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Electronic health records, touted as tool for efficiency and better care, are coming between doctors and patients, surgeon writes
Illustration by Ben Wiseman for The New Yorker — Electronic health records were supposed to “make medical care easier and more efficient,” says The New Yorker. “But are screens coming between...
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FDA says it may limit sale of flavored e-cigarette products to vaping stores to combat ‘epidemic’ use of products by teens
Types of electronic cigarettes — As teen use of Juul products continues to soar, the head of the Food and Drug Administration says all options are on the table, including limiting sales of flavored...
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2 more deaths linked to hepatitis A, making outbreak toll 16; some restaurant workers had it, but no food-borne transmission found
Hepatitis A has been blamed for two more deaths, both in Franklin County, bringing to 16 the statewide toll in the outbreak of the contagious liver disease, which has lasted...
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Kids who quit pot for a month improved memory, study finds
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon, Unsplash.com — A small-scale study suggests that when young marijuana smokers stop for a month, their memory improves. “The results show that not only does marijuana impair...
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Open enrollment on Healthcare.gov is open until Dec. 15; subsidies make rates about the same as last year
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News It’s again time to sign up for federally subsidized health insurance through Healthcare.gov. Open enrollment for coverage in 2019 runs through Dec. 15. It’s worth taking...
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FDA approves painkiller 10 times stronger than fentanyl, over objections of UK anesthesiologist and other doctors
Dr. Raeford Brown — The Food and Drug Administration approved a powerful new painkiller Friday over the objections of a Kentucky doctor who co-chairs its advisory committee on such matters, and other...
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Study finds 9.2% drop in annual rate of opioid-overdose deaths from November 2017 to March 2018 in Ky., nearly 3% in U.S.
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As national and state reports showed the number of deaths related to opioids may be at a plateau, or declining, President Donald Trump has...
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Parents of overdose victims, and others affected by addiction, gather to support each other and feel like they’re not alone
Joshua Todd Hall — By Sarah Ladd University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Media GEORGETOWN, Ky. – A warm scene in a Georgetown home Monday night turned the focus...
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Agreement signed to help Kentuckians with severe mental illness transition out of institutional care to community housing
The state has reached an agreement with an independent agency that advocates for people with disabilities that should allow more people with severe mental illness to get out of institutional...
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UK students say they’re becoming addicted to Juul electronic cigarettes; expert says company has perfected nicotine delivery
Liz Donohoe puffs from a Juul while posing at UK’s School of Art & Visual Studies. (Photo by Quinn Foster) — The nation’s most popular brand of electronic cigarettes is creating...