Month: November 2023
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Legislators expect to address youth vaping, maternal mortality, insurance issues and maybe abortion in upcoming session
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State legislators expect to address youth vaping, workplace violence, data collection, maternal mortality, and prior insurance authorization for medical procedures during the legislative session...
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Kids Count County Data Book looks at the well-being of state’s children, county by county, and has some ‘warning signs’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The 2023 Kentucky Kids Count County Data Book, which looks at the well-being of children in each county, serves as a guidepost for how...
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Ky. kindergartners’ vaccination rates rose last year, but remained below the national average and were short of ‘herd immunity’ level
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News More Kentucky children are getting their basic vaccinations, after three years of decline, but the state remains below the national average, and below the...
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Kentucky first state with automatic Medicaid renewal for children
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has received federal approval to automatically renew coverage for children in Medicaid or the Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program for 12 months. “Kentucky...
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Opioid panel leader cites support for government-funded research into psychedelic drug; members have robust discussion of idea
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The commission that spends the state’s half of opioid settlements with drug makers, distributors and retailers agreed Tuesday to simplify its grant application process,...
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A warning for the holidays: The risk of getting Covid-19 in a crowded indoor setting is still very high, state health chief says
The novel coronavirus, Covid-19, is not so novel anymore, but it remains the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and will be a threat as families gather...
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Center for Excellence in Rural Health celebrates Rural Health Day
By Beth Bowling University of Kentucky HAZARD, Ky. — The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health and the Kentucky Office of Rural Health are proud to join communities...
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Walgreens to pay state $102 million to settle opioid claims
Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Wednesday that Walgreens and its subsidiaries hves agreed to pay a $102 million settlement to the state for business practices that worsened the opioid epidemic. Walgreens...
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UK researchers, with samples from patients, help map how heart muscle behaves; that could lead to new heart-disease treatments
By Lindsay Travis University of Kentucky A University of Kentucky researcher has helped solve a 60-year-old mystery about the human heart and published his findings in one of the world’s...
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Louisville wastewater shows a surge of flu virus, signaling Ky. flu season is here; shots recommended for all six months and older
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state Department for Public Health‘s weekly respiratory virus update, released Thursday, Nov. 9, shows that Covid-19 activity is moderate and influenza activity is...