Month: July 2025
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Health officials discuss impacts of looming Medicaid cuts for hospitals, talk about what comes next
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” makes drastic changes to how Kentucky’s hospitals are paid and could result in cuts to services or...
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Markey Cancer Center researchers identify genetic marker that could guide brain cancer treatment
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers have discovered a genetic biomarker that could help identify patients with glioblastoma most likely to benefit from the cancer...
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Federal food assistance changes could hit Kentucky hard
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Nearly 600,000 Kentuckians got help buying food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in June, according to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. But...
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FDA authorizes the sale of Juul’s tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes, after previous ban
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the sale of Juul Labs’ e-cigarettes, which had been banned previously out of concerns for the...
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Protect workers from heat: Know the dangers, act early
By Rebecca Honaker University of Kentucky Heat is a serious workplace hazard that can cause illness — or even death — if proper precautions aren’t taken. While outdoor workers face...
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$4.3 million awarded from workforce investment fund, aimed at improving healthcare workforce shortage
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education has awarded $4.3 million to 28 postsecondary healthcare programs across the state, providing training scholarships to more than...
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Cannabis-related emergency department visits on the rise in Kentucky, especially among youth
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky saw a steady increase in emergency department visits related to cannabis use among Kentucky residents between 2018 and 2024, with some of the...
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Kentucky didn’t properly monitor Covid-19 testing program in schools, feds say
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lanter The U.S. Office of the Inspector General says 75 contracted employees in Kentucky didn’t complete background checks before providing Covid-19 testing on K-12 school property....
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Tips for living with alpha-gal syndrome, caused by lone star tick
By Heather Norman-Burgdolf University of Kentucky Ticks are bad news in general, but the lone star tick brings an extra problem: it can leave behind a sugar molecule called alpha-gal...
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State gets $14.4 million more in opioid settlement with 8 manufacturers
Kentucky Health News Attorney General Russell Coleman announced July 14 that his office had secured $14.4 million in additional settlement dollars from opioid manufacturers. “These companies preyed on the people...