Day: February 10, 2025
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Webinar aims to change the narrative around the SNAP program
The next Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky “Health for a Change” webinar is titled “Facts Over Fiction-Changing the Narrative Around SNAP Benefits.” It will be held Friday, Feb. 28 from...
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CHI Saint Joseph opens consolidated cancer care center
CHI Saint Joseph Health Foundations celebrated the consolidation of its medical oncology services into a new space on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Cancer Care Center on Blazer Parkway in Lexington...
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Freestanding birthing center bill passes out of Senate
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern The long-debated controversy over freestanding birthing centers in Kentucky reached the floor of the Senate Friday as a bill aimed at paving the way for...
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Youth advocates rally at Capitol for stronger tobacco and vaping laws; bill filed to license retailers on same day
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky high school students from across the state rallied at the Kentucky State Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 6 in support of stronger tobacco and...
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Kentucky officials announce state’s first pediatric flu death this season
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A child has died from influenza in Kentucky, the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced Friday, Feb. 9. DPH reports that this is the...