Author: Heather Close
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Bill to help Pikeville hospital turned into a law that will help other rural hospitals after UK saw it as a threat and rewrote the bill
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State Sen. Phillip Wheeler of Pikeville says one of the most consequential pieces of legislation passed by state lawmakers this year is a bill...
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First naxolone shipment under settlement with drug maker arrives
Kentucky Health News Nearly 8,000 doses of naloxone, which reverses the effects of drug overdose, were delivered to Kentucky this week as part of a settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals, Attorney...
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Today is World No Tobacco Day; youth group coordinated by UK pharmacy student aims for tobacco-free future for Kentucky
By Rosa Mejia-Cruz University of Kentucky On this World No Tobacco Day, the importance of educating and engaging youth in tobacco use prevention cannot be overstated. The theme of this...
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Kentuckians’ access to mental-health care lags behind the nation. Paying providers more would help, psychologists say in report.
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentuckians are far more likely to pay out of pocket for mental and behavioral health services than for surgical or other medical care, except for...
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Kentucky gets a ‘D’ grade on second annual report card on maternal mental health, a bit worse than the national average
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky received a D grade on the second annual report from the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health, moving up from a D-minus in...
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Eastern State Hospital is 200 years old; ex-patient, who says it saved his life, urges those who need mental-health care to get it
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News This story mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988....
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Lexington has outbreak of whooping cough, which can be deadly for babies and prevented with vaccine that some adults need too
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News An oubreak of whooping cough has been declared in Fayette County after nine cases have been confirmed by the local health department since late...
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Hospital association, Department of Agriculture start ‘Food as Medicine’ effort to get more local food into Kentucky hospitals
Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Hospital Association and the state Department of Agriculture have started an effort to get more local food into Kentucky hospitals. “A recent survey completed by representatives...
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High cost of new diabetes drugs, more popular in Ky. than any other state, deprives low-income people of effective treatment
Editor’s note: At the end of 2023 Kentucky led the nation in the percentage of state population, 2.1%, who had received the new class of diabetes and weight-loss drugs. By...
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Repeat Covid-19 shots help ward off variants, even other viruses
Kentucky Health News The virus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic is still here, sending thousands of Americans to hospitals each week and regularly spinning off new variants that can evade...