Author: Al Cross
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Kentucky has an uptick in ticks, and people are getting ticked off; UK entomologist says state seems to be ‘becoming KenTICKy’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A warmer February in Kentucky has likely contributed to an uptick in ticks, and Kentuckians aren’t happy about it. Some even sound ticked off....
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UK’s new Cannabis Center funds four research studies; two will look at marijuana use by pregnant women and cancer patients
By Lindsay Travis University of Kentucky Kentucky’s recently established center for cannabis research has awarded its first set of faculty pilot grants to support innovative and collaborative cannabis research. The University...
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Boyle County named Kentucky’s first Recovery Ready Community
Boyle County is Kentucky’s first Recovery Ready Community, a designation that reflects commitment to providing residents with access to addiction treatment and recovery support and removing barriers to the workforce. Applications for...
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Almost all of Ky. has a low risk of Covid-19, CDC says; its data now rule: New York Times ends daily data reporting, citing less frequency of states’ data
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News All but five of Kentucky’s 120 counties have a low risk of Covid-19 transmission, according to the latest federal risk map. The Centers for Disease...
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Beshear vetoes bill that would ban gender-affirming care for Kentuckians under 18; Republicans are expected to override it
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a far-reaching bill that would ban transgender minors’ access to gender-affirming care and sets strict rules for teaching...
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Everyone 45 and older should be screened for colon cancer, earlier if you have a family history of it; Kentucky has made much progress on this front
Kentucky Health News March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which serves to remind everyone who is 45 and older – or is younger than 45 with a family history of...
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Ernie Scott of Letcher County dies of rare brain aneurysm at 46; had been director of the State Office of Rural Health since 2013
Funeral services were held Friday for Ernie Scott, who was director of the State Office of Rural Health in the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health. He died of a rare...
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Bill to address postpartum depression and other maternal mental-health problems has passed and awaits the governor’s action
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to ensure greater access to information and resources for mental-health care before and after the birth of a child passed without dissent...
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Medical cannabis bill passes Senate, awaits House vote March 30
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill that would make medical marijuana legal for some in Kentucky has passed the state Senate for the first time and awaits a...
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Bill to ban gender-affirming care for youth passes after advocates scramble and maneuver to quash bipartisan Senate changes
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A revised bill with language to ban gender-affirming care for Kentucky’s transgender youth moved quickly through both houses of the General Assembly Thursday and is...