Author: Heather Close
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Bill to ban cost-sharing fees on cancer screenings clears panel
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill aimed to ban cost-sharing for preventive cancer screenings in certain types of health-insurance plans passed unanimously out of a House committee and...
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‘Momnibus’ bill aimed at lowering state’s maternal-mortality rate, second highest in the nation, moves to the full House for a vote
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill aimed at decreasing the state’s high maternal-mortality rate was approved by the House Health Services Committee Thursday and now awaits a vote...
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Kentucky water plants would no longer have to add tooth-protecting fluoride to water, under bill approved by a committee
By Liam Niemeyer Kentucky Lantern Kentucky water utilities would no longer be required to add or adjust fluoride in tap-water supplies — a state requirement since the mid-20th century aimed...
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Hardin, McCracken and Scott counties are certified as Recovery Ready Communities, bringing Kentucky’s total to 10
Kentucky Health News Three more counties have been designated as Recovery Ready Communities for their commitment to providing residents with access to addiction treatment and recovery support and removing barriers...
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Jaime Parsons is new Ky. Rural Health Assn. executive director
The Kentucky Rural Health Association has a new executive director. She is Jaime Parsons, “a seasoned leader with a proven track record in healthcare administration and a deep commitment to...
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Norton Healthcare expands its footprint in Bowling Green with primary care; also adds a multi-purpose facility in Frankfort
Kentucky Health News Norton Healthcare of Louisville is buying Bowling Green Internal Medicine and Pediatric Associates as its latest interest in the state’s third largest city. “It’s about taking our...
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Ky. and Okla. lead the nation in adult daily vapers. With additional metrics, Forbes ranks Ky. as the No. 2 vaping state, behind Tenn.
Kentucky Health News Kentucky adults use electronic cigarettes daily at the highest rate in the nation, equaled only by Oklahoma, according to an analysis of Centers for Disease Control and...
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After at least 3 deaths in 7 months, weekly in small Western Ky. county alerts its readers to the dangers and details of fentanyl
Kentucky Health News After three fentanyl overdoses since June in Crittenden County, the first recorded in the county of 9,000 people, and another death in which fentanyl could have been...
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Resorting to crowdfunding to pay medical bills has become so routine, in some cases health professionals recommend it
Kentucky Health News Crowdfunding started as a way to finance ideas and, as a founder of GoFundMe put it, “life’s important moments” such as honeymoons. But now the site “has...
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Artificial intelligence may have already been used to diagnose you
Kentucky Health News As Congress and federal regulators begin to take steps to monitor and control the use of artificial intelligence, “The technology has already been put to use in...