Month: February 2024
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Whipsawed by the system, dozens of independent pharmacies closed in Kentucky last year, and more are expected to follow suit
Kentucky Health News In the past year, at least 67 independent pharmacies have closed in Kentucky, and more are expected to close because of a recent change in the system...
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FDA hasn’t OKd ketamine for mental health, so treatments vary widely, creating a new ‘wild West’ and generating big markups
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House has passed Guthrie’s bills to increase health-care price transparency, allow inmates to file for Medicaid before release
Kentucky Health News Second District U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie of Bowling Green told his hometown newspaper that the House has passed his bills to increase transparency in medical costs and...
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Up to 75% of people say they’ve hidden illnesses, raising risks
Kentucky Health News A startling number of people conceal an infectious illness to avoid missing work, travel, or social events, the University of Michigan says in reporting on research conducted...
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Top floor of UK hospital tower opening, completing its occupancy
By Allison Perry University of Kentucky Beginning next week, the medical and cardiovascular intensive-care units inside the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital have a new home: the 12th...