Category: DRUGS
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Weight-loss drugs carry high prices, many questions for seniors
By Judith Graham KFF Health News Corlee Morris has dieted throughout her adult life. After her weight began climbing in high school, she spent years losing 50 or 100 pounds...
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European quit-smoking drug proven safe, effective in U.S. study
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Cytisinicline, a drug to help people stop smoking, was found to be safe and effective when used at a higher concentration than is traditionally...
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Excess Covid-19 deaths grew in 2nd year despite vaccines; study cites shortage of rural vaccinations; Ky. fared worst during Delta
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Scientists generally believe that the number of deaths attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic has been understated, and they point to what they call “excess...
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‘Disrupting Addiction: A KET Forum’ premieres Monday, July 24, to discuss the work being done to ease this public-health crisis
Kentucky Health News According to the state’s annual Overdose Fatality Report, 2,135 Kentuckians died from a drug overdose in 2022. That was 5 percent fewer than in 2021, but many...
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Mosquito repellents tested: DEET is best; plant-based alternatives to it work fine in lower-risk areas if they are reapplied as needed
By Immo A. Hansen and Hailey A. Luker For The Conversation Now that summer is in full swing, mosquitoes have come out across the United States. The use of mosquito repellents...
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Advocates of using psychedelic drug ibogaine to treat addiction say its risks to the heart can be mitigated in a controlled study
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission held its first public hearing Monday, July 17, to discuss funding development of an opioid-use disorder treatment using...
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10th annual hepatitis conference to be held July 27 in Lexington
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky, which has one of the nation’s highest rates of hepatitis C infection, will hold its 10th annual Viral Hepatitis Conference next week, on...
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Opioid commission, with new member, will hold hearing Monday, July 17 on ibogaine, exotic drug proposed for drug treatment
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission will hold its first public hearing Monday, July 17, about the use of an exotic psychedelic drug, ibogaine,...
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Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workers ended in mid-June, but some major Kentucky hospitals still have such policies
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News About a month ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services withdrew its requirement that health-care workers get a Covid-19 vaccination, and while the...
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First drug to slow Alzheimer’s disease gets full FDA and Medicare approval for early-stage cases; drug is still in clinical trials at UK
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval for the first drug to slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, opening the...