Author: Heather Close
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State judge dismisses constitutional challenge to anti-vaping law
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 law banning the sale of some vaping products. Wingate sided...
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Kentucky’s first emergency psychiatric unit opens in Lexington
By Allison Perry University of Kentucky State officials, community leaders and UK HealthCare officials celebrated Tuesday’s opening of a new emergency unit in Lexington dedicated to the treatment of patients experiencing...
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UK expands heart and vascular care to hospitals across the state
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One of the many ways that UK HealthCare strives to improve the heart health of Kentuckians is through its Gill Heart and Vascular Institute...
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UK HealthCare offers a program to treat pelvic floor disorders, providing up-to-date care and a better quality of life for women
By Hilary Brown University of Kentucky A woman’s pelvic floor, whether she realizes it or not, is constantly under stress. Pregnancy, obesity and physically demanding jobs can strain the pelvic-floor...
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With fall sports around the corner, it’s time for a sports physical
By Dr. Scott Black University of Kentucky The potential benefits of letting your child participate in sports are innumerable, but sports also come with inherent risks — many of them...
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Drug to reverse opioid overdoses is more available than it used to be; health official says stigma still exist around carrying it
By Shepherd Snyder, WEKU The annual Kentucky Drug Overdose Fatality Report says overdose deaths in 2023 dropped by 9.8 percent from the year prior; 2022’s report showed a 5 percent decrease...
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Why millions are trying FDA-authorized alternatives to Big Pharma’s weight-loss drugs, exceedingly popular in Kentucky
By Arthur Allen KFF Health News Pharmacist Mark Mikhael has lost 50 pounds over the past 12 months. He no longer has diabetes and finds himself “at my ideal body...
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Messaging campaign to encourage back to school vaccines is underway; Kentucky vaccination rates are below U.S. average
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With just weeks left before school starts, it’s time to make sure your school-aged children are up to date on required immunizations. Toward this...
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Local governments mulling ways to use opioid settlement funds
By Zacharie Lamb WKMS More than a year after local governments across Kentucky began receiving shares of the legal settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors, several local leaders in far...
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Mental-health care access can be a challenge in Eastern Kentucky; on top of that, the subject still carries stigma for some
By Stan Ingold WEKU Experts are concerned about a growing mental-health crisis nationally. This story looks at the struggles faced by those dealing with access to mental-health care in Eastern...