroin” that produces opioid-like effects, his office...