Category: DRUGS
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Doctors will no longer have to take special training to prescribe opioid that is used to treat addiction but is short of prescribers
The federal government has lifted extra requirements for doctors who want to prescribe buprenorphine, a partial opioid that is used to help drug users beat addiction. That will be a...
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Craft says empty chair at table was a ‘close family member’ who ‘was able to overcome the addiction and move on with their life’
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News For 10 days, Kentuckians have seen and heard this message from Kelly Craft, one of the Republican candidates for governor: “All across Kentucky, an...
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Governor wants firm guidelines on how to spend opioid settlement money, now up to $842 million; Cameron appointee says no
This has been updated. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s local and state governments continue to reap more millions from settlements with drug manufacturers and distributors, and are...
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UK gets $3.7 million to figure out why Ky. Appalachian counties have low Covid-19 vaccination rates, and how to get them up
By Christopher Carney University of Kentucky Researchers from three colleges at the University of Kentucky and the state Department for Public Health are leading a five-year, $3.7 million project to...
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Coronavirus cases increase again in Ky.; state’s infection rate ranks fourth among the states; Covid-19 hospitalizations rank 21st
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After going up 76% in the week just preceding, new coronavirus cases went up another 22% last week, and the number of deaths increased...
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Going smoke-free in 2023? Medications double odds of success
By Audrey Darville University of Kentucky Most people who smoke attempt to quit at least once a year, so it’s no surprise that quitting smoking is one of the most...
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Study: 42% of dual smoker-vapers quit vaping early and kept on smoking; 10% quit both; 15% went back to using both
Adults who vape and smoke at the same time are likely to continue smoking in the long run, counter to the electronic-cigarette industry’s message that vaping can help current smokers...
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Senate President Robert Stivers, leading foe of medical cannabis in Kentucky, suggests he could be for it in end-of life cases
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News State Senate President Robert Stivers suggested Monday night that he might be willing to approve medical marijuana in Kentucky on a very limited basis,...
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Pfizer’s $1 million leads big corporate givers to state Republican Party’s building fund, which has no limits on contributions
By Tom Loftus, for Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT, Ky. – In what may be the largest political contribution ever given to a political party in Kentucky, the drug maker Pfizer Inc....
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FDA OKs Alzheimer’s drug, which may not be available soon, and carries some risks; UK testing on patients with marker of disease
Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug that has been found to help people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and is being...