Category: FEATURED
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Beshear says current state of Ky. law on abortion is ‘the most extremist in the nation’ because of no rape or incest exceptions
Beshear talks about abortion. (Screenshot from Facebook) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The current state of Kentucky’s law on abortion is “the most extremist in the nation” because it...
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‘Children are not little adults’ and need special care in heat waves
Photo by Cavan via Getty Images and Kaiser Health News —– By Emmarie Huetteman Kaiser Health News After more than a week of record-breaking temperatures across much of the country, public-health experts...
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Feds will raise nursing-home payments, not cut them as planned
Nursing homes will get a big increase in payments from Medicare payments instead of the cut that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services originally planned. “In April, CMS proposed cutting Medicare Part A...
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Eastern Kentucky health-care workers and patients face more threats: heat, mold, mental-health and substance-abuse issues
Dr. Van Breeding (Photo: Ryan C. Hermens, Herald-Leader) —– The rescues and initial cleanup are over, but health-care workers in areas of Eastern Kentucky that were hit by flooding now face...
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Flooding devastated many health clinics in Eastern Kentucky
The flood wrecked the Mountain Comprehensive Care Corp. warehouse in Whitesburg. (MCCC photo) —– The flooding in Eastern Kentucky has disrupted much of life, and health care is no exception. “The...
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Judge on state Court of Appeals issues temporary order making almost all abortions in Kentucky illegal again
Judge Larry Thompson —– A judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals has issued an order that, in effect, at least temporarily bans abortions in Kentucky unless needed to save...
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State report shows fewer new cases of coronavirus, but The New York Times ranks Kentucky’s new-case rate first among the states
New York Times map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News After a six-week surge, the daily average...
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In flood cleanup, here’s how to stay safe and healthy
Disaster cleanup workers take breaks and keep hydrated when temperatures are high, as is forecast this week. —– Floods can kill, but so can the cleanup, if you aren’t careful,...
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Annual policy forum will focus on role of education in health
Individual and public health are influenced by many things, including the educational characteristics of people and their communities. Education will be the focus of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s 2022...