Category: FEATURED
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2022 County Data Book from Kids Count measures well-being of Kentucky’s children, by county; smoking in pregnancy goes down
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News This year’s 2022 Kentucky Kids Count County Data Book, which looks at the well-being of children in each county, focuses on the importance of...
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Four Kentuckians have died from the flu this season; Beshear urges Kentuckians to get vaccinated for flu and Covid-19
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Influenza continues to spread across Kentucky, and three more residents of the state have died from it, according to the state Department for Public...
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Most Kentucky hospitals in national patient-safety ratings got C grades again; state ranks 36th among states in share of A ratings
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most of the 60 Kentucky hospitals graded on a nonprofit group’s report card for patient safety got a grade of C. The Leapfrog Group,...
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Colorectal screening now available at participating Ky. pharmacies
Kentucky’s pharmacists and health insurers have teamed up to offer what they say is the nation’s first “pharmacist-led colorectal cancer screening via a non-invasive stool-based test.” The test was done...
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As you spread the spirit of the holidays, don’t spread sickness; shots reduce chance of flu and long Covid-19 by about 50%
By Ben Chandler President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Holiday cheer won’t be the only thing spreading this season. As the weather cools and people start spending more...
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Using his pardon power, Beshear lets people with certain certified health conditions possess up to 8 ounces of medical marijuana
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentuckians who meet a detailed set of requirements would be able to possess up to 8 ounces of marijuana for medical use starting Jan....
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State Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion case
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Supreme Court of Kentucky heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that will ultimately, but not immediately, decide the constitutional framework for abortion...
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$35 cap on seniors’ monthly insulin costs isn’t reflected in online ‘plan finder’ that is used by Medicare members to choose a plan
By Susan Jaffe Kaiser Health News A big cut in prescription drug prices for some Medicare beneficiaries kicks in next year, but finding those savings isn’t easy. Congress approved in...
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Kentucky had many fewer new cases of Covid-19 last week, but more serious cases, and it still ranks eighth among the states
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News For every eight cases of Covid-19 that were reported in Kentucky in the first week of November, only five cases were reported last week....
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Flu off to fast start in Kentucky, as cases keep more than doubling each week; flu, Covid-19 and RSV threaten a ‘triple-demic’
Last week’s cases will be reported on Friday. By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Influenza is spreading quickly in Kentucky, raising the threat of a “triple-demic” of flu, Covid-19 and...