Category: FEATURED
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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...
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Anti-diabetes activists hope resolution for Ketoacidosis Awareness Day will be only first of many diabetes bills to pass House, Senate
Rep. Danny Bentley holds an insulin pen at a Jan. 16 press conference. Rep. Deanna Frazier, R-Richmond, looks on. (Legislative Research Commission photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A...
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Flu activity in Kentucky again drops a bit, but remains high, and nine more adults die from it in state; not too late to get a flu shot
Kentucky Health News Nine more Kentucky adults have died from influenza, bringing the flu season’s total to 30, two under the age of 18, according to the state Department for Public...
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Senate President Stivers, long the key obstacle to medical marijuana in Kentucky, now says he sees ‘a narrow path’ for it
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The most important legislative opponent of legalizing medical marijuana in Kentucky said Friday that there is a “narrow path forward” for it. Senate President...
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Unanimous Senate sends female-genital mutilation ban to House
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to ban female genital mutilation in Kentucky unanimously passed the Senate Jan. 22 and went to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration.The...
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Bill to raise legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 passes state Senate 28-10, goes to House
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, from 18 to 21 passed the state Senate 28-10 and...
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First abortion bill of session clears committee; 2 more in hopper; Beshear administration lets Planned Parenthood apply for clinic
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to require health care providers to do everything possible to save the life of a baby who is born alive has passed...