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Bill to ensure Ky. hospitals get same access to drug-discount program as other states passes first hurdle
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to ensure Kentucky’s qualifying hospitals have the same access to a federal discount medication program as other states passed out of a...
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Kentucky is not doing enough to prevent smoking and vaping, says annual report
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern The American Lung Association gave Kentucky mostly failing grades when it comes to preventing tobacco use — and helping people access recovery — in a...
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EKU and Anthem announce continuation of Anthem Rural Medicine Scholarship
Kentucky Health News Eastern Kentucky University and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Kentucky announced Wednesday, Jan. 29 a continuation of a scholarship aimed at increasing the number of...
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Kentucky issues first 2 medical cannabis cards; state has approved more than 2,000 of them
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has approved more than 2,000 medical marijuana cards to patients with qualifying conditions and Gov. Andy Beshear issued the first two of them...
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Have your New Year’s resolutions already failed? Here are tips to get back on track
Kentucky Health News Many people ring in the new year with good intentions, striving to make it better than the previous year — until they give up on their goals....
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UK HealthCare earns elite pediatric cancer care accreditation
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky UK HealthCare recently received pediatric specialty accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, a designation that marks high standards in treating...
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Study looks at benefits and risks to popular weight-loss drugs; Kentucky leads nation in use of them
By Melissa Patrick and Liberty Gilbert Kentucky Health News Whether it is prescribed for diabetes or weight loss, Ozempic and other weight loss drugs have found their home in Kentucky,...
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What to know before considering weight loss surgery
By Dr. Joshua P. Steiner University Of Kentucky It’s a new year, which means it is time once again to make those New Year’s resolutions. Resolving to lose weight and...
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Exit from Addiction Recovery Care has nothing to do with FBI investigation, says departing executive
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern A top official at Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, is leaving the state’s largest alcohol and drug treatment program, citing a desire to “pursue the...
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Eastern Kentucky University hopes to add a college of osteopathic medicine; legislation required to do so
Kentucky Health News Eastern Kentucky University is hoping to add a college of osteopathic medicine to help with the state’s growing need for physicians, Lauren Minor reports for Lexington’s WLEX-TV....