Author: Melissa Patrick
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Expert says Covid-19 mRNA vaccine is ‘safe and effective’
By Khushi Arora Kentucky Health News A bill that would have banned schools and workplaces from requiring a Covid-19 vaccine or any mRNA vaccine for student enrollment, employment or medical...
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State reports 2 more Kentucky children have died from flu, bringing total to 3 pediatric flu deaths this season
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Department for Public Health announced two more Kentucky children have died from influenza, one from the Barren River District and the other...
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With just days left in Ky’s legislative session, here’s a roundup of health-related bills close to final passage
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With just days left in the General Assembly’s short, odd-year session, many health-related bills are still on the table, and only a few have...
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Registration is open for the 10th Annual Appalachian Research Day: Come Sit on the Porch
Registration is open for the 10th Annual Appalachian Research Day: Come Sit on the Porch. The event is an opportunity to learn about health research conducted with communities in Appalachia. It will...
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‘Never alone’: Kentucky marks five years since its first reported case of Covid-19
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Prisha Hedau was in fourth grade when Kentucky got its first case of Covid-19. She recalls laughing with her friends at school one moment and...
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WCPO 9 News: Ky. woman says medical cannabis changed her life; more than 5,200 cards distributed
A Northern Kentucky woman says medical cannabis has changed her life. Deborah Wisdom of Latonia told Connor Steffen with WCPO 9 News, Cincinnati that at one point, her chronic pain...
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Hopkinsville’s Jennie Stuart Medical Center-Deaconess Health lawsuit settled
Kentucky Health News “A new settlement agreement between Jennie Stuart Medical Center’s governing board and the group Save Jennie Stuart has cleared the hospital board to approve Jennie Stuart’s acquisition...
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Measles found in Kentucky: How to protect your children and yourself
By Dr. Nicholas Van Sickels University of Kentucky More than two decades ago, measles — a highly contagious and potentially deadly childhood disease — was declared eliminated in the United...
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Artificial intelligence was hot topic at Kentucky Chamber’s inaugural Healthcare Innovation Summit
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Artificial intelligence was one of the hot topics at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce‘s inaugural Healthcare Innovation Summit, held Feb. 21 in Louisville. The...
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Family Medicine Associates of Flemingsburg is 1 of 19 national recipients of Anthem’s Care Provider Recognition Program
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kentucky has named Family Medicine Associates of Flemingsburg as one of only 19 national recipients in its inaugural Care Provider Recognition Program. The...