Category: FEATURED
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Reasons for Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy are many; here’s what medical and public-health experts say about some concerns
Illustration from MedPage Today —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In a society that gives out trophies for participation, it’s only natural that the U.S. is celebrating that about...
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It’s Nurses Month, recognizing the largest segment of health-care workers and the professionals that Americans say they trust most
Donna Meador and Delanor Manson (L-R) —– By Donna Meador and Delanor Manson Kentucky Nurses Association A little more than a year ago, none of us could have imagined anything...
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For second time, judge throws out Medicaid contracts that govern care for 1 in 3 Kentuckians, faulting state bidding process
For the second time, a Frankfort judge has thrown out the state’s $8 billion in Medicaid managed-care contracts, saying many irregularities in the second round of bidding “cast a cloud...
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FDA announces plan to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes and all flavored cigars within the next year; likely to be a long process
Menthol cigarettes (New England Public Media photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Food and Drug Administration announced a plan Thursday to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes and all flavored cigars within the...
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As coronavirus vaccines keep falling short of goals in Kentucky, businesses step up with incentives to nudge Kentuckians along
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Coronavirus vaccination rates in Kentucky remain slow, with only 9,504 shots given yesterday, and only 12% of the state’s available shots given in the...
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New federal guidelines will let almost all providers prescribe buprenorphine for opioid-use disorder, a boon to rural Kentucky
Photo by Oregon Health & Science University —– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that it will allow most medical providers to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid-use disorder without being...
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Beshear lifts outdoor mask mandate, says ‘We will probably do things more incrementally;’ Johnson & Johnson vaccine returns
State Department for Public Health chart, relabeled by Kentucky Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With all of the coronavirus metrics on a plateau...
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Ky. is a regional leader in vaccinations, but some rural counties lag far behind, and public-health officials blame misinformation
Photos by Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley Resource —– Kentucky is a regional leader in immunization for the coronavirus, but vaccinations are slowing and many of Kentucky’s counties lag behind the national...
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Study in West Virginia finds rural users of electronic cigarettes are older, and often sicker, than their urban counterparts
E-cigarettes are called “vapes,” for vapor, but make aerosols. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic) —– A new study out of West Virginia University says rural users of electronic cigarettes are older, and...
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All about your coronavirus vaccine card
What are you supposed to do with that white vaccination card you get after receiving a coronavirus vaccine? Should you laminate it? Will you need it again? What should you...