Author: Al Cross
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Study finds 9.2% drop in annual rate of opioid-overdose deaths from November 2017 to March 2018 in Ky., nearly 3% in U.S.
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As national and state reports showed the number of deaths related to opioids may be at a plateau, or declining, President Donald Trump has...
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Parents of overdose victims, and others affected by addiction, gather to support each other and feel like they’re not alone
Joshua Todd Hall — By Sarah Ladd University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Media GEORGETOWN, Ky. – A warm scene in a Georgetown home Monday night turned the focus...
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Agreement signed to help Kentuckians with severe mental illness transition out of institutional care to community housing
The state has reached an agreement with an independent agency that advocates for people with disabilities that should allow more people with severe mental illness to get out of institutional...
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UK students say they’re becoming addicted to Juul electronic cigarettes; expert says company has perfected nicotine delivery
Liz Donohoe puffs from a Juul while posing at UK’s School of Art & Visual Studies. (Photo by Quinn Foster) — The nation’s most popular brand of electronic cigarettes is creating...
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KET will air three hours of programs on youth mental health in November; first one airs Nov. 5 at 9 p.m. ET
Kentucky Educational Television will host a six-part series called “You Are Not Alone,” aimed at raising awareness around the issue of mental health among Kentucky youth. Topics will include depression, anxiety, stigma, suicide...
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Reporter writes about beating breast cancer, but perhaps most importantly, about first finding it: ‘scheduling the mammogram’
One day each year, many newspapers go pink — with pink ink or pink paper — to increase awareness of breast cancer and support research to find a cure. This...
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Study predicts number of Kentuckians who drop off Medicaid will double if work and ‘community engagement’ rules are approved
WKYT-TV image — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The federal-state Medicaid program provides health coverage to about 1.4 million Kentuckians, or about one in three. The exact number fluctuates,...
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Only syringe exchange in Lincoln Trail health district is a point of pride for Nelson County, Bardstown newspaper says in editorial
Photo illustration by The Kentucky Enquirer — This editorial appeared in The Kentucky Standard, Bardstown, on Oct. 25. Nelson County should take pride in its syringe exchange. That might sound strange, at first....
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Local outbreak of hepatitis A declared in Madison County, calling for vaccinations; heavy demand for vaccine in Whitley County
Madison County health officials have declared a local outbreak of hepatitis A and called on all local residents to get vaccinated for the liver disease that lives on poor hygiene....
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Feds form strike force to fight opioid abuse in Appalachia
The U.S. Department of Justice is forming a strike force to fight opioid abuse in Appalachia. “Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski says the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force will investigate...