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Federal appeals court strikes down Medicaid work requirements
Gov. Matt Bevin announced his plan in 2016. (WFPL photo) —– A federal appeals court ruled Friday against the work requirements that then-Gov. Matt Bevin tried to impose on Medicaid enrollees who...
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Bills aimed at reducing youth ‘vaping’ pass first hurdles
Abby Piper, with Jefferson County Public Schools; state Rep. Jerry Miller; and Bonnie Hackbarth, of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, presented HB 69 in committee. —– FRANKFORT, Ky. —...
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Guide aims to help rural communities deal with substance abuse
The White House Office of Drug Control Policy and the Department of Agriculture have released a Rural Community Action Guide to help rural places address substance-abuse problems. It includes “promising practices for a range of issues...
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New nutrition labels use larger portion sizes and list added sugar, which can cause many health issues; here are ways to limit it
Nutrition fact labels are the primary source of information about what’s in the food we eat, and they recently got their first update in 20 years. The Food and Drug Administration says it...
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Flu cases in Ky. show a slight uptick, with three more deaths reported; best defense is a flu shot; season runs through May
Kentucky Health News New cases of influenza saw a slight uptick in Kentucky during the week ended Jan. 25, and three more Kentuckians were reported dying from it, one under...
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Bill to let physician assistants prescribe passes first hurdle; Ky. is only state where they can’t, causing health-care access issues
L-R: Andrew Rutherford, Rep. Steve Sheldon, Laurie Garner —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — A bill to allow physician assistants to prescribe drugs, a step advocates is...
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U.S. declares public health emergency from coronavirus; misinformation about it is spreading faster than the disease itself
Trying to prevent spread of coronavirus, federal officials said Friday that the government would keep foreign nationals who recently visited China from entering the United States, and would quarantine some...
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Democratic governor wants cigarette-tax hike, new tax on electronic cigarettes, not as much as one Republican’s bill
Gov. Andy Beshear makes his budget speech. (KET image) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News To pay for such things as a teacher-pay increase and 350 news social workers to...
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Dr. Steven Stack, Lexington emergency physician and 2016 AMA president, named to lead state Department for Public Health
Dr. Steven Stack —– Dr. Steven Stack of Lexington, an emergency physician and the 2016 president of the American Medical Association, will be the new commissioner of the state Department for Public...
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U.S. House passes Senate bill to maintain anti-fentanyl laws
MGN Online graphic —– The U.S. House passed a Senate bill Wednesday to keep deadly fentanyl and similar opioids listed as some of the most dangerous drugs, and President Trump...