Day: July 17, 2023
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In the first two months of resumed checks for Medicaid eligibility, almost half of Ky. members up for renewal lost their coverage
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The end of the pandemic meant resumption of eligibility verification for Medicaid, and almost half of the Kentuckians who have been asked to renew...
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10th annual hepatitis conference to be held July 27 in Lexington
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky, which has one of the nation’s highest rates of hepatitis C infection, will hold its 10th annual Viral Hepatitis Conference next week, on...
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Judge reverses his ruling that blocked law on gender-affirming care, citing 2-1 ruling of appeals court handling similar cases
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A federal judge on Friday stayed a temporary block on part of a new Kentucky law that banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. That...
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Study ranks Ky. 11th in mental health, No. 1 for adults and No. 31 for youth; rankings come at first anniversary of 988 crisis hotline
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Mental Health America, a nonprofit that promotes mental health and programs to address it, ranked Kentucky 11th in the nation for mental health and...
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Opioid commission, with new member, will hold hearing Monday, July 17 on ibogaine, exotic drug proposed for drug treatment
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission will hold its first public hearing Monday, July 17, about the use of an exotic psychedelic drug, ibogaine,...