Author: Melissa Patrick
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Obesity is top health concern for children, cancer the biggest concern for adults in the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll
Kentucky adults said cancer is the top health concern for both men and women in the Commonwealth, while obesity is the top concern for children, according to the latest Kentucky...
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Study says removing Medicaid expansion and premium subsidies, without replacement, would cost 45,000 jobs in Kentucky in 2019
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Repealing and not replacing two key parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – expansion of the Medicaid program and subsidies for...
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Bills to ban abortion after 20 weeks, require ultrasound exams pass General Assembly in unusual Saturday session
Editors: The first version of this story was published Friday. It has been revised to reflect Saturday’s legislative action and Monday’s lawsuit. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky....
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House sends Senate bill to require ultrasounds before abortions; Senate sends House bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – After only one hour of debate, a bill to require women to have an ultrasound before having an abortion passed the...
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Bill for panels to review lawsuits against health-care providers passes Senate, gets off House fast track but still headed for law
Editors: This story has been updated to reflect action that took place after its initial publication. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – A bill to require a...
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House and Senate move bills to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy and require ultrasounds; could be law by Saturday
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky Republicans passed two major anti-abortion bills out of legislative committees Wednesday, Jan. 4, in hopes of enacting them into law...
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Foundation for a Healthy Ky. granted $1 million in 2016, pushing 15-year total above $26 million; plans more smoke-free work
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky awarded grants in 2016 totaling a little more than $1 million to nonprofit organizations and community health coalitions working to improve Kentucky’s health. That...
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UK’s chief medical officer says doctors should follow university trauma team’s example and not prescribe an opioid first
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The University of Kentucky hospital trauma team has adopted a protocol to treat acute pain that they hope will be adopted by the entire...
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Community health workers help Kentuckians deal with the multitude of obstacles between them and better health
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News BEATTYVILLE, Ky. – Fannie Callahan, a 62-year-old woman from Lee County, worked at the local nursing home for 38 years before retiring, has insurance,...
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Anecdotal reports suggest that injured teen athletes who are prescribed opioids are getting addicted, but research is conflicted
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Three high-school athletes, two playing football and one a swimmer, recently told NBC News how they got hooked on opioids after being prescribed them for...