Category: EVENTS
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‘Understanding autism: A KET Forum’ premieres June 27
Autism, which is a complicated and often misunderstood neurological and developmental disorder, will be the subject of a forum on KET at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday, June 27 and on...
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Rabbi at dedication of pandemic memorial says ‘Denial can never cure disease, and … distortions can never change facts’
Wednesday’s dedication of the state’s pandemic memorial closed with a prayer from Rabbi David Wirtschafter of Lexington’s Temple Adath Israel, who first read his adaptation of Archibald MacLeish’s poem “The...
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If you have ever been helped by a nurse, thank them, but especially in May; it’s National Nurses Month
By Donna Meador Kentucky Nurses Association May is National Nurses Month. As the professional organization representing all of Kentucky’s 90,000 nurses, the Kentucky Nurses Association would like to take a...
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UK medical school and recently added regional campuses will graduate largest class ever, with 42% staying in Ky. for residency
By Allison Perry University of Kentucky In 2013, the Commonwealth of Kentucky Health Care Workforce Capacity Report announced a grim statistic: by 2025, Kentucky would be facing an estimated shortage...
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First round of state grants from settlements with opioid makers and distributors, more than $8 million, go to 24 organizations
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced the first 24 organizations to receive over $8 million in grant funding from the state Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission on...
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Ky. Psychological Association to offer program May 11 for news media on strategies for coping when covering traumatic events
In the wake of the mass shooting in Louisville on April 10, the Kentucky Lantern has worked with the Kentucky Psychological Association to create an event for people working in...
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UK is ‘Centering and Celebrating Cultures in Health’ during National Public Health Week, which runs through Sunday
By Grace Colville University of Kentucky From fostering collaborations to increase lifesaving cancer screenings, to examining the impact of an environmental disaster, to shedding light on vaccine hesitancy in Eastern...
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Bill to legalize medical marijuana for some in 2025 becomes law
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After years of failed attempts, on the last day of the 2023 legislative session legislators passed a bill to legalize medical marijuana for people...
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Mostly along partisan lines, legislature overrides governor’s veto of bill that would ban gender-affirming care to minors in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Republicans in the Kentucky House and Senate voted Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of Senate Bill 150, which bans gender-affirming care...
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Everyone 45 and older should be screened for colon cancer, earlier if you have a family history of it; Kentucky has made much progress on this front
Kentucky Health News March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which serves to remind everyone who is 45 and older – or is younger than 45 with a family history of...