Author: Heather Close
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Gov. Beshear defends his mitigation strategies that resulted in student learning loss, saying they saved lives
Gov. Andy Beshear discussed a number of health topics during an interview with Bill Bryant on WKYT‘s Kentucky Newsmakers, including medical cannabis, Delta 8, abortion and the state’s response to...
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There is no vaccine for hepatitis C ; all adults should get tested
By Takako Schaninger University of Kentucky The hepatitis vaccines you receive as a child don’t protect you from getting hepatitis C, a serious disease that can have fatal consequences including...
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Provisional drug overdose data shows hopeful trend in Ky. and the nation, with numbers dropping in each of last three months
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Preliminary data suggests that drug-overdose deaths are declining in Kentucky and the nation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s latest provisional overdose death data for...
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2022 County Data Book from Kids Count measures well-being of Kentucky’s children, by county; smoking in pregnancy goes down
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News This year’s 2022 Kentucky Kids Count County Data Book, which looks at the well-being of children in each county, focuses on the importance of...
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Four Kentuckians have died from the flu this season; Beshear urges Kentuckians to get vaccinated for flu and Covid-19
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Influenza continues to spread across Kentucky, and three more residents of the state have died from it, according to the state Department for Public...
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Most Kentucky hospitals in national patient-safety ratings got C grades again; state ranks 36th among states in share of A ratings
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most of the 60 Kentucky hospitals graded on a nonprofit group’s report card for patient safety got a grade of C. The Leapfrog Group,...
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Colorectal screening now available at participating Ky. pharmacies
Kentucky’s pharmacists and health insurers have teamed up to offer what they say is the nation’s first “pharmacist-led colorectal cancer screening via a non-invasive stool-based test.” The test was done...
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As you spread the spirit of the holidays, don’t spread sickness; shots reduce chance of flu and long Covid-19 by about 50%
By Ben Chandler President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Holiday cheer won’t be the only thing spreading this season. As the weather cools and people start spending more...
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Using his pardon power, Beshear lets people with certain certified health conditions possess up to 8 ounces of medical marijuana
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentuckians who meet a detailed set of requirements would be able to possess up to 8 ounces of marijuana for medical use starting Jan....
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State Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion case
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Supreme Court of Kentucky heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that will ultimately, but not immediately, decide the constitutional framework for abortion...