Author: Al Cross
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Bevin wants ‘inaccurate and defamatory’ Democratic ad taken down; Frankfort paper finds it lacks context, but isn’t baseless
Gov. Matt Bevin has asked TV stations to take down what his campaign calls a “factually inaccurate and defamatory” commercial that says Bevin has tried to take health care away...
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Schuster wins top health policy advocacy award for more than 40 years of work in mental health; calls for an end to stigma around it
Left to right: Mark Carter, Sheila Schuster, Ben Chandler, LeChrista Finn —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Sheila Schuster, who has spent more than four decades advocating for those...
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Ben Chandler awarded Kentucky Medical Association’s advocacy award for his work on flu prevention and tobacco-free efforts
(L-R) Dr. Bruce Scott and Ben Chandler (Kentucky Medical Association photo) —– The Kentucky Medical Association awarded Ben Chandler, president and CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, with its advocacy award...
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Founding dean of UK College of Public Health, Dr. Douglas Scutchfield, wins top award from American Public Health Assn.
Dr. F. Douglas Scutchfield, a retired public-health professor at the University of Kentucky, is the recipient of this year’s top award from the American Public Health Association. Scutchfield, a native of Wheelwright...
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After VA fired him for ‘egregious’ misconduct, doctor was hired to run the state infectious-disease branch, and held job for 6 months
Dr. John “Mel” Bennett at the health department. (State photo) —– Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration hired a physician to lead the state infectious-disease office soon after he had been dismissed by...
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It’s flu season, and 154 Kentuckians have already been diagnosed with it; the best defense is an easy-to-get vaccine
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The beginning of fall means it’s also the beginning of flu season, prompting health officials to remind Kentuckians it’s time to get vaccinated as...
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Juul stops all ads, gets a new CEO, and says it won’t lobby on proposed ban of most electronic-cigarette flavorings
(Photo by Bill O’Leary, The Washington Post) —– The leading manufacturer of electronic cigarettes, Juul Labs, suspended advertising its products Wednesday, Sept. 25, and said “its chief executive officer is stepping down...
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Sellout crowd at first major Ky. forum on medical cannabis hears there’s no scientific literature to back it, but research is sparse
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The health benefits of medical marijuana haven’t been proven and more research is needed, according to a leading researcher on the topic, but that...
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Save the date: Friday, Nov. 15, to attend Covering Substance Abuse and Recovery, a workshop for journalists, in Ashland
Covering Substance Abuse and Recovery: A Workshop for Journalists will be held in Ashland on Nov. 15 by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues and Oak Ridge Associated Universities. The workshop...
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New state health chief cautions against all e-cigarette use; some recent illnesses aren’t related to black-market THC, but to nicotine
Health Commissioner Dr. Angela Dearinger —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News HAZARD, Ky. — At her first public speaking engagement as state health commissioner, Dr. Angela Dearinger spoke about...