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Older adults will continue to receive yearly Covid-19 shots, but lower-risk groups will not, says FDA
By Libby Richards The Conversation On May 20, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the Covid-19 vaccine. The agency said it...
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Bell, LaRue, Marion and Washington counties are certified as Recovery Ready Communities, totaling 25
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Four more Kentucky counties have been certified as Recovery Ready Communities, signaling that they have the services needed to help their residents recover from...
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Kentuckians urged to get their hearing checked during National Better Speech-Language-Hearing Month
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Approximately 700,000 Kentuckians of all ages experience some degree of hearing loss, and Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing are encouraging...
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Hot cars can be deadly; never leave kids in hot car
Sherri Hannan University of Kentucky Summer is nearly here, bringing with it hot, sunny days. And nowhere do you feel those hot temps more than in the car. A hot car is...
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‘Golden Age’ or ‘wrong and cruel?’ Kentuckians respond to U.S. House GOP passing Trump’s plan
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Reaction in Kentucky to the “big beautiful bill” Republicans in the U.S. House passed early Thursday ranged from alarm to applause. The bill, which passed...
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Study shows Kentucky among highest in nation for rural women of childbearing age receiving Medicaid
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Senate is considering a U.S. House-passed budget reconciliation bill to slash $700 billion in Medicaid funding over 10 years, and experts say,...
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Challengers to Kentucky’s vaping law dismiss federal lawsuit
Kentucky Health News After a months-long court battle, the challengers to Kentucky’s vaping law voluntarily dismissed their federal lawsuit before the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The dismissal effectively ends...
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UK’s Rural Public Health Scholars program aims to increase rural workforce
By Jonathan Greene University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky College of Public Health has launched a Rural Public Health Scholars program, an initiative designed to prepare undergraduate students for careers...
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Most Kentucky hospitals in national patient-safety ratings got ‘C’ grades again; state ranks 36th in share of hospitals with ‘A’ ratings
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most of the Kentucky hospitals graded on a nonprofit group’s twice-a-year report card for patient safety got a C again in the latest report....
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Kentucky Youth Advocates’ Opioid Data Dashboard has new county-level data; offers June 4 webinar on how to leverage data
Kentucky Health News Kentucky Youth Advocates‘ new Opioid Data Dashboard now has county-level data, and KYA is offering a webinar to help local leaders learn how to put this data...