Author: Heather Close
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Bryan Hubbard, who wanted Ky. to help finance research into psychedelic for drug treatment, takes his cause to State of Ohio
Kentucky Health News The man who wanted Kentucky to use some of its opioid-settlement money for research that could lead to legalizing a psychedelic drug to treat addiction, but lost...
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Anti-flouride legislators cry ‘local control’ and ‘forced medication;’ dentists say it’s been proven to reduce tooth decay for 70+ years
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern As a dental hygienist working with low-income schoolchildren in Louisville, Jennifer Hasch said the untreated tooth disease she saw was shocking. Some teens had decay...
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Bills aim to stop people from coming to Ky. to have Medicaid pay for addiction treatment; programs could have to get them home
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill aimed at preventing people from coming to Kentucky solely to establish residency so that they can sign up for drug treatment to...
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Emergency-department visits and hospitalizations for respiratory illness in Kentucky were down slightly from last week’s uptick
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While still considered high, Kentucky hospitalizations for respiratory disease dropped 15% in the week ending Feb. 17 after increasing in the previous week. The...
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Vaping bill stripped of licensing requirements and stiffer penalties passes House; sponsor says alternate bill on retailing is expected
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The House passed a watered-down bill to address youth vaping Thursday, Feb. 22, after a committee removed provisions to require vape shops be licensed...
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President’s brother promoted the failed hospital chain that ran Pineville’s community hospital into the ground, Politico reports
Kentucky Health News In May 2017, three men came to Pineville, Ky., the Bell County seat of 1,700 people, looking for business from Pineville Community Hospital, which had just been...
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Half of rural hospitals lose money; firm says 418 could close; Ky. not a leader except in Medicare Advantage, which is a threat
Kentucky Health News Rural hospitals are in more trouble than ever, and 418 of them are “vulnerable to closure,” according to a study of their finances by Chartis, a Chicago-based...
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Myths surround the deadly drug fentanyl; here are the facts
By faculty and staff of the HEALing Communities Study University of Kentucky Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is about 50 times stronger than heroin, making it an incredibly powerful...
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Eastern Ky. towns fight to recover from opioid epidemic, with help from newcomers and recovering addicts, national author reports
By Sam Quinones Republished from The Free Press In early 2020, Mandi Fugate Sheffel, 42, opened a tiny bookstore in her hometown of Hazard. Everyone thought she was crazy. Downtown...
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Heart Association gives UK grant to spur ‘food as medicine’ effort
By Grace Sowards University of Kentucky The Food as Health Alliance at the University of Kentucky has received a grant from the American Heart Association. UK is among the first recipients...