Day: June 3, 2024
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New website helps Kentuckians find mental-health treatment; has had 5,000 first-time users since it launched in March
By Stephanie Ramsey University of Kentucky Despite growing awareness of mental-health issues, many people still struggle to find the right resources and treatment for mental health. The journey to receiving...
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Dr. Wendell Kingsolver, a doctor for more than half a century and an advocate for family medicine and rural health, dies at 96
Dr. Wendell Roy Kingsolver, a longtime physician and advocate for family medicine and public health, especially in rural Kentucky, died Thursday, May 30. He was 96 and lived in Nicholasville....
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Bill to help Pikeville hospital turned into a law that will help other rural hospitals after UK saw it as a threat and rewrote the bill
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State Sen. Phillip Wheeler of Pikeville says one of the most consequential pieces of legislation passed by state lawmakers this year is a bill...
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First naxolone shipment under settlement with drug maker arrives
Kentucky Health News Nearly 8,000 doses of naloxone, which reverses the effects of drug overdose, were delivered to Kentucky this week as part of a settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals, Attorney...