Category: FEATURED
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Will Covid vaccine be covered in 2025?
By Michelle Andrews KFF Health News If you want a Covid-19 shot this fall, will your employer’s health insurance plan pay for it? There’s no clear answer. Health and Human...
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August’s Our Healthy Kentucky Home campaign focuses on preventing and treating tobacco use
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The focus of August’s “Our Healthy Kentucky Home” initiative is preventing and treating tobacco use, including smoking, vaping, using dip and other tobacco products....
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Kentucky Attorney General calls for immediate ban of ‘designer Xanax,’ linked to 47 overdoses in state
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is urging health officials to take emergency action to ban bromazolam, an unregulated synthetic drug linked to 47 deaths...
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Kentucky community colleges working to meet students’ ‘severe’ need for mental health support
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern About two-thirds of Kentucky community college students surveyed last year say they have experienced depression or anxiety, while one in five reported engaging in “self-injurious...
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Put mental health on the back-to-school checklist
By Mary Shea University of Kentucky Back to school is a busy time for everyone with lots of items on the checklist – school supplies, making sure your child is...
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St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood/Covington named best regional hospital by U.S. News & World Report; with five more listed among best
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Six Kentucky hospitals have been named among the nation’s “Best Regional Hospitals” in the annual ranking by the U.S. News & World Report magazine....
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Kentucky’s first medical marijuana dispensary approved for operation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s first medical marijuana dispensary is expected to open in the fall, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. “Great news, Kentucky — today, we approved...
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Louisville reports another case of measles, bringing total cases in Kentucky to 14
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Louisville has confirmed a second case of the highly contagious measles, bringing the total cases in Kentucky to 14. Dr. Kris Bryant, the associate medical...
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7 things doctors wish families knew this back-to-school season
StatePoint Media As you prepare children to return to the classroom this fall, the American Medical Association has seven tips to help your family have a healthy school year. “As...
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Health officials discuss impacts of looming Medicaid cuts for hospitals, talk about what comes next
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” makes drastic changes to how Kentucky’s hospitals are paid and could result in cuts to services or...