Author: Al Cross
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New AG vows to fight child abuse (Ky. ranks No. 1 in it); child-advocate groups want changes in state laws to protect children
Atty. Gen. Daniel Cameron spoke at a press conference about child abuse. (Louisville Courier Journal photo) —– Kentucky’s new attorney general called a press conference to declare his office’s commitment to...
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Grayson County newspapers introduce health department’s new public health director, who says he’s going after human trafficking
Grayson County Public Health Director Joshua Embry (Photo by Matt Lasley, Grayson County News-Gazette) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News LEITCHFIELD, Ky. – Health departments in Kentucky usually operate in...
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FDA bans sale of most flavors in cartridge-based e-cigarettes; menthol flavor still allowed, against health advocates’ advice
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Trump administration has announced a ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes except for menthol and tobacco-flavored products for cartridge-based systems, like pods...
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New legal age of 21 to buy tobacco products surprises some; anti-smoking leaders say it won’t thwart teenagers’ use of e-cigarettes
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The minimum age to buy tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, is now 21. Legislation to raise the nationwide legal age from 18 passed Congress...
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Flu keeps accelerating in Ky.; weekly chart looks like a ski jump
Influenza kept spreading faster in Kentucky in the week ended Dec. 21, the last week for which the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state Department for Public Health have issued...
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Flu cases reported at increasing rate; 6 deaths in Ky. this season
Kentucky Health News Kentuckians are getting the flu at an increasing rate, and more are dying from it. In the week ended Dec. 14, there were two deaths, bringing the...
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Gov. Beshear rescinds Bevin’s Medicaid waiver plan but asks federal government to let Kentucky keep four parts of it
Beshear signs executive order on Medicaid. (Melissa Patrick photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As he promised in his campaign, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear rescinded defeated Republican predecessor Matt...
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Ky. legislative leaders talk favorably of taxing electronic cigarettes
By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsElectronic cigarettes, which escaped taxation in the General Assembly last year and were then labeled an epidemic among teenagers, are in line to get taxed when...
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Health officials warn outbreak of drug-resistant bacteria is likely coming from petting puppies in pet stores; 3 of 30 cases are in Ky.
Getty Images photo, via WJW-TV, Fox 8 Cleveland —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Getting a puppy for Christmas? Keep clean and take it to a vet. At least 30...
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McConnell and electronic-cigarette firms’ bill to raise legal age to buy tobacco and e-cigarettes to 21 awaits president’s signature
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Legislation to raise the nationwide legal age to buy tobacco produces, including electronic cigarettes, from 18 to 21 passed Congress as part of the...