Author: Heather Close
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Veterans’ advocates tell legislators they need help to prevent veteran suicide; Ky. loses about 118 veterans to suicide per year
This story deals with suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. By Melissa Patrick...
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Federal judge blocks part of Senate Bill 150 that would block gender-affirming health care for transgender minors in Kentucky
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A federal judge has blocked, at least temporarily, part of a recently passed state law banning gender-affirming health care for transgender minors. U.S. District Judge David...
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Backers of laws on transgender care often have misconceptions and misinformation that make details of care hard to understand
By Helen Santoro KFF Health News Legislators in states that have limited gender-affirming treatment for minors say their intent is to protect children and families from pressure “to receive harmful,...
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Nonprofit gets $887,152 federal grant to train APRNs, clinical social workers and counselors in substance-abuse counseling
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corp. of Whitesburg has received a federal grant of nearly $900,000, one of only 20 such grants in the nation, to improve substance-abuse treatment in Eastern Kentucky....
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Headed to the water? Wear a swimsuit with colors that are easy to see, and remember, drowning rarely happens as you see it on TV
By Sherri Hannan University of Kentucky The temperature is rising, and everyone is heading to the pool, lake or beach to cool off. But did you know the color of...
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Matthew Coleman is new director of state Office of Rural Health
By Beth Bowling University of Kentucky HAZARD, Ky. — Matthew Coleman has been named director of the Kentucky Office of Rural Health at the Hazard-based University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in...
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Kentucky farmers deal with uncontrollable stressors; there’s a mental-health coalition that helps them
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern This story discusses suicide and mental health among farmers. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide...
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Kentucky keeps losing doctors when it needs more of them; in the 2022 fiscal year it had only seven for every eight it had in 2018
Kentucky Health News Kentucky is losing physicians at a time when it needs many more of them, the top executive of the Kentucky Medical Association told a legislative committee Wednesday....
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Nominations sought by Aug. 31 for Dan Martin Award, which recognizes a lifetime contribution to rural health in Kentucky
The Kentucky Rural Health Association is seeking nominations for the 2022 Dan Martin Award, which honors an individual’s lifetime contribution to rural health in Kentucky. The award is named for...
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Electronic cigarette sales are way up, and so are calls to poison-control centers about children’s exposure to the devices
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Electronic cigarette sales are up, and so are calls to poison control centers, according to two new reports from the Centers for Disease Control...