Day: August 15, 2023
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Demon Copperhead author and Kentucky native Barbara Kingsolver talks about the opioid epidemic and Appalachia’s difficulty with it
Barbara Kingsolver says she intended her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Demon Copperhead to be her “great Appalachian novel” that told the story of how the opioid epidemic has ravaged the region, and its...
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The ‘sandwich generation’ still supports its children while caring for its parents, which is playing a toll on its health
Kentucky Health News America has Generation X, Generation Z and more, but it also has “the sandwich generation,” adults between 40 and 59 who care for their aging parents and...
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Health-care workers are more likely than law-enforcement officers to have injuries and illnesses that keep them away from work
Kentucky Health News “Health-care workers are increasingly being assaulted or shot on the job, making hospitals and clinics among the most dangerous workplaces in America,” report Tina Reed and Jason Millman of Axios. ...
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Tiny antibodies hold big promise for cancer treatment, UK says
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky Using antibodies derived from alpacas, a University of Kentucky research team has developed a tool that could lead to new therapies to stop the growth of...