Day: April 29, 2024
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Vaping and substance use in Kentucky schools has spiked in the last five years, especially in the younger grades; up 147% overall
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of drug, alcohol and tobacco events recorded by schools have increased in schools at all levels across Kentucky, according to data collected...
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University of Kentucky will buy St. Claire Hospital in Morehead
The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees voted Friday to approve plans to acquire St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead. The targeted date for UK’s takeover is July 1. The move...
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Biden administration indefinitely postpones ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback from Black voters, others
By Matthew Perrone and Zeke Miller Associated Press President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a...
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MedCenter Health, chain based at Bowling Green hospital, to expand medical specialty offices at new building in Glasgow
Kentucky Health News The small hospital chain based in Bowling Green, MedCenter Health, is expanding its medical-specialty offerings in its largest close neighbor, Glasgow. MCH has had a presence in...
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National report on health-system performance ranks Kentucky low, but disparities among its racial and ethnic groups are also low
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A new report from The Commonwealth Fund, a New York-based foundation, shows racial and ethnic disparities persist in health-care access, quality, and outcomes in...