Author: Melissa Patrick
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$1 billion in federal cuts to programs that connect farmers, schools and food banks puts programs at risk
By Ella Denton Kentucky Health News Throughout the years, farmers have produced crops that feed the nation. But just five minutes away from these farms, families are going to bed...
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Hard choices face Kentucky Republican tasked with recommending Medicaid cuts
By Jamie Lucke, Sarah Ladd and McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern As U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie prepares to lead a debate on the future of Medicaid, his home state of Kentucky...
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Free Count the Kicks app aims to improve maternal health and birth outcomes for Kentucky families
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A free Count the Kicks app will allow expectant parents to track their baby’s movements in the third trimester of pregnancy, a measure that...
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Central Kentucky EMS agencies to begin carrying blood
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Blood Center has partnered with four emergency medical service agencies in Central Kentucky to allow them to begin carrying whole blood. “Pre-hospital...
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Worsening allergies aren’t your imagination − windy days create the perfect pollen storm
By Christine Cairns Fortuin The Conversation Evolution has fostered many reproductive strategies across the spectrum of life. From dandelions to giraffes, nature finds a way. One of those ways creates...
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UK launches NIH grant public awareness campaign on social media, says not related to threats to funding
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The University of Kentucky has launched a video series to highlight how National Institutes of Health grant-funded research drives the university’s role in advancing...
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Kentucky Children’s Hospital launches pediatric affiliate network; Georgetown Community Hospital first to join
Kentucky Children’s Hospital has launched a new affiliate network, connecting community hospitals across the state to expert pediatric care. Georgetown Community Hospital signed on as the first official affiliate in March, according to...
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Report shows effects of Alzheimer’s in Kentucky, the disease ‘you can’t see’
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Before Reda Harrison was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, she worked 10-hour days as a surgery coordinator in Lexington. Always “an organized person,” Harrison “knew something...
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State initiative focuses on women’s health during May, Women’s Health Month
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The focus of May’s “Our Healthy Kentucky Home” initiative is women’s health, which is Women’s Health Month. “Women face unique challenges covering our physical,...
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Kentucky overdose deaths declined by 30.2% in 2024
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In 2024, 30.2% fewer Kentuckians died from drug overdoses than the year before, marking the third year in a row the state’s overdose rate...