Month: November 2023
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Beshear win pressures legislature to put exceptions for rape and incest, topic of impactful TV ad, into state’s near-total abortion ban
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern Standing before cheering supporters on election night, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear wrapped up his re-election celebration with a round of thanks. “First to my parents,”...
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Any activity – even sleeping – is better for your heart than sitting
Replacing sitting with as little as a few minutes of moderate exercise a day can improve heart health, according to new research from University College London and the University of Sydney. “We already...
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Telehealth helps people stay in drug treatment, UK study finds
By Rachel Evans and Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky Drug users getting buprenorphine treatment for opioid-use disorder through telehealth are slightly more likely to stay in treatment longer than those...
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Kentucky health insurers give $750,000 to Louisville public-benefit firm to improve care for opioid-exposed infants in rural Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Association of Health Plans, the trade group for companies selling health insurance in Kentucky, has given $750,000 to Nascend, a Louisvile-based public-benefit...
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Six Kentucky hospitals get national recognition for specialty care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Six Kentucky hospitals have been awarded 2024 Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards, for placing in the top 5% or 10% of hospitals within a health-care...
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Website offers evidence-based data about nutrition, supplements
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News If you are looking for detailed information about research on nutrition and food supplements, a website called Examine.com is a resource to provide that...
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By Al Cross, Publisher, Kentucky Health News Director emeritus, Institute for Rural Journalism, University of Kentucky For more than a dozen years, Kentucky Health News has provided news you can...
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‘Toddler formulas’ for infants and young children offer little nutritional benefit, writes a UK specialist in pediatric digestion
By George J. Fuchs III, M.D. University of Kentucky A recent report from the American Academy of Pediatrics as part of my work on the AAP Committee of Nutrition addresses the...
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Baby death rate fell 6% in Kentucky in 2022 while it increased nationally and in most states that border Kentucky, CDC reports
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News For the first time in 20 years, the rate of infant mortality in the U.S. showed a statistically significant increase in 2022, according to preliminary...
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State’s weekly respiratory-virus update shows hospitalizations of Kentucky children for RSV are increasing
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state Department for Public Health‘s weekly respiratory virus update, released Thursday, Nov. 2, showed that Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity was...