Category: FEATURED
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Kentucky didn’t properly monitor Covid-19 testing program in schools, feds say
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lanter The U.S. Office of the Inspector General says 75 contracted employees in Kentucky didn’t complete background checks before providing Covid-19 testing on K-12 school property....
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Tips for living with alpha-gal syndrome, caused by lone star tick
By Heather Norman-Burgdolf University of Kentucky Ticks are bad news in general, but the lone star tick brings an extra problem: it can leave behind a sugar molecule called alpha-gal...
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State gets $14.4 million more in opioid settlement with 8 manufacturers
Kentucky Health News Attorney General Russell Coleman announced July 14 that his office had secured $14.4 million in additional settlement dollars from opioid manufacturers. “These companies preyed on the people...
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Latest Kentucky measles case confirmed in Jefferson County; health officials say vaccination is best protection
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Another case of measles has been confirmed in Kentucky, bringing the state’s total number of cases this year to 13. The most recent case...
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MAHA-KY task force learns about state food and nutrition programs, with a focus on SNAP
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The second Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force meeting focused on food access, nutrition and the impact of the food and beverage industry...
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State health initiative focuses on addiction and harm reduction in July
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The focus of July’s “Our Healthy Kentucky Home” initiative is substance use disorder, otherwise known as addiction, and harm reduction. “More than 80,000 people...
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LEX18: Addiction recovery centers adjusting to payment cuts, calling the cuts ‘detrimental’ to client care
Cuts to Medicaid from the insurance companies that are hired to manage them will be “detrimental” to the recovery community, according to Isaiah House, Kentucky’s largest non-profit addiction recovery organization,...
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Avoid smoking to improve heart health; here are tips to help you quit
By Dr. Peter Haigh University of Kentucky We have known for decades that smoking tobacco is bad for your health. Quitting smoking is probably the single best change a person...
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Kentucky leaders and advocates weigh in on how ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will impact health care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News News about how the passage of what President Donald Trump calls the “Big, Beautiful Bill” will impact the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid...
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3 Kentucky hospitals ranked among Newsweek’s top 200 hospitals for cancer care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Three Kentucky hospitals have been named among the top 200 hospitals for cancer care in Newsweek‘s third annual ranking of America’s Best Cancer Hospitals. The...