Category: FEATURED
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Weekly editor says he’s coming to Nov. 15 workshop on drug coverage because ‘We cannot continue to wear blinders’
Why should journalists attend a workshop on covering local drug problems? “We cannot continue to wear blinders and ignore this problem that is now affecting every member of our communities,”...
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Lawmakers say drug stores’ issues with Medicaid pharmacy benefit managers will be a key issue in the next legislative session
L to R: Reps. Russell Weber, Joni Jenkins and Danny Bentley and Sens. Stephen Meredith and Morgan McGarvey —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State Rep. Danny Bentley didn’t mince...
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Feds will remind doctors to ask people with respiratory illness whether and how much they use electronic cigarettes
Federal health agencies are about to warn doctors that they need to ask “every patient with an apparent respiratory infection” about their history of using electronic cigarettes, Julie Steenhuysen of Reuters reports. The Centers...
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Federal appeals-court judges indicate they are unlikely to revive Bevin plan for work requirements in Medicaid
Federal judges were dubious Friday of Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s campaign to add work requirements to the Medicaid program, as they heard an appeal of rulings that have blocked it....
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Illnesses and deaths from e-cigarettes are still on the rise, and the causes are still not known; state health officials urge quitting
University of Pikeville cross-country runner Dalton Stiltner suffered a collapsed lung from using electronic cigarettes for about a year. (Lexington Herald-Leader photo by Alex Slitz) —– As health officials try to...
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Study concludes 16 rural hospitals in Ky. at high risk of closing; another found 35 in poor financial health; remedies proposed
Table from Navigant Consulting report —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Many rural hospitals across Kentucky are struggling to keep their doors open. And though the numbers vary on just...
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Study finds almost all who would be affected by Ky. Medicaid work rules are already meeting them, many more than in earlier study
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News If the courts allow Kentucky to put work and community engagement requirements in its Medicaid program, only 3 percent of the program’s beneficiaries would...
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New beverage recommendations for children to age 5 say to avoid all drinks with added sugar, and plant-based milks
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health experts from four of the nation’s most prominent health organizations have created a new set of beverage recommendations for children under the age...
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Nov. 15 workshop in Ashland will help rural journalists cover the difficult topic of substance abuse and recovery; space is limited
The epidemic of opioid use and other substance abuse has hit many rural communities hard, but rural news media have a hard time covering this difficult subject, for various reasons....
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Kentucky libraries have become key partners in helping rural residents learn about health, nutrition and healthy lifestyles
An information board in the Pulaski County Public Library has much material about health. (Photo by Sarah Baird for Stateline) —– Libraries in rural Kentucky are becoming a key partner in...