Category: FEATURED
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Federal grant will let former Gov. Fletcher start treatment and housing for addicts in 101 rural counties in 8 states, 47 in Ky.
Dr. Ernie Fletcher spoke in Owensboro last year about his plan to take the Recovery Kentucky concept beyond Kentucky. (Photo by Alan Warren, Messenger-Inquirer) —– An organization headed by former Kentucky...
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Interactive map of DEA database makes it easy to spot major sources of pain pills in 2006-12; Ky. had No. 1, and 18 of top 100
Screenshot of Post map shows how to get individual pharmacy data. Added to screenshot are Ky. towns with pharmacies in top 100 of pain pills per person per county in 2006-12....
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McConnell, other senators targeted by misleading ads about legislation written to protect patients from surprise medical bills
The ad’s spokeswoman criticizes a bill that she claims will help insurance companies hurt patients. —– Kentuckians have been seeing lots of TV ads from a group that calls itself Doctor...
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Workshop offers tips to keep kids safe on farms; biggest injury-causers are falls (often from tractors), animals and machinery
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Growing up on a farm gives children the opportunity to play in ways that few others get to experience, and gain a set of...
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Adair County paper fills several pages in sample-copy edition with stories about the opioid epidemic and its cost
Continuation of Page 1 story shows child with photo of his mother, who died from a fentanyl overdose. —– Most rural newspapers shy away from reporting on the opioid epidemic,...
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3 SW Va. counties among many suing drug makers over opioids; Washington Post takes a look with text, pictures, audio: ‘We was addicted to their pills, but they was addicted to the money’
L-R: Lee, Wise and Russell counties; City of Norton is within Wise (Wikipedia map) —– “Towns and cities across America are fighting back against the drug industry, seeking billions of dollars in...
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Anti-overdose drug naloxone (Narcan) isn’t getting to enough at-risk and rural people, including many counties in Kentucky
Enlargement of Kentucky and neighboring states shows naloxone access; Kentucky counties with the first rank of access are Adair, Anderson, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Bullitt, Campbell, Christian, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Franklin, Grant, Hopkins,...
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Study: Rural dentists show higher awareness of opioid epidemic in their prescribing, and are in good positions to fight it
AARP photo illustration —– While rural and non-rural dentists prescribe about the same number of pain pills, rural dentists do so more often in combination with ibuprofen or acetaminophen and...
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Change in Medicare reimbursement rules will mean more money for 39 rural hospitals in Kentucky, totaling $4 million a year
Photo: Rural Health Information Hub —– The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services said Friday that it will adjust its Medicare payment formula, starting in October, in a way that will boost...
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Health departments get another year before pension hikes kick in, but some are already raising taxes in anticipation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While local health departments are more than grateful that legislation passed in the recent special legislative session gives them another year to manage their...