Category: FEATURED
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It’s Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child sexual abuse plagues Kentucky. Using it as a political ploy is disgusting, editor writes:
Linda Blackford —– OPINION By Linda Blackford Lexington Herald-Leader If you vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson, you’re “pro-pedophile,” according to QAnon darling Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene, and if you talk...
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Flu cases in Kentucky are on the rise; state has reported three flu deaths, one of them a dual infection of the flu and Covid-19
Kentucky Department for Public Health graph —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Covid-19 cases are on the wane across Kentucky, but influenza cases are on the rise and one...
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Beshear and Senate president discuss medical marijuana, hero pay; Stivers says PBM bill stuck in Senate over cost concerns
Senate President Robert Stivers —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT — State Senate President Robert Stivers said he favors funding more research on medical marijuana before making it legal...
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‘Fair Chance Academy’ to help employers foster employment opportunities for people with substance-use disorders
The foundation of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is offering a three-day “Fair Chance Academy” to help employers foster employment opportunities for Kentuckians in recovery from substance use disorders who are ready...
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Recent genetic and medical study of 371,000 in United Kingdom concludes that no amount of alcohol is good for your heart
WebMD photo —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Although observational studies have indicated that moderate alcohol consumption is good for your heart, a new genetic and medical study of...
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Lexington’s health department starts National Public Health Week by honoring two ‘public health heroes’
UK Professor Sharon Walsh —– University of Kentucky Professor Sharon Walsh and Lexington Fire Battalion Chief Marc Bramlage have been named the Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Heroes for 2022...
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Domestic-violence survivor triumphs, one step at a time, at UK
April Ballentine uses new equipment to walk. (University of Kentucky photo by Mark Cornelison) —– University of Kentucky video; for captions, click on play, then click the CC icon on...
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Latest bill to aid independent pharmacies stalls in Senate after running into one of the session’s heaviest lobbying campaigns
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT – The latest bill to help independent pharmacies compete with pharmacy benefit managers sailed out of the House with overwhelming support but came...
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Legislature passes public-assistance reform bill with changes that please advocates; health cabinet secretary still sees ‘red tape’
Rep. David Meade, R-Stanford —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Legislation aimed at getting able-bodied adults off Medicaid and other public-assistance programs and back into the workforce, and decreasing...
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Beshear seeks one more month of pandemic food benefits, after leaving impression that the legislature hadn’t left that option open
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News On March 21, Republicans in Kentucky’s legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of their resolution ending the Covid-19 state of emergency about a...