Category: EVENTS
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Impact of cannabis use during pregnancy is the focus of UK Cannabis Center’s next online seminar, to be held Feb. 26
The University of Kentucky Cannabis Center is sponsoring an online seminar titled “Cannabis Use During Pregnancy: Research from Policy to Practice” on Feb. 26. The seminar will be held via...
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First Opioid Abatement Settlement Commission meeting under new leader draws big crowd, largely to support ibogaine study
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Nearly 130 people attended the first Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission meeting under the group’s new executive director, by all indications in support of the...
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Third annual Harlan County Drug Summit looks at ways to address addiction, with a focus on prevention
Nearly 200 people attended the third annual Harlan County Drug Summit on Thursday, Jan. 11, to hear a message largely focused on prevention, Chandler Wilcox reports for Hazard’s WYMT. “We have a lot...
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Free webinar, ‘Health for a Change: ACEs, Substance Use Disorder, and Prevention’ is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 19
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s next “Health for a Change” webinar is titled “ACEs, Substance Use Disorder and Prevention.” It will be held Friday, Jan. 19, from 11 a.m....
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The odds of dying from a heart attack are highest on Dec. 25, followed by Dec. 26 and Jan. 1; some are reluctant to seek care
By Rachel Fairbank National Geographic While the holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year, they can also be one of the most stressful—especially for the heart. Along...
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Travel for abortions, mainly from states like Kentucky, has doubled following Supreme Court decision, and can pose many difficulties
OPINION By Katelyn Jetelina Your Local Epidemiologist This week, Kate Cox got an abortion but had to leave Texas, where she lives, to get it. She joined more than 9.3 million...
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Health Commissioner Stack, master of ceremonies for Beshear’s private swearing-in, praises him as he recalls pandemic work
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News State Public Health Commissioner Steven Stack was master of ceremonies for Gov. Andy Beshear’s private swearing-in ceremony as Tuesday began, providing a platform for...
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Health-care workers and public-school educators will serve as grand marshals of Gov. Andy Beshear’s inauguration parade
Kentucky Health News Kentucky health care workers and public school educators will serve as grand marshals of Gov. Andy Beshear’s inauguration parade, which is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1...
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By Al Cross, Publisher, Kentucky Health News Director emeritus, Institute for Rural Journalism, University of Kentucky For more than a dozen years, Kentucky Health News has provided news you can...
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At upcoming holiday celebrations, focus on social connections, not on the food; eat mindfully to avoid celebration guilt
By Patty Craig Beech Tree News, Morgantown We will soon enter the holiday celebration season. Our culture promotes celebrating with food – despite staggering obesity statistics. Anticipating those celebrations, how...