Category: DRUGS
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Kentucky counties and cities get first installment of money from national opioid settlements, now must decide how to spend it
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s cities and counties have received their first installment of the state’s money from the national opioid settlement, most of which must be used...
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FDA expands availability of abortion-inducing medication
Women who want to use a pill to end their pregnancy in the first 10 weeks will now be able to get it directly from health-care providers and pharmacies. The...
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Beshear’s medical cannabis order takes effect, but access for most isn’t easy; prospect of legislative action remains unclear
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News People with a medical provider’s statement saying they have at least one of 21 specified medical conditions can now possess up to eight ounces...
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Observing ‘Dry January’ can bring lasting benefits, studies show
People who observe “Dry January,” abstaining from alcohol during the month, often drink less the rest of the year and show “striking improvements in their health,” Anahad O’Connor of The...
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Kentucky to get $53 million from Walmart settlement to fight opioid epidemic; money to be split between state and local governments
Kentucky will get more than $53 million from Walmart as part of a $3.1 billion, 50-state settlement for the retailer’s role in the opioid epidemic. “The commonwealth is among the states...
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Big, real-world study confirms Covid-19 shots provide much more protection than natural immunity, especially against death
Vaccines give significantly more protection than natural immunity against Covid-19, especially against death, according to one of the first large, real-world studies comparing the two forms of immunity. The study...
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Medical cannabis bill will start in Senate; sponsor says Beshear issued order allowing it as ‘wedge issue’ and tool for re-election
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News State Sen. Stephen West said Dec. 13 that he will resume sponsoring medical marijuana legislation when the General Assembly convenes Jan....
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UK’s Sanders-Brown center is among first sites to test a promising new drug to slow Alzheimer’s, and is looking for study participants
Story and photos by Hillary Smith University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky is a site for the first-ever clinical trial to test an investigational antibody for people who have...
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Epidemiologist says the dreaded triple-demic is here, with RSV, flu and Covid-19 cases all rising together
With national rates of influenza, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus rising together, the “dreaded and much anticipated triple-demic is finally here,” epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina writes in her newsletter, Your Local Epidemiologist. RSV is...
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As flu cases surge in the state, CDC and infectious-disease doctor at UK urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As cases of influenza continue to surge in Kentucky, an infectious-disease doctor says the best way to protect yourself, your loved ones and your...